As students come to our campuses — often having been exposed to one stream of the Christian faith during their “growing up” years back home — they likely now find themselves being exposed to numerous Christian (and non-Christian) streams of faith — which should evoke in them a process of asking questions and seeking answers.
If you’ve worked with college students for very long, you’ve probably heard the appalling statistics regarding how many students walk away from […]
Few would argue that some of the most passionate, gifted energy among us is housed in those who are college-aged. And yet […]
In my post yesterday I talked about the disturbing trend among teens away from involvement in small groups. There’s so much about […]
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.
Do you ever struggle to practice what you preach? I do. As people who work with college students we often find ourselves […]
I have to confess to you… I’m not a pet person. I learned at a fairly young age that I am VERY allergic […]
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.
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.
As a kid I loved watching cartoons on Saturday mornings. I especially liked watching Wile E. Coyote attempt to catch the Roadrunner – forever without success – he always made me laugh!
As I’ve observed our students for the past 7 years attempt to transition into this place [spiritually speaking] the best [and most unfortunate] image that comes to mind for many of them is the one to the right.
80% of our students self-identify as Christians.
What that means [for them] exactly, I don’t know.