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    A Prayer for 2022
    Austin Williams
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    A Prayer for 2022

    Our Precious Heavenly Father, I thank you for bringing us through another year. I thank you for ways you have blessed us over this past...
    immanuel listening
    Becca Covington
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    immanuel listening

    Advent is a season of waiting. Christ came to earth once and promises to return again and that is the promise in which we anticipate...
    encouragement that sticks
    Darrell Cook
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    encouragement that sticks

    Over the last few years I increasingly appreciate “old person phrases.” Okay, I’m in my sixth decade, so maybe that shouldn’t be...
    Campus ministry thrives in pandemic
    Gannon Sims
    • May 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Campus ministry thrives in pandemic

    In student ministry at the University of Mary Washington, two pastors have overseen the birth of several house churches.
    Lukewarm isn't warm enough
    Hannah Almond
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Lukewarm isn't warm enough

    I have the blessing of serving as an intern in the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the College of William and Mary. I find my work...
    telling kairos stories
    Darrell Cook
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    telling kairos stories

    20 year-old Joe was a young man without any spiritual connections. He fashioned himself as a bit of a rebel who hung with a group of...
    A call to stewardship
    Chris Leeper
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    A call to stewardship

    In the last 12 months, the Lord has been teaching me a variety of things about Him, about life, and about ministry. One of the most...
    A Prayer for 2021
    Welford Orrock
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Prayer for 2021

    Gracious and sovereign God, You mark our days and nights, our beginnings and ends, Our months and our years. You step from eternity into...
    reflections on the book of nehemiah
    Ryan Goude
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    reflections on the book of nehemiah

    2020, am I right!? At some point this year, you may have found yourself in a state of unease as you figured out how to serve in your...
    the ministry of family
    Scott Anderson
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    the ministry of family

    Christmas break for campus ministers is a time to catch up on Netflix and sleep in….at least that’s what the perception can be. As any...
    Finding Rest on break
    Austin Williams
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Finding Rest on break

    The various seasons of life on a college campus create a beautiful rhythm to college ministry, but after a long semester, they can leave...
    Let us give thanks
    Karin Goude
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Let us give thanks

    Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4 Not many people want to...
    The Mandorla Manifesto
    Gannon Sims
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Mandorla Manifesto

    Our current realities leave even the most critical observer in need of a reminder a reminder of what it means to be the presence of Christ.
    Authentic Virtuality
    Chelsea Anderson
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Authentic Virtuality

    In a virtual world, we’re not sure what is real, relatable, or relevant to our everyday lives.
    Resiliency in College Ministry
    Rev. Caitlin Brown
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Resiliency in College Ministry

    These days, college ministry and college life have weeks that feel like success and weeks that feel like utter failures.
    Webinar | College Interrupted: What Now?
    Welford Orrock
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Webinar | College Interrupted: What Now?

    In these unprecedented times our local congregational leaders find themselves in a unique predicament.
    9 Essentials of Adaptive Leadership
    Welford Orrock
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    9 Essentials of Adaptive Leadership

    For several years now we have seen an increasing demand for adaptive leadership within the life of the church.
    5 Community Commitments For Healthy & Holy Witness in the age of COVID
    Welford Orrock
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 7 min

    5 Community Commitments For Healthy & Holy Witness in the age of COVID

    If there is one word used more than any other in the past 5-6 months it’s the word disruption.
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