A couple of weeks ago I was sitting with a friend listening to her recount a situation at the bookstore she worked at. A man had walked in wanting to place a special book order, but since the associate whom...

  For the next few weeks I will write about the eight practices of missional communities, what Campus Renewal Ministries calls “Spark Groups.”  These eight practices are described with greater detail in CRM’s Spark Course, which trains missional community leaders. #3 – Pray...

The following is an excerpt from my book Campus Renewal – A Practical Plan to Unite Campus Ministries in Prayer and Evangelism. College Ministries Before For a long time campus ministries competed with one another. Students would talk among themselves about...

The following is an excerpt from my book Campus Renewal – A Practical Plan to Unite Campus Ministries in Prayer and Evangelism. A Day in Ethiopia Recently, I was able to spend a week in Ethiopia with my wife Brenda and...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it really means when we talk about “counting the cost” of following Jesus. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t think that being Christian means you’ll have an easy life where everything is...

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...

Last Thursday, 22 college pastors from the University of Texas spent the entire day together in prayer and planning. Just as most churches pull their staff away one day a year to spend time talking about their vision and plans...

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...

It’s no secret that when it comes to campus life, my favorite time of the year is Spring. Not because the flowers are blooming again or it’s getting warm out (I actually prefer cold weather), but because Spring at The...

For the next several weeks I would like to write about reasons why we do not pray like we should.  My hope is not to induce guilt.  We all know we do not pray as much or as well as...