Developing Missional Christians The Anglican theologian Martin Thornton, writing in the early 20th century, developed a theory of church leadership that he called “a theology of the remnant.” He believed that every church was composed of three tiers of people,...

Lately I’ve noticed a trend in my friendships and in the ministry I’m a part of on my campus. I know a lot of people who, not only don’t, but are unwilling to share their testimonies. I realize it’s hard...

I’ve noticed that there are two “cardinal sins” that are objected to in our day: Sex and Greed. Few people are vocal about both sins. Rather, special interest groups, (political, religious, social, ethnic) shout about one while neglecting the other....

God Speaks God often speaks to me through literature. I’m an English major and I spend a lot of time reading. The books I read, obviously the ones in my courses at UT, are rarely Christian books. They are neither...

A blog post dealing with Gospel strategy (missiology), outreach to international students on college campuses, and the Insider Movement.

In the American church today, we really like addition. We are encouraged to invite our friends to church services, bibles studies, campus ministry meetings, etc. We even hold social events specifically as means to invite our friends into the church....

Yeah, I’ve done this one before, but it’s important so I’m doing it again (see The Gospel Rant 3: Some Theology, as well as The Gospel Rant 4: Evangelism and God’s Busted Plays). The themes addressed in this blog will...

Introduction to the Selfie For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of a “selfie,” you clearly don’t hang out with many teenage girls. A seflie is a picture you take of yourself on your phone and then text to...

“Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of...

When you think of international student ministry, how do you see your role? Why is it important? Or is it not? What are international students needs? What are your expectations? A while back a few friends of mine wrote an...