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...

It’s the start of a new year in campus ministry. This weekend 8000 freshman moved into their dorms at the University of Texas. You know what that means, right? It’s time for Christian Rush! All 65 campus ministries at UT...

This summer, as I have been working with some of our new CRM staff on other campuses, I have been reminded of the simple truth that big things start small and small things should not be despised by those who...

The issue of Christian unity is really a question of spiritual maturity. Simply put: Christians who are unable to work together amidst their differences prove that they are spiritual immature.  Unity and spiritual maturity go hand in hand. Want proof?...

This is the time of year when many campus missionaries are developing their partnership teams, so I have spent the month of June writing about a number of important things to keep in mind when developing partnership teams.  I wrote...

This 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...

Last 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,...

I 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...

One 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...

I 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...