We’ve cracked the top 15!

And as we continue to countdown the Top 25 Posts of 2011 at Faith ON Campus… I am reminded that there are SO many great people — on campuses all over the world — doing SO much good, Kingdom work!

I am humbled… and count myself blessed to call you a colleague, and friend, in Christ!

Thanks for all you do… in the lives of your students… and to enrich the field of campus ministry!

Today’s post highlights posts 11-15 on the list of Top 25 of 2011.

Remember that it’s never too late to jump into any conversation… even if the last comment was made months ago. That’s one of the great things about conversations that take place in the blogosphere… they can be visited, and re-visited, at any point in time.

And with that said, here are posts 11-15 — some of the best from 2011:

15. Bad Leaders Blame Others

Bad leaders blame others.

It’s sad, but true.

Many leaders out there tend to believe that if something has gone wrong (ie. – a failed ministry initiative, a wayward team member, a floundering layperson, a busted ministry experience, etc.) that it MUST be someone else’s fault. Read more…

14. A Student’s Insights Into Approaching LGBT Students | Bob Henry

Over the past couple of months, I have been presented with an over abundance of questions regarding the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community and lifestyle. Whether the questions came from concerned parents, experimenting students, or activists on both sides of the issue, I have had to do a great deal of listening. Not only is this a controversial issue on both Christian and secular campuses, it also is a complicated one to help students work through. Read more…

13. Four Disruptions That Could Shake Up College Ministry | Steve Lutz

In the early 2000s, the US Postal Service was stable. They delivered millions of pieces of mail, and that number stayed basically the same year-to-year. Meanwhile, revenue was increasing. But starting in 2006, the USPS experienced a major reduction in the level of volume–down 17% since 2006. Now, the service is struggling to adapt to the new landscape, while UPS mocks it with commercials soundtracked by a band called… “The Postal Service.” Read more…

 

 

12. Do College Students Walk Away From Their Faith Because of the Gospel They’ve Been Preached?

Scot McKnight has a new book coming out… and he’s anticipating that it might not be well-received by all.

The book is entitled: The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited and it served as the backdrop for his message last night.

His argument: the modern church has been preaching that the Gospel = Salvation, as opposed to the Gospel = the full story of Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, ascension and eternal reign.

Over the course of the last 100-150 years the Good News about Jesus has been… Read more…

11. The First Year Out: Helping College Students Transition | Derek Melleby

“We have a choice. We can minister in the world we wish we had. Or, we can minister in the world we do have.” Those words have stuck with me from a conference I attended many years ago. The speaker was talking about the church and was challenging church leaders to examine more closely the changes in the world around us and the actual lives of the members of our congregations. Simply put, according to the speaker, the church was doing ministry in a world that no longer existed. Read more… 

 

 

Thanks for counting down with me!