Formation Through ‘Failure’
Students hate to fail. OK — so do we. Yet I’m convinced that our failures — as plentiful as they are — […]
Category: Spiritual Formation
The Commodification of Spiritual Formation
I’ve worked in the field of campus ministry for nearly 14 years now… and over the course of that time I have […]
Creating Space :: Re-Post
I got the chance to share with some 2nd year Vanderbilt Divinity School students yesterday about social media, blogging and ministry. It […]
Knowing How (and When, and Why) to Stand Your Ground
Standing behind tough decisions, and the “unpopular” people who make them, is tough.
Choosing to stand up, and stand against, decisions that are made can be equally difficult!
Now, as we think about stepping out and taking a stand it’s important to remember:
Supporting Tough, Unpopular Decisions
In my post yesterday I asked the question: How do you make tough, unpopular decisions? My question today is just like it, […]
College Students and Theodicy
How many times have you been faced with a question like this from a student: Why did God let _____________ happen? What […]
Helping Students Take Steps of Faith
How do we help students to take steps of faith? I think it’s a big part of what we do. I think […]
Noise, Hurry & Crowds
In the classic, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, author Richard Foster made this significant observation: In contemporary society our […]
What Message Are We Sending Our Female Students?
A female colleague and good friend of mine, who attends a great seminary, passed this video on to me last week. I […]
College Students, Death & the Afterlife
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been meeting with a student who recently lost someone very close him. For obvious reasons […]