Tag: calling

The Campus Minister

The Messianic Virus

Is it just me, or does it often feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do all of the things that we want (or need) to do?

As pastors we can find ourselves sought out for a variety of reasons.

And we can give ourselves to a lot of different ministry-related tasks and to-do’s.

Some of this happens for good reasons, some for the wrong reasons and some due to no decision of our own.

But I find myself wondering how frequently many of us get sidetracked, or even sidelined, by giving too much of our time and attention to the wrong things.

Academics & Vocation

When You’re Not the Star

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,

The Campus Minister

A Story Among Stories

I am a pastor of college students on a university campus.

It’s what God has called me to be — and if you’re reading this — then you have likely experienced a similar call.

And as pastors within this specific context, we often see ourselves as participants in the stories of our students — maybe even shapers of their stories — in some small way.

But if you’re anything like me it can be all too easy, at times, to overlook the ways in which students (and the campus community at large) play a role in the unfolding of our own story.