I hate this time of year. As the election nears, the possibility for division in the Christian community grows. I remember being at a friend’s dinner party shortly after the 2008 election. Of course politics came up, and one angry...

Last week I wrote about why unity is important. I looked at several scriptures in first Corinthians that described the price of division. I explained how division stunts our growth, ruins our witness, and causes God to resist us. Basically,...

Given that Campus Renewal Ministries works to unite campus ministries in prayer and mission, we’re often asked to explain why we believe ministries should work together and what we mean by “unity.” For the next few weeks I will share...

Last week at the University of Texas we had our first campus minister Fusion Group, a weekly time of prayer for college pastors at UT. Thirty-nine pastors from twenty-one ministries attended. What a way to start the school year! We’ve...

There’s no busier time in campus ministry than the first month of classes. The first month is filled with leadership retreats, welcome events, outreach events, tabling, and countless hours on campus meeting new students. With all this activity, some things...

Perhaps some of you read my recent blog entitled Am I Spiritually Sick. There I spoke about the recent need I have been feeling to care for my soul. I am so busy “doing” that I forget about “being.”  As...

Every year about this time we ask all of the 67 campus ministries at the University of Texas to complete a year-end survey. We compile the data each year and create a resource known as the  Longhorn Chronicles. It’s all...

Last week I wrote about the difficulty many students face this time of year, as they are being asked to consider positions of leadership in campus ministries. It has been my observation that this process causes a lot of tension...

Last week at the University of Texas we hosted our 18th annual Rez Week. If you were there, you heard me say something from the stage every night. I kept saying, “Rez Week is a celebration of our unity.  It...

Last weekend I was invited to Jefferson City, Missouri to speak to campus minsters and student leaders from the Baptist Student Ministries across their state. I was asked to speak to about the missional community movement at UT and what...