Once you have established the mission of your movement this will determine what goals you set, what activities you engage in, and how you manage yourself and your ministry. Your Mission, plus Momentum, Multiplication, and Management make up the essential...

If a fire broke out on the roof of your dorm or apartment right now, you would have some choices. One option may be to immediately scream, run outside to turn on the garden hose and begin squirting the blaze....

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...

The following is an adjusted excerpt from my book Campus Renewal: A Practical Plan for Uniting Campus Ministries in Prayer and Mission. Biblical Prayer and Revival Revival is always preceded by a growing movement of prayer.  It is the clear...

The speaker told all of us at the conference to stand up, grab a piece of chalk, and scatter ourselves out across the cement  floor of the gymnasium we were meeting in. After instructing us to draw a circle on...

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...

I don’t know about you, but my Mondays are always hectic. Mornings begin with a 9am conference call to pray with all our staff around the country, followed by organizing and planning for the week. Before I know it, it’s...

One of the difficult aspects of campus ministry is the high turnover of students.  It seems that just when you get some forward momentum, you lose leaders to graduation.  It’s not just true of students.  There is also a high...

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...

I was all set to go. Phone? Check. Purse? Check. Keys? Check. Getting into my car, I put the key in the ignition and… nothing. The radio came on, the dashboard flickered and clicked, but no go. My car was...