Todd Engstrom
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5 Big Issues in College Ministry | The Sentinel
Steve Lutz at The Sentinel has a great post on 5 major issues in campus ministry. Below is a summary, and I’ll definitely be writing some responses to this soon. 1. MISSIOLOGY: We need more work…
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Francis Collins to Lead National Institute of Health
I’m definitely not a journalist, but this is one particular piece of news that I am particularly excited about, so I’ll pass it on. For those of you who do not follow the intersection of science…
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Leadership | Contexts
Before the next section, below is a short personal aside: — As I’m working on writing this series of posts on leadership, it is proving to be a really great learning experience. Although it seems incredibly…
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Oversight
Last night I had a great realization of all that God has allowed me to steward in ministry. As college students from a variety of ministries on UT’s campus gathered to worship together and hear God’s…
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Preaching | Gentrified
My good friend Logan Gentry has some excellent thoughts on preaching, and asks some great questions. Below is a quote from the synthesis of his thoughts on what the point of preaching is: It seems to…
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Leadership | Service
As I’ve been thinking on discipleship for the last few weeks, it naturally has been provoking thoughts of leadership. I’m going to start a new series with my philosophy and practice of leadership and leadership development,…
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Triperspectival Leadership | Church Matters
There is a good compilation of resources on Triperspectival Leadership at the 9 Marks blog. Here’s an intro to the idea from the post: To over-simplify, the insight is that church leaders tend to be prophets,…
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Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! I’m celebrating by performing a wedding ceremony this evening, followed by a great night of fireworks in the neighborhood (fireworks are legal in our neck of suburbia…it’s like Beirut on the 4th in…
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Hyperlinks – 7.2.09 (College Ministry Edition)
Below are some links for those who are interested in College Ministry: Exploring College Ministry – Benson Hines writes his observations and thoughts on college ministry after 2 years worth of research. College Ministry Thoughts –…
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Integration vs. Mission | Exploring College Ministry
Benson Hines has a great discussion about integration of college ministry relative to mission here. This has been a consistent struggle for us in the College Ministry at The Austin Stone, but definitely one that has…
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Discipleship | Wrap Up
Below is a link summary of the series I just finished on discipleship: Part 1 – Foundations of Discipleship Part 2 – Practice of Discipleship Part 3 – Process of Discipleship 1 Part 4 – Process…
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Advocating for Justice | Jeff McWhorter’s Documentary
I have a friend in need, and you can help! Below is a call for action from my friend Jeff McWhorter: —- Here is the deal. For my senior thesis at UT, I made a 10-minute…