Catalyst | Tim Elmore | Overcoming Artificial Maturity
I’m at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta this week. It’s a major conference that draws upwards of 13,000 Christian leaders from around […]
Tag: emerging adults
Do You Encourage Students to Wrestle With God & Scripture?
It may seem like a dumb question, but I wonder… Do we really encourage our students to wrestle with their understanding […]
College Years as Desert Experience [?]
With all of the transition, struggle, change and formation that takes place during the college years, I wonder how our approach to […]
Without Vision the Students Perish
Why do 80% of freshman punt their faith? Why do so many graduates enter the “real world” with the best of intentions […]
Mentors and Friends: Why You Need to Be a Spiritual Matchmaker
Walking alone.
Far too many of our students are doing it these days…
I’m not talking about walking alone late at night (although too many are doing that as well), but I’m talking about their approach to life during their formative college years.
Sure, they have friends.
Well, kind of.
They’ve made acquaintances that are often based off of similar tastes in music, class schedules, fashion sense, hometown, housing arrangement, etc… and while some of these relationships have the potential to drift into deeper waters — most never will.
The First Year Out: Helping Students Transition to College
“We have a choice. We can minister in the world we wish we had. Or, we can minister in the world we […]
The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness: A Guide for Students
When asked to join in this blogging blow-out for campus ministry folks, I knew exactly what one book I wanted to promote. […]
5 Ways to Tune Up Your Social Media Strategy Before School Starts
I purchased a pair of Air Jordan basketball shoes in seventh grade in preparation for heading back to school. I loved putting […]
Reaching Out to the Online College Student
The face of today’s college student isn’t the same as it was 20 years ago or even 10 years ago. In the […]
Noise, Hurry & Crowds
In the classic, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, author Richard Foster made this significant observation: In contemporary society our […]