Three for Thursday

When I gather with campus ministry colleagues, it always seems that we spend an inordinate amount of time bemoaning the lack of quality small group and bible study curricula.  “Why isn’t any one writing for college students?  Why is everything so conservative and didactic? Why isn’t anyone dealing with real issues in concrete and meaningful [...]

September 30, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Endorsement: “Putting Away Childish Things”

Putting Away Childish Things by Marcus Borg. HarperOne, 2010. Kate Riley is a religion professor at a small liberal arts college and her classes challenge students to examine and reflect upon what they believe.   She is also a practicing Episcopalian.  Erin Mattson is a new believer, a sophomore in Kate’s class, searching for answers to [...]

September 9, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Notice, Name, and Nurture

What Jan doesn’t mention in her post is that she will be a workshop leader at the Calling Congregations Conference, offering a practice module called “Campus Ministries as Congregations for College Students.” This practice module will speak to the ways in which campus ministries act as congregations that nurture and develop a student’s sense of [...]

August 19, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

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