We live in a rock star culture.
No doubt about it.
And I happen to work at a school that’s known for attracting wanna be rock stars — because we routinely produce them.
But not all of those hopeful, incredibly talented and well-trained students get to see their dreams realized. In fact, it’s a small fraction that do.
And that can be hard,
Do you remember when it was that you first realized God was calling you into ministry?
More specifically, do you remember when it was that God was calling you to be a pastor to college students?
My guess is that God started to plant that seed deep within us long before we ever realized it.
We likely experienced different things — events, conversations, moments of clarity or divine appointment — that seemed odd or out of place at the time… but were actually pointing us toward the very thing that we now find ourselves doing.
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We have a unique place, and voice, in the lives of college students.
Our ministry with them is different from most other forms of ministry, primarily because of the context in which it occurs — on a college campus, during the formative college years of life.
But does our ministry reflect this unique context?
Do we help students to make the connections between their faith and their academic pursuits?
Previously I posted a some thoughts ‘On Helping College Students to Identify Their Calling [A Little Sooner].
As I sat in our kitchen yesterday, sipping my coffee and listening to the radio, I was surprised to hear a […]