Tag: The Campus Minister

Leadership Development

3 Steps to More Satisfying Work

What does the word ‘assessment’ do for you?

My guess would be that it evokes one of two responses: 1) you become giddy at the thought of a deep and thorough examination of pertinent data, calculating results and determining important ‘next steps’ (less common – it has to be!), OR 2) your pulse begins to race, your stomach begins to turn, and you suddenly feel like you’re at the bottom of a 14,000 foot mountain with neither the equipment nor the expertise to attempt the climb (more common — especially for the relational-types that make up a large percentage of the ministerial population).

While I don’t think I’ll ever LOVE the idea of assessment, I do think it’s important.

The Campus Minister

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.

The Campus Minister

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!

The Campus Minister

To Connect or Disconnect…

Campus has grown quiet here. The students have left for the summer (well, most of them anyway) and it’s time for a change of pace… right?!

Obviously the ministry landscape of the summer months will look different in comparison to those of the academic year; with space for assessment, planning, preparing… and of course, some much-needed vacation!

But I wonder how many of us are simply turning off the ‘ministry spigot’ because it feels like the natural thing to do… I know, for the most part, that’s typically what I do.