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...

Last week I met with the two students that lead the missional community to the Arabic Department at UT. One of the students, Eric Rogers, was actually led to Christ by the former leader of this missional community, Scott Tipton,...

One of the things that makes Campus Renewal Ministries (CRM) different from other churches and campus ministries who practice missional communities is that we believe in uniting the Body of Christ in each people group.  Most campus ministries birth missional...

I was eavesdropping on a conversation yesterday that made me smile and caused me to think about three scriptures I love. Yesterday we pulled the Rez Week supplies out of storage and had a team of people helping repaint all...

If you have been in campus ministry (or any ministry for that matter) very long you’re sure to have experienced “sheep stealing.” Whether students left your church to join another or your church benefitted from having students leave another church,...

During the month of February, many campus ministries at the University of Texas are working together to have students on campus sharing the gospel each week day from 10am to 7pm.  We call the initiative Beautiful Feet. Last Thursday, my...

One of the most important things I learned from my former mentor, Jim Herrington, is how to lead a conversation that allows people with different opinions to understand each other. I often watched him lead conversations with pastors that allowed...

This week Campus Renewal Ministries released its first app. Pray UT is a 31-day prayer guide for the University of Texas. It is written by 31 different college pastors who serve the University of Texas. Each day includes three components....

Today is the start of a new semester, and for me it starts the same as it did twenty-one years ago. It starts with 7am prayer. The second week of my freshman year at the University of Texas, a few...

I was 16 years old when God first gave me a vision for uniting campuses in prayer. I heard Dan Hayes, author of Fireseeds of Spiritual Awakening, speak at a conference and I was forever changed. I instantly started thinking...