The Problem With Being Present [With My Family]
I love my family. I can’t begin to describe the intimate connection I feel when I think of my kids. I never […]
Category: The Campus Minister
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Towards Thin Places
Our reality is that we do life in the thick of it. And while God exists in the thick places, just as much as He does in the thin places, we typically have a much easier time experiencing Him in those thin places.
Our ministry contexts are filled with demands, responsibilities, tasks, deadlines, opportunities, relationships, roles, etc.
Searching for Significance
I once heard an ultra-conservative guy who had built his ministry empire on the proselytizing of “family values” give his pseudo-retirement address. […]
SICM and Nathan Foster
I’m leaving later today for one of my favorite places (at least in the US) – Whidbey Island. For the last […]
Confessions of an “I”
Hi. My name is Guy — and I’m an introvert.
No, I’m not a recovering introvert, just one that needs to remind myself — and others — from time-to-time that God has made me this way.
I enjoy my cave time. A LOT.
Summers on campus often feel like a blissful hibernation of sorts. Sure, there are the occasional meetings, interactions with other members of my staff, etc.; but for the most part there’s a lot of quiet space.
What Gives?
About a year and a half ago I had the chance to grab lunch with a very accomplished thinker, educator, author, minister-type.
He has done so much over the course of his life, so I just had to ask, “how do you do it all?”
I was a little surprised by his response:
Sleep is overrated!
When You Pray…
One of the biggest pitfalls that those of us in ministry leadership face is getting too caught up in the doing of ministry that we cease to simply be with Jesus.
Prayer is meant to be the life-line between Jesus and His followers. It’s meant to be the means by which we bring our will into conformity with His. It’s meant to be a means through which He shapes us, prepares us, equips us and speaks to us — in every way — for everything.
To Connect or Disconnect…
Campus has grown quiet here. The students have left for the summer (well, most of them anyway) and it’s time for a change of pace… right?!
Obviously the ministry landscape of the summer months will look different in comparison to those of the academic year; with space for assessment, planning, preparing… and of course, some much-needed vacation!
But I wonder how many of us are simply turning off the ‘ministry spigot’ because it feels like the natural thing to do… I know, for the most part, that’s typically what I do.
Got Milk?
A couple of weeks ago, as I was driving to pick up my kids from school, I came across an unusual scene. […]