It’s funny.  You can’t make this up.  I just opened my computer to write this article on the power of perseverance and presence, when Facebook kindly congratulated me on 21 years of work for Campus Renewal.  It’s May 1st, and I...

Since 2001, campus ministry leaders at The University of Texas at Austin  have worked together to “spiritually map” our campus.  Spiritual mapping is defined as the systematic gathering and evaluation of data through surveys, research, and spiritual perceptions in order...

Sometimes the best way to foster a greater sense of unity on campus is not to host a united event that brings people together at one time and in one location, but to create a common strategy that every campus...

Last week, I was reminded of the most rewarding part of being in campus ministry.  It came at a good time too, because I have been discouraged lately, wondering if my ministry is really making a difference on campus and in...

Have you ever wanted concrete answers to questions like these? How many students on your campus are involved in churches and campus ministries?  How many students put their faith in Jesus in a given school year? How many international students...

“He ministered in me by giving me a firm conviction to follow through with something that was on my heart for a while – to start a missional community within my major.” This was a response I received when I...

In 2001, ten years into leading the united prayer movement at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), I had a great desire to see a campus house of prayer where students could pray 24/7.  Since Rez Week, the annual united...

Everyone knows that college life is full of temptation.  College students have more freedom than ever before to do whatever they want to do.  There is temptation around every corner, the biggest of which is particularly damaging.  It can ruin...

If you’ve been wrestling with how to make your small group more missional, I feel your pain.  It is really difficult to do.  Our default setting is to exist for each other, not the people groups we’re reaching out to. ...

It’s a real pleasure when you’re talking to someone who does not know you, who then proceeds to compliment you on something you created.  You know for certain that they are not just being nice, because they have no idea...