It’s October!
Fall is in the air — and mid-terms are just around the corner.
I hope that the start to your new year has been a good one; and that your finding your way into a healthy and sustainable pace for the rest of your year.
Remember, ministry is a marathon — and not a sprint.
Now, on to this month’s Top 10 most viewed posts at FaithONCampus.com!
10. 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. Keep reading…
9. Imagination | Creighton Alexander
With college enrollment increasing each year, there is no doubt a need for campus ministry. To echo Trent Sheppard’s book God On Campus, I believe God longs to encounter this generation of students like He did in the early Methodist Oxford Club. Yet hindered by years of ineffectiveness, disconnected from the life of the church, and struggling to find its place within the university; campus ministry is suffering from a lack of imagination as it relates to the models, systems, and strategies that make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
8. True Love is Tired of Waiting | Ashlee Alley
I work with college students who often want to talk with me about something that is bothering them. And it is not uncommon for that “something” to be related to a relationship, their desire for a relationship, or their recovery from a broken relationship. It’s just where they (and we as humanity) live most of our lives.
7. 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. Keep reading…
6. Model T and Openness to the Future | Steve Lutz
“You can have any color you want, as long as it’s black.”–Henry Ford
Henry Ford changed the world with the Model T. His innovations in engineering, development, and distribution revolutionized how people live. He was a legend in his own time. But he became so obsessed with his invention that it nearly ruined his company. He really did say that quote about having any color you want, as long as it was black.
Ford was fiercely tenacious about clinging to his ideas. On one occasion, his engineers completely updated the Model T into a low-slung, shiny red model while he was on vacation. When he returned, they proudly showed it to him. Without saying a word, Ford ripped it apart, piece by piece, and utterly destroyed it—with his bare hands. The message was clear: “There will be no innovation. We will always do things this way.” Keep reading…
5. Lessons from the Flock | Margaret Feinberg
Pastoring & Leading a Younger Flock
During my own times of study, I’ve become increasingly aware that the Bible was written in an agrarian context, but I live in a modern suburban world. When the scriptures talk about themes of harvest and seasons, I understand them with my head but not with my heart.
The Presence of Sheep in Scripture Keep reading…
4. 5 Reasons Why the Sex Before Marriage Conversation is Such a BIG Deal
I started this blog — in it’s original form — three years ago.
On January 11, 2011 I wrote I post entitled Is Sex Before Marriage Really A Sin? for the 1st Annual Sex & the Soul Blogathon.
Since that post went live, it has far and away received the most traffic on my site — accounting for 13,000 views.
Daily — DAILY — I’ll get numerous visits to my blog from people who have used the following terms in search engine searches: Keep reading…
3. The 4 Stages of Faith Development
The Four Stages of Faith Development that Brian described (after briefly talking about a few of the other models/descriptions that other theologians, psychologists, etc. have put forth) are: 1) Simplicity – You’re either for us or against us. It’s all or nothing. 2) Complexity — There’s more than one way to… Read more…
2. The Top 10 Issues College Students Face
There’s so much that makes up the college experience… so many opportunities, so many potential pitfalls.
How well do we assist students in navigating the waters of the college years?
Maybe before we can accurately answer this question we must first ask:
“What are the big issues that our students are dealing with?”
If we’ve not taken the time to answer this question than we must ask ourselves, “how relevant is our ministry?” Keep reading…
1. Is Sex Before Marriage Really a Sin?
Does that sound like a loaded question to you?
Loaded or not, this is a question that more and more young believers are asking — and in all seriousness.
There seems to be a growing belief among some Christians that sex BEFORE marriage is NOT a sin.
They can quote to you all of the biblical passages that talk about adultery, and give their rational for why they believe those passages only apply to married and divorced individuals. Keep reading…
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Well, there you have it — another month of great content, conversation, and guest posts!!
