Non-Mentor Mentorship
I happen to believe that the most powerful ministry to college age people happens in relationships. And, more pointedly, in inter-generational relationships […]
Tag: discipleship
Moving Students Into Small Groups
In my post yesterday I talked about the disturbing trend among teens away from involvement in small groups. There’s so much about […]
Small Group Involvement Declines
According to the latest research put out by Barna, regular involvement faith-related small groups among teens has drastically declined over the last 13 years.
This finding confirms what I’ve been seeing on my current campus over the past 5 years. In fact, over the course of my 13 years in campus ministry I believe I’ve seen the rise and fall (and in some cases, the rise again) of the ‘big three’ programing elements: worship, small groups and outreach.
Practicing What You Preach
Do you ever struggle to practice what you preach? I do. As people who work with college students we often find ourselves […]
Extreme Measures
The picture to the right is of a man (yes, fully clothed) running through Death Valley.
Extreme athletes will often go to extreme measures in their training in order to be most fully prepared for their upcoming event/s.
It’s a part of what makes them great!
Their willingness to push themselves beyond their limits — and far beyond what most of us would be willing to do — is what distinguishes them from the rest of us.
An Important Question
What does it means to “train” people in the faith.
Last summer I had the chance to sit with Dr. Jerry Sittser, Professor of Theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA.
As a church historian, Jerry shared story after story from the early church Christians, as well as the desert fathers and mothers, regarding how they engaged in spiritual formation — training to be spiritual athletes.
Setting the Table
If you had the chance to communicate one message to incoming students — 2 months before their arrival — what would it be?
We are in the midst of our summer orientation here at BU. It’s probably not too different from what happens on most other campuses around the country that practice this same methodology of “introducing” new students to campus.
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!
How’s Your [Servant’s] Attitude?
In my reading this morning I sat with Paul’s encouraging letter to the believers in Philippi. The first half of chapter 2, on imitating Christ’s humility, has always been a challenging word to hear…
This morning was no different.