The Hardest Time of the Year
Updated 2/20/12 It’s February. For college students (and probably most people) this is one of the hardest times of the year. The weather […]
Updated 2/20/12 It’s February. For college students (and probably most people) this is one of the hardest times of the year. The weather […]
Updated 2/17/12 This is Fred. He used to be a common fixture around our house out in the country… and he wasn’t […]
Updated 2/17/12 Do you ever find yourself lacking in experience, or the expertise to really help someone else, or some situation that […]
Updated 2/16/12 In an age of instant this, and instant that, waiting has become a serious discipline… especially when it’s your only […]
Updated: 2/13/12 There’s something special that takes place when guys come together for the sake of learning and growing deeper in their […]
How do you “hit” a target that’s moving, from a starting point that is also moving, especially when you aren’t sure that […]
One of our students tragically lost a parent last week. In my 12+ years of doing life with college students this is […]
How do you lead UP? How do you effect decisions, or shape outcomes, from the position you hold? We are all called […]
Is it just me, or does it seem like it’s getting harder and harder to get student leaders to commit to, and follow through with, an extended leadership role? Certainly there are exceptions to this… but those students seem to be fewer and far between… and when we encounter them around campus (or within our ministries) they are unmistakable!
In our consumer-driven society (and campuses), it should come as no surprise to us that more and more students are finding it harder and harder to stay committed to one leadership role, and easier and easier to jump from one thing to the next… one leadership role to the next… And when they do, I’m not sure that they’ve given much thought to how their choices will impact the contexts and relationships that they’ve left behind.
How was your summer? Have you thought about that question? It’s an important one for all of us who work in […]