I’ve noticed that there are two “cardinal sins” that are objected to in our day: Sex and Greed. Few people are vocal about both sins. Rather, special interest groups, (political, religious, social, ethnic) shout about one while neglecting the other....
Read moreThis weekend CRM staff attended the 6:4 Fellowship Conference in Dallas. The 6:4 Fellowship is a network of pastors and ministry leaders committed to the priorities of the apostles in Acts 6:4 who said they would “give their attention to...
Read moreLast week I met with the two students that lead the missional community to the Arabic Department at UT. One of the students, Eric Rogers, was actually led to Christ by the former leader of this missional community, Scott Tipton,...
Read moreI recently saw this quote by Rick Warren bouncing around Facebook. It was posted during the recent Supreme Court proceedings regarding gay marriage. The topic of homosexuality and gay marriage is at forefront of the nation and has been a...
Read moreOne of the things that makes Campus Renewal Ministries (CRM) different from other churches and campus ministries who practice missional communities is that we believe in uniting the Body of Christ in each people group. Most campus ministries birth missional...
Read moreI was eavesdropping on a conversation yesterday that made me smile and caused me to think about three scriptures I love. Yesterday we pulled the Rez Week supplies out of storage and had a team of people helping repaint all...
Read moreIf you have been in campus ministry (or any ministry for that matter) very long you’re sure to have experienced “sheep stealing.” Whether students left your church to join another or your church benefitted from having students leave another church,...
Read moreI am often disturbed by the way my fellow Christians respond to the world in which we live. When confronted by the friends, family, media, art, literature, film, government, or education that do not share our Christian worldview we seem...
Read moreOne of the keys to living a missional life is to live holistically by not compartmentalizing life into the two categories of “the sacred” and “the secular.” We tend to consider church, small groups, devotional times, and service as the...
Read moreDuring the month of February, many campus ministries at the University of Texas are working together to have students on campus sharing the gospel each week day from 10am to 7pm. We call the initiative Beautiful Feet. Last Thursday, my...
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