Staying Passionate
Wow! The Fall ’11 BASIC Conference was such an incredible time! I regularly thank God for the opportunity to be a part of what He is doing in the lives of college students across the BASIC network. It was so encouraging to spend time in God’s presence and see all that He did in student’s […]
Bringing Leavers Back
A lot of study has been done recently on why twenty somethings are leaving the faith and what we can do to bring them back. Our staff is currently reading one of the books that addresses this called Generation Ex-Christian by Drew Dyck. I want to quickly summarize the book for you and I highly […]
Refining Announcements
In the last 2 years Cheryl and I have had the opportunity to visit nearly all of the BASIC groups. It’s been an awesome experience and something that we enjoy very much. As we’ve traveled I’ve noticed one aspect of meetings that could be improved at most of the schools we visit. Many groups we […]
Listening to God
With the explosion of the Internet and media over the last 15 years we’re now surrounded by messages more than ever before. While technology has in many ways benefitted our society there are times when it’s good to take a break. With all the media we have at our fingertips it’s rare that we take […]
A Follow Up Idea
Last week I wrote about ideas for Connecting the Campus and the Church. I visited the BASIC group at the University of Buffalo this week and they had a great idea for further connecting the campus and the church. Their church is going through a series based on the book Radical by David Platt. The […]
Connecting the Campus and the Church
One of the things I really appreciate about BASIC is the value we hold for a strong connection with local churches. However, too often it seems like the church doesn’t get to see enough of what is going on in BASIC groups because the meetings are held on campus. I’m not suggesting that we move […]
Always Evaluating
I got on my computer this morning to see that Facebook had changed the newsfeed layout again. As always, the changes had only been in effect a short time and there were already plenty of critics. By now, some of you have been holding meetings for a month and you may be noticing that there […]
Remembering Matthew 9:12
The BASIC crew has been traveling around New York these past couple weeks for campus blitzes at SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Morrisville, and SUNY Oswego. It’s been exciting to be a part of these as we spend a couple days blitzing the campus passing out flyers, making connections, and being a part of their weekly meeting. […]
The God Experiment
This is a great challenge that many InterVarsity ministries are doing. The idea is to ask students at your school, “What could happen in your life if you were open to God for one month?” This experiment is set up for students to seek out God in new ways and ask the questions: “Who is […]
Take 5 Night
I’m always looking for creative ways to mix up meetings and I recently heard an idea for changing up your message time called Take Five Night. Many students have things on their hearts to share, but they don’t usually have enough training to preach a full length sermon. The idea of Take Five Night is […]