Up To Speed In my last post, we talked about missional.  It was a brief overview of what the definition of a missional community is – and what it is not.  We noted that the Abraham event, what Paul calls...

This semester I have been writing posts about the character and skills of missional community leaders.  I’ve entitled the series “Missional Leaders are…” Missional leaders are proactive. Missional leaders are hospitable. This week: Missional leaders are generous.   gen·er·ous :...

Street Youth Ministry (www.StreetYouthMinistry.org) has several missional communities within the UT student body. Missional communities is a very wide topic, and I frankly don’t know everything about it… perhaps even very little. I just want to present the case that...

This semester I have been writing on the character of missional leaders.  Two weeks ago I wrote about missional leaders being Proactive. This week I will write about missional leaders being hospitable.  Consider first how it is defined. hos·pi·ta·ble :...

As school is back in session, now is a great time to create new friendships. In the midst of those friendships, we have the opportunity to bring our faith, love, and hope into their lives. Even in a growing city...

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,...

We would imagine that the phrase “missional community” would be somewhat self-explanatory given that the name seems fairly straightforward.  However, since the word combo emerged several years ago, there has been a great deal of confusion regarding what a “missional...

Every other week during the fall semester I will be writing about “the character of an effective missional community leader.” Student missionaries don’t just need to do the right things, they need to be the right people. It starts with...

Last week I was in Houston visiting some of our ministry partners. The highlight of the trip was a visit I took to Southwest Electrical Energy Group, a company that gives much of its profits away to non-profits like Campus...

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...