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Big Announcement!
Yesterday I announced at Calvary that at the end of this year, and after much prayer, counsel, and deliberation, Jess and I are leaving Calvary staff to plant a new church here in State College. The...
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It’s often said (by me and others) that college ministry is the most strategic mission field in the world. What does that mean? And why does it matter? What about other mission fields? In this video...
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How to Help the Unmotivated Person
Photo by Liane Metzler. https://unsplash.com/liane How do you help an unmotivated person follow through on their commitments? How do you help them do the job they–and you–have agreed they will do? This...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Campus Protests
Ross Douthat of the NYT skillfully dissects the history of Higher Ed, and why students do have something to protest: the complete vacuum of morality and purpose on our campuses. Reason #7458 why we...
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20 Questions for Mid-Year Evaluation
Photo by Buzac Marius https://unsplash.com/sora Before we get to Christmas—the bad sweater parties, white elephant gifts, egg nog, and of course the end-of-year fundraising push, don’t forget the...
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Hey Leader, Are You Treating Jesus as a Mascot?
I have a post up at the new site ChristNOW.com. I’m excited by its focus on the person and work of Jesus Christ, and glad to be helping out a bit with the launch. So this post is really just an excuse...
View ArticleFive Things College Ministry Has Taught Me About Discipleship
After more than a dozen years in college ministry, I’ve had legions of conversations with students about the typical “stuff” of college life: trying to faithfully navigate things like sex and romantic...
View ArticleCount Your Ministry Casualties
I have a new post up on the Collegiate Collective today, on the importance of Counting Your Casualties. I’m seeking to address a topic–losing people in ministry–that I don’t hear come up very often,...
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Henry Ford & the Cost of Not Innovating
I’ve been thinking & reading recently on innovation, for ministry and otherwise. I came across this terrific story about the innovative, stubborn, cantankerous, and deeply flawed Henry Ford. Ford...
View ArticleI Went to a Fight and a Prayer Meeting Broke Out
Faith in the workplace. Can we acknowledge that bringing faith into the workplace is sometimes a difficult topic? Internally, people feel confusion. Externally, it’s a minefield. Maybe it’s awkward...
View ArticleHow God Answers Prayer
John Newton (1725-1807) is famous for being the former slave trader-turned-pastor who penned the words to the well-known and beloved hymn “Amazing Grace.” He was also a mentor to the great abolitionist...
View Article7 Ways to Make the Most of a Conference Experience
This weekend, we are thrilled to host our first-ever Faith, Life, and Work Conference. It’s not too late to come, so if you’re reasonably close by, we would love to have you join us! Over the last 15...
View ArticleFive Ways to Demonstrate the Value of College Ministry to People Who Don’t...
“We’d like to do more for college students, but we just don’t have the resources.” When I listen for the reasons people give for not investing in college ministry, that’s usually #1. Everyone...
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“I raged with a fierce and troubled conscience”
Martin Luther’s conversion, while reading Paul’s epistle to the Romans, was the spark that set fire to the Reformation. Below is his account of that struggle. Notice how the very phrase that he once...
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The Thing About Meetings
Photo by Andre Freitas. Use via CCo. https://unsplash.com/andrekerygma The thing about meetings is that they are necessary. Not everyone seems to think that these days though. “Get rid of meetings!”...
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A Student’s Prayer
Photo by Viktor Hanacek via http://picjumbo.com/girl-reading-a-book-at-home/. Use through Creative Commons. Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, lofty source of all being,...
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The Debt We Owe to Abraham Kuyper
For information on our Faith, Life, and Work Conference, click here. When we talk about how “everything is spiritual,” or the importance of integrating all of our Faith, Life, and Work, we owe a...
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One Overwhelming and Fulfilling “Yes”
The highlight of David Brooks’ book The Road to Character was his portrayal of St. Augustine’s internal journey. Brooks skillfully connects this ancient saint’s experience to our own. In one place, he...
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Why Should We Love the Church?
Historic Saint Teresa of Avila church in Bodega, California built in 1859. In his wonderful poem Choruses from “The Rock,” (which I anticipate quoting from in the future), T.S. Eliot makes a case for...
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What I’m Reading This Month [October]
From time to time, I thought I’d share what I’m reading and finding helpful or stimulating. Here’s what I was reading in September. If you’re reading these or anything else interesting, I’d love to...
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