One spring day in 2013 at The University of Texas at Austin, freshman business majors Tim Nelson and Chris Uhlig were hanging out, sharing thoughts about their first year of college. At one point in the conversation, they both realized...
Read more“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” Matthew 28:19 I was brought up in church hearing this passage time and time again,...
Read moreHave you ever wanted concrete answers to questions like these? How many students on your campus are involved in churches and campus ministries? How many students put their faith in Jesus in a given school year? How many international students...
Read moreTen percent of the student body at The University of Kansas, where I pastor, is made up of international students. Ten percent. That means every fall, our little midwestern town gains around 2,500 temporary residents from outside the US. International...
Read moreWhen you first meet Pradeepan, a senior biology major at The University of Texas at Austin, he may seem a bit on the quiet side. However, it doesn’t take long for his smile to take over, and you discover his...
Read more“He ministered in me by giving me a firm conviction to follow through with something that was on my heart for a while – to start a missional community within my major.” This was a response I received when I...
Read moreWhen I began my tenure with Campus Christians one year ago, my heart was filled with hope. I hoped to make a positive impact in the lives of students at The University of Kansas. I hoped to see Campus Christians...
Read moreLittle, Green New Testaments Every semester, the Gideons pass out little, green New Testaments (with Psalms) to the student population at the University of Texas at Austin. And every semester, some people reject them, some people laugh, and some people...
Read moreThursday nights at MIT House of Prayer, we have been praying John 17, Jesus’ high priestly prayer for His church: “…that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they may...
Read moreThe day after Easter, U ARISE launched forty days of prayer over Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Our daily prayer spans the forty days that Christ resurrected until the day he ascended. The Bible tells us that He...
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