One of the things that Christians always seem to be doing, is either finding or talking about a church that they really enjoy going to.  That’s great, it’s important to have a community of fellow Christ-followers that are an encouragement...

In my last blog entry, I discussed the effect that Missional Community leading can have on Christian Students.  They are encouraged heavily to spend time outside of the Church bubble, and like Jesus, spend time with people and in environments...

One of the most significant values of Missional Communities, is also the least recognized.  MC’s are created and sold based on the value of conversion. In other words, “adopt missional communities as your outreach program, and you will expand as...

5 Years ago, when UT’s Missional Community movement began at UT, one of the most difficult aspects of developing our training programs, was encouraging progression.  At the end of the day, Missional Communities differ from other outreach programs primarily because...

One of the biggest pressures on Students that have committed to be missional, is the expectation to have “spiritual conversations” with others.  Because missional communities require Christian students to really spend time with their people groups, deep relationships are formed...

Some students are exceptionally good at managing their time.  They find a way to go to their classes, hold a part-time job, sleep well, exercise, eat right, spend time with friends, and of course, enjoy many organized functions with their...

Looking Back Earlier today I got a call from an old friend.  One of the guys that was a part of an old missional community I led for runners.  It’s funny, that as I consider my feelings about the group...

In my work with campus ministers and students around the nation, I often tell the story of UT and its missional communities.  Though I attended the University of Texas and grew up in Austin, I do my best to not...

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to sit in on many sermons, given by many pastors.  Perhaps this can be attributed to the nature of my job over the last 5 years, to work with campus ministers of...

As students are being encouraged to become immersed and imbedded in the greater university cultures around them, missional churches are both excited and terrified of the impact on their pre-existing ministry communities. On the one hand, these missional churches (and...