This past week Campus Renewal Ministries staff spent several days together in New York City praying and planning toward the year to come. We are a small team compared to many campus ministries, but God is using us to create...

This morning I had a great conversation with my friend Colby May.  We met to discuss something awesome that God is doing on campuses across Texas and other states.  Many campuses now have Christian retreats for incoming freshman just weeks...

Recently I was talking with a mentor who is familiar with our work at the University of Texas and some of the difficulty we were having maintaining vision due to turnover in leadership.  He shared a great illustration with me...

Recently I was having dinner with a couple of friends when the conversation topic turned towards churches and ministries. More specifically, we were talking about things we liked, and things that we sometimes didn’t entirely agree with or had questions...

Recently I came to a stunning realization about myself – I am a judgemental person. For someone who’s been in full-time ministry for over 4 years, you can imagine why this would have hit hard. As campus ministers, we’re supposed...

  Jesus told his followers to “Go” make disciples in every nation.  On our campuses we don’t have to “Go” very far.  God has brought the nations to us.  Our campuses are filled with international students.  Since many universities are...

The following is an excerpt from my book Campus Renewal – A Practical Plan to Unite Campus Ministries in Prayer and Evangelism. We’re Sent Like Jesus Was Sent In Jesus’s longest recorded prayer in John 17, He said to His Father,...

Many of you have heard the quote attributed to Francis of Assisi: “Share the gospel always.  If necessary use words.”  I get what he was trying to say, but have always felt like it led followers of Jesus to think...

Ten years ago, campus ministry leaders at the University of Texas began asking that question.  It wasn’t that it had never been asked.  It was that ministries had never really worked together to in a systematic way to measure the...

When it comes to campus ministry, one of the best ways to effectively reach an entire campus is by partnering and collaborating with other campus ministries. Guest blogger Brian Barela gives his perspective on this topic, and how the latest...