Nurturing the Soul of the Campus Minister


Soul Health: You Can’t be Fruitful if You Neglect the Source

Generally we in campus ministry do some level of evaluation of our program, either in a report for the Board, or for our own identifying a sense of the direction that God is calling us to go. But do we ever take the time to evaluate the health of our own soul. This […]

A Campus Minister’s Reflection: Students who deal with same-sex attraction

Many of you know about the Chinese character that stands for both crisis and opportunity.  Such fork-in-the-road moments reveal God’s providence to teach and guide.  They’re also darn difficult.
We have been going through such a “moment” the past few months at Southwestern College.  It started last Spring semester and carries into the […]

Getting the Board Out Of The Box

By Julie Robertson
Compartmentalization. It is a problem for all Christians, but especially those engaged in full-time ministry. We have a tendency to view our lives in categories. Family. Devotions. Work. Play. All have become things we mark “done” on our real or imagined “to do” […]

The Spiritual Formation of a Wesley Board

By D. Merricks
One often overlooked part of being a Wesley Director is relating to the men and women who make up the local Board of Directors. There are many different opinions about what a Board’s role should be: Is it primarily a fundraising body? Does it help decide about ministry programs? Does […]

My Journey: Being a Worker

By D. Merricks
D. Merricks with his third installment of My Journey, reflecting on his first year as the Wesley Foundation Director at Ole Miss.
It’s hard to believe my first year at the Ole Miss Wesley Foundation is now over. As I think about all the different hats I’ve had to wear over the past […]

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