One of the difficult aspects of campus ministry is the high turnover of students.  It seems that just when you get some forward momentum, you lose leaders to graduation.  It’s not just true of students.  There is also a high…

This September, each Monday I have written about  the topic of unity.  I hope to help bring clarity to what it actually means to be united in campus ministry. There are many misconceptions about unity, and there are even harmful…

This September, each Monday I will write about the topic of unity.  I hope to help bring clarity to what it actually means to be united in campus ministry. There are many misconceptions about unity, and there are even harmful…

Soiled Jeans of Glory It’s once a century that I hear a true, God-given gift of a story. They make me pee my pants when I do. I don’t mean like Aladdin—I don’t want your daily provisos, as glorifying as…

Everyone gathered around the table as we presented a decadent fudge chocolate oreo cookie brownie cake lit with candles, loudly singing “Happy Birthday.” He smiled while looking slightly uncomfortable from all the attention, yet simultaneously glad about all the fuss…

These next few blog posts are not meant to be negative or controversial. Honestly, I am just a little worried that many are calling groups “missional communities” when they are not missional at all (by Campus Renewal Ministries’s definition at…

If a fire broke out on the roof of your dorm or apartment right now, you would have some choices. One option may be to immediately scream, run outside to turn on the garden hose and begin squirting the blaze….

The following is written by Steve Shadrach, author of Fuel and The Flame Prayer: The real work of the ministry I didn’t say it, 19th century Christian leader and author S.D. Gordon did. “Prayer is the real work of the…

The following is an adjusted excerpt from my book Campus Renewal: A Practical Plan for Uniting Campus Ministries in Prayer and Mission. Biblical Prayer and Revival Revival is always preceded by a growing movement of prayer.  It is the clear…