I have always been struck by the disciples asking Jesus to “teach them to pray (Luke 11:1).”  If I had been with Jesus for a year or so I think I would have said, “Teach me to walk on water,...

I’ve been writing this semester on “killing competition” between campus ministries. If you have been in campus ministry very long, you know there is a subtle (or perhaps not so subtle) temptation to compare your ministry with another, even a...

This semester I have been writing about the character traits and skills of effective missional community leaders. I wrote about missional leaders being proactive, hospitable, generous, and available. This week I will write about missional leaders being attentive.  I will reference a great...

Today, 2000 years after Jesus’s resurrection, there are more than 40,000 Christian denominations of churches. I guess it is not too surprising when we consider 20 years have Jesus’s resurrection there were already 4 “denominations.” My brothers and sisters, some...

This semester I have been writing about the character traits and skills of effective missional community leaders. I wrote about missional leaders being proactive, hospitable, and generous. This week I will write about missional leaders being available. If you’re like...

The essence of unity is humility. Campus Renewal Ministries is not so much trying to unify the Body of Christ as we are trying to build an atmosphere of genuine humility among ministry leaders because humility changes the spiritual climate...

This semester I have been writing posts about the character and skills of missional community leaders.  I’ve entitled the series “Missional Leaders are…” Missional leaders are proactive. Missional leaders are hospitable. This week: Missional leaders are generous.   gen·er·ous :...

Have you ever been in an argument where you were right in your opinion but wrong in the way you treated the other person? It’s like the proverbial “win the battle but lose the war.” What’s more important: Being right...

This semester I have been writing on the character of missional leaders.  Two weeks ago I wrote about missional leaders being Proactive. This week I will write about missional leaders being hospitable.  Consider first how it is defined. hos·pi·ta·ble :...

I’ll never forget the day a sorrowful college pastor asked for prayer at one of our gatherings. He described how he had just come from his church’s staff  meeting where they directly asked him, “Why isn’t our college group as...