college ministry

  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Innovation

    This series of blog posts is in response to Steve Lutz’s series on “The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry Today”. and his specific thoughts on Missiology, Theological Foundations, Ecclesiology, Innovation, and Sustainability. My thoughts are here:…

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  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Theological Foundations

    Steve’s take is here, and below is his thesis for this issue in campus ministry: Theological foundations are needed for the faithfulness and long-term fruitfulness of our ministries. We are running semester-long sprints when we need…

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  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 3

    Lutz’s third assertion about missiology is: We must also talk about what missional campus ministry looks like. His basic idea is quoted below: We must be concerned that most everyone is content to keep doing attractional…

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  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 2

    For the first thought on missiology in a college context, click here. Steve Lutz inspired these posts, so make sure you read what he is saying here. — We need a missiology of our context: Higher…

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  • The 5 Big Issues in Campus Ministry | Missiology 1

    Steve Lutz is doing a great job of working through significant questions for campus ministries, and I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to think through these as well. Click here for the…

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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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  • 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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  • Calling | TheResurgence

    I thought about posting an excerpt the following post, but it’s short and you should just read the whole thing. The Confusing Language of “Calling,” Part 1 | TheResurgence This goes in line with what I…

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  • Refreshing Perspective | The Blueprint

    I’ve really enjoyed reading Jaeson Ma’s book The Blueprint: A Revolutionary Plan to Plant Missional Communities on Campus. Jaeson is certainly cut from a different theological tree than I am, but I have been challenged and…

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  • Passivity | Between Two Worlds

    The following is a quip from Kevin DeYoung’s Just Do Something (via Between Two Worlds). Passivity is a plague among Christians. It’s not just that we don’t do anything; it’s that we feel spiritual for not…

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  • The Spirit and Obedience | The Ordinary

    Want to be encouraged by how God is moving in some college students’ lives?  Read the excerpt below, and then follow the link: Im not making this Spirit junk up, and I didn’t do anything but…

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