4 Reasons to Persevere
I’m not someone who likes running (or any kind of exercise really). Maybe if I could run on the beach like the guy above I wouldn’t mind it…but I probably still would. Even so, I’ve made a decision that I want to be someone who is healthy for the sake of my wife and kids. […]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: New Free Bible Study Resource
I’m excited to announce BASIC’s newest resource, BASIC Hangouts! Hangouts are an easy way for anyone to start a Bible study and invite their friends. We’ve put together free videos with accompanying conversation guides so that anyone can run a Bible study or small group. This is a great resource for students to start their […]
Announcing the New Blog Team!
I’m super excited to announce a big change to the college ministry leaders blog! We’re always looking for ways to make the blog better. So, we’re expanding our team of 2 contributors to a team of 4. That’s a 100% increase! So, here’s the new team (complete with various confusing sports metaphors)! Moving up from […]
The Dangers of Being Overly Spiritual
Have you ever had a time when you got overly spiritual and then you regretted it? Maybe you don’t understand what I mean by that. Here’s a time it happened to me. During my time in college a couple friends and I decided to fast for 40 days. We decided we would only eat after […]
Top 15 Posts of 2013
Why 15? Because I felt like there were so many great posts on the Concepts for Campuses blog this year that I couldn’t limit it to just 10! This year brought an exciting new addition to the blog as Ryan Alsheimer became a regular contributor and the themes of technology in campus ministry and helping […]
10 Tips for Facilitating Small Groups
A little while back I received an email from a friend of mine named Cindy Scott. Cindy was giving suggestions on how to better facilitate small groups. The tips were great and I knew they would be helpful to us in campus ministry. So, I asked her to share them with us on the blog. […]
Poll: What topics would you like to read about more often?
After writing this blog for over 3 years it’s been great to see campus ministry leaders excited about learning and empowered to better reach their campuses for Christ. We’re always looking for ways to improve and so with the busyness of Thanksgiving this week I decided to skip doing a post and just ask a […]
The Power of Shared Experiences
It was a powerful time as students made a bold declaration of their love for Christ. This was the third time I had experienced a spontaneous baptism service and it was just exhilarating as before, but this time was different. The first two times were at BASICcon events, but this time Todd was preaching the […]
Reaching Students That Aren’t Like You
Last month I had the opportunity to visit the BASIC chapter at RIT. They’re doing a phenomenal job at reaching a group on campus that they had never reached before. I asked Tim to share about how they have had such success doing this and what challenges they have had to overcome. In the last […]
Are You Someone Worth Following?
That’s a loaded question and one that doesn’t have an easy answer. But it is something you should be asking yourself regularly because, whether you realize it or not, people are watching you. I’m often reminded of this when someone comments on my marriage. Thankfully they always say very kind things about my relationship with […]