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The Kingdom and the Mission of Campus Ministry by Bob Robinson (at CampusMinistry.com)

"...The gospel stories do not end with “And so, you now have the promise of heaven. Thanks be to God.” No, they end with “Go, make disciples. I am sending you on a mission. I will be with you as you do it… but get to it!!” So, as Christians we are called to a vocation. Campus ministry’s main goal is to call people to the vocation of being in God’s Kingdom..."

 

 

Who Am I? Rooting Your Identity in the Image of God

by Bob Robinson

Published in COMMENT's Annual "Making the Most of College" Issue, September 2008

Also published in the Cardus Worldview Pack, 2009

Read it online here (found on Page 112)

 

Or read the text of the article here

 

Appreciative Inquiry Evangelism by Bob Robinson (at CampusMinistry.com)

What if we reframe the gospel presentation around the fact that the gospel is “good news?” What if we approached people in a way that will open them up to the grace and love and hope found in Jesus Christ rather than immediately putting them on the defensive?

 

Christian + University = ?  How to Think Your Way Through College by Brian J. Walsh (at CampusMinistry.com)

"...What happens when we take a Christian and add him or her to the secular university? We'll end up with at least four possible equations..."

 

Making the Most of College

a series of excellent articles from Comment Magazine. Highly Recommended!

 

A BIBLIOGRAPHY WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT  Compiled by Brian J. Walsh and J. Richard Middleton

 

 

 

 


 

Christian Higher Education and Scholarship

 

Articles

A Higher Education  by Michael S. Hamilton (Christianity Today cover story, June 2005)
A slew of new books on faith and learning may signal a renaissance for the Christian college.

The Professor as Scholar by Scot McKnight

 

Resources:

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

 

 

 

               

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