Failure.
It’s probably one of the things we fear the most as ministry leaders.
But from where I stand, I think there are few things that would constitute true failure in ministry…
The abuse of leadership — most certainly.
Not tending to our own spiritual needs, and letting our cup run dry, such that we render ourselves ineffective would be another.
But I think much of what we do, and are called to be about, will include little failures here and there.
Friends and colleagues, Preparation for the next Blogathon are now underway! The LEADing LEADers Blogathon will be a chance for us to […]
The college years are some of the most formative in life. During this critical time, students are going through a tremendous amount […]
Ready or not… a new year of ministry has begun (or will soon begin).
And the reality is that some of us… are not ready.
Many more of us find ourselves much less ready than we’d like to be.
Some of us find ourselves in a place of spiritual, emotional or mental distress.
We don’t feel ready for a new year.
Not for the return of students, the start of classes or the work of serving as pastor to a rapidly moving community.
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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!
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.
It’s a unique call that we have — as pastors — one that necessitates our interest, and even interjection, into some of […]