This year our BSM is sending college students to serve all over the world. We are mobilizing them in the spirit of the 72. In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 72 disciples to go ahead of him. He gives them instructions on how to go and what to do. They are to go in full…
The 2014 Forrester Report provides key observations about the use of mobile devices and how this use will affect client interactions with businesses. These observation are geared to help companies learn how to engage customers. In our case some of these findings can be applied to our ministry context since the use of mobile devices…
This quote explains the conviction we should have as Christians in regards to Evangelism: ” If we could but show the world that being committed to Christ is no tame, humdrum, sheltered monotony, but the most thrilling, exciting adventure the human spirit could ever know, those who have been standing outside the church and looking…
Boost your prayer life by using this method. Praying from letter to letter, SHARE will help you move your life to trust him with your life right where you are.
What an amazing blessing is to serve God alongside such a passionate group of students. They fill my heart with the joy of the Lord. They are passionate and willing to proclaim Jesus in their campus, communities, and beyond. Many people come and wonder why the BSM ministry is successful, we tell them it is…
This is the question that a recent article in Time magazine addressed. According to The Class of 2025 by Jon Meacham, the general consensus regardless of approaches to college education focuses on every college graduate being able to engage in active thought, active expression, and active preparation for lifelong learning. These skills being the key outcome…
We all need grace, the grace of God. Just as we are giving grace, so we must extend that grace to others. It might be hard at times, or impossible, yet in Christ it is not possible. For in Christ we are reminded that we have been given the abundant grace of God and so…
Research revealed by Barna Group can shed some light in one element of discipleship campus minister must pay special attention: church attendance. According to research done by the group 81% of teenagers attend church at least once. This number declines by 42% among young adults between 18 and 25. Moreover, the decline increases to 58%…
Have you ever had extra money? I have. I remember getting $100 dollars that I was not expecting at all. I felt like a new world of possibilities had just opened for me. Perhaps this does not sound like a lot of money to you, however, I was a poor college student, so it was…
I always remember my Greek professor and a comment he made in class, “preachers who use phrases like– the Greek word says…- in his sermons for the most part do not know Greek.” I don’t know how much of this is true, but I am constantly surprised about how many people use that phrase when…
Recently I was listening to the song New Soul by Yael Naim. I have always liked the tune so I wanted to learn more about it. The basic idea is this: I am a new soul to this strange place and since I came here I have felt the joy and the fear making every…
Today I will be starting to share with you a series called Principles for Life. Here I will share principles that have been instrumental in my life as I seek to live for Jesus. They are not meant to take place of Biblical teaching, rather, they are based on Biblical teaching and their purpose is…
Docetism is the belief that Christ only appeared to be human. It is derived from the Greek word “dokeo” which means to appear or resemble. To believe that Jesus was not human does away with the incarnation of Christ entirely. This belief was held by some people in the early church. Even though their intentions…
Reading the Bible By Robert Rueda The Bible can change your life. The way you think, the way you feel about things, the way you interact with other people, the way you see others, the way you see yourself, and that you consider important in this life. The reason the words of the Bible are…
God has called everyone of his believers to be a disciple and to make disciples. Today I am going to share with you ideas on how to make disciples. Making disciples is in my opinion one of the most often disregarded tasks of the church. Unfortunately, we have come to believe that certain activities are…
