Top Posts for July 2011
We’ve reached the end of July… and it’s been another great month at FaithONCampus.com! Lots of good conversations have been taking place […]
Tag: college ministry
When the Alarm Bells Sound
How do you know when it’s time to go? How do you know when your time in a particular ministry context has […]
Worship (with Benefits)
Do you ever feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle? When I started at Belmont 6 years ago I inherited a […]
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,
Should Your Ministry Have a Blog?
FaithONCampus.com is not a central part of my ministry with students.
Yes, it informs my work in a number of ways, but it is not geared towards students — it’s geared towards people who walk with college students, and invest in them on a consistent basis.
But it’s been through my work here that I’ve become increasingly convinced that I needed to add a second blog to my online work — one that is geared towards college students, and specific to the Belmont community.
We’ve been at it for over a year now — and we’re still working to find a good rhythm, as well as content that draws students in — but I’m thoroughly convinced that having a blog is a MUST for ministry with this generation of college students!
Unfinished Business
I’ve been thinking about this image all week. It’s another image that was presented to me at the Prepare conference. Sure, I’ve […]
First Things First
One of the mental images I took away from the Prepare conference last summer was this. How many times have we traveled […]
Social Networking as Ministry
Last summer I had the chance to lead a couple of workshops on Social Networking as Ministry at the United Methodist Collegiate Ministries ‘Prepare’ Conference.
It was a lot of fun and generated some great conversation.
I made sure that they knew I did not consider myself to be an “expert” in the area of social networking and let them know that there’s a lot for us to learn from one another as we think about having a pastoral e-presence.
Are Your Expectations Too High? Probably.
It’s a unique call that we have — as pastors — one that necessitates our interest, and even interjection, into some of […]
Technology: What is Essential for Ministry?
I’ll be the first to admit — I’m not the most tech-savvy person I know.
In fact, I really dragged my feet when it came to:
getting a cell phone and
getting on Facebook
But I must say, that after slowly easing my way into the waters of technology and social media, I’ve really come to enjoy much of what it has to offer.
So yesterday I posed the questions (on Twitter, Facebook and Google+):
If you have all 3: a smartphone, ipad/tablet and laptop/pc – which do you use the most? Why? Which of these 3 would you give up first if you had to? Why?