Recently I came to a stunning realization about myself – I am a judgemental person. For someone who’s been in full-time ministry for over 4 years, you can imagine why this would have hit hard. As campus ministers, we’re supposed…

Ten years ago, campus ministry leaders at the University of Texas began asking that question.  It wasn’t that it had never been asked.  It was that ministries had never really worked together to in a systematic way to measure the…

When it comes to campus ministry, one of the best ways to effectively reach an entire campus is by partnering and collaborating with other campus ministries. Guest blogger Brian Barela gives his perspective on this topic, and how the latest…

What is the Gospel? The Good News is that “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). So why did God become a man? “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son,…

To wrap up the blind man’s rambling on discipleship, I’ll take two common questions and throw some thoughts at them. This is a much shorter post than normal because these questions, although asked often and important to understand, aren’t difficult…

The atmosphere was rough. I stood there in the middle of Jester lobby, home to about 4000 college students and one of the biggest dorms in the country and I couldn’t help but feel slightly defeated. My good friend Sabrina…

The following is an excerpt from my book Campus Renewal – A Practical Plan to Unite Campus Ministries in Prayer and Evangelism. Pattern for Revival Revival is always preceded by a growing movement of prayer. It is the clear pattern seen…

You Just Go For The Throat I have too much ambition. I remember the first day I hit the UT campus, the snot-nosed freshman looking to change the world dressed in his high school letter jacket, seeing atheists and agnostics…

Summer is over and students are pouring back onto campus. As the semester gets started, it’s sometimes hard to stay focused on the things that are most important. Here are a few things that are really helpful for me to…