Juggling a Job and Campus Ministry
This week’s edition of the blog applies mainly to church advisors in the BASIC network and other part-time campus ministers. I thought over the summer it could be really helpful to think about how to effectively do campus ministry while working another job. Before I get into the tips, I know most of our church […]
In This World, Not of It
About a month ago I read a post from the blog run by Campus Renewal Ministries about the importance of emphasizing to our students the concept of being “in this world, but not of it.” I think many times we point out the importance of being not of this world, but we don’t always do […]
The Importance of Dreaming
A couple months ago I read a blog post that stood out to me. It was centered around the idea that “A true leader preoccupies himself with the future.” I think very often it can be easy for leaders to get caught up with living in the present. After all, there are many things that […]
Reaching Out Over Break
Over the summer some students will be going home to friends and family who are not Christians. It is very possible that they will be encouraged to sin or simply not devote their time over the summer to growing in their relationship with God. Others will be tempted to sin merely due to the boredom […]
Propel Tidbits
Propel 2011 is in the books. This past weekend was a great time of encouragement, making connections, and seeking God for the next school year. I hope you were able to attend, but for those who weren’t able here are some things that stood out that summarize the weekend. Four Things, Small But Wise – […]
Developing Leader’s Strengths
I recently read a post from Tim Elmore called Leading from Your Strengths. The main thing that he touches on is that many organizations and managers encourage people to work on their weaknesses. The same can be said of students in college. While students have a declared major they are still required to take a […]
Getting to Freshmen First
With the end of the school year fast approaching (or maybe your school is already finished) I wanted to talk about a way to recruit more students over the summer. Typically we don’t do much over the summer and usually it’s a much needed time of rest. However, I think it’s possible to invest a […]
Principles of Discipleship Resource
I recently came across a brief but helpful resource for explaining discipleship. I wanted to pass it along as I think the most important thing we can do in our ministries is to make disciples, not simply increase our numbers. Sometimes it’s hard to know how best to disciple and how to measure if those […]
Going the Extra Mile
As many of you know, my wife is pregnant and we’re expecting our first child in November. We recently had a great experience when we went to a Motherhood Maternity store that impressed me so much I wanted to relate it to you here. This was the first maternity store we had ever shopped at […]
Characteristics of Successful Groups: Part 3
This is the last post of a 3 part series Characteristics of Successful Groups. This week I’ll be discussing hosting the Holy Spirit’s presence and doing regular outreach. As I mentioned in the first two posts the 5 things that pretty much all of our successful groups do well are: developing community being an officially […]