At worship this morning I heard a story that was both amazing and depressing.  The amazing part was the life story    of a man who is part of our church.  His name is “Bear,” and is one of the...

In my last blog entry, I discussed the effect that Missional Community leading can have on Christian Students.  They are encouraged heavily to spend time outside of the Church bubble, and like Jesus, spend time with people and in environments...

Back in 2003, during my freshman year at The University of Texas at Austin, I had the opportunity to attend the Urbana Conference in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a conference held every 3 years for...

One of the most significant values of Missional Communities, is also the least recognized.  MC’s are created and sold based on the value of conversion. In other words, “adopt missional communities as your outreach program, and you will expand as...

5 Years ago, when UT’s Missional Community movement began at UT, one of the most difficult aspects of developing our training programs, was encouraging progression.  At the end of the day, Missional Communities differ from other outreach programs primarily because...

As one in the current mainstream church culture, let’s be honest, the word evangelize is scary to most of us. Often the image of the infamous street preacher comes to mind and you know not many people think highly of...

Some students are exceptionally good at managing their time.  They find a way to go to their classes, hold a part-time job, sleep well, exercise, eat right, spend time with friends, and of course, enjoy many organized functions with their...

Looking Back Earlier today I got a call from an old friend.  One of the guys that was a part of an old missional community I led for runners.  It’s funny, that as I consider my feelings about the group...

I’ve never really been much for cats. Dogs? Yes. But cats? Well, that’s a whole other story. Now if you ever chance to meet my roommate Jill, then one thing you’ll quickly learn about her is her dream of becoming...

In my work with campus ministers and students around the nation, I often tell the story of UT and its missional communities.  Though I attended the University of Texas and grew up in Austin, I do my best to not...