Pizza Theology was a hit! Every year, twice a year, several hundred college students from around DFW come to hear a 4 hour lecture on a biblical topic. This years topic was about helping scripture come alive and being able to make sense of biblical narrative. Our speaker, seminary professor Rikk Watts, walked us through the first 11 chapters of 1 Kings, not worrying about finishing the story per se, but rather helping our students engage with the depth of the story as they read along. Some of the things he helped bring to life for our students were the importance of listening to God rather than to ourselves, the dignity of a desperate cry to God, the role of the office of leader being honored by God even when the leader is of a corrupt character, and the importance of honesty and ownership of our mistakes. It was really such a neat experience and our students walked away with lots of questions and an excitement to read more of the old testament. They also ate lots of pizza. Thank...
We just got back from our annual fall camp. We had 100 students (our largest turnout ever) join for a whole Saturday and half a Sunday. We spent the weekend worshiping Jesus, learning more about his word from some sermons, eating burgers, laughing, and having a great time making new friends. A couple of the guys after a round of ultimate frisbee. Fall camp is always a pivotal point in the school year. The tone we set there carries over to our wider community for the rest of the year. It was so encouraging to me to see this many students connecting with Jesus and loving their peers all weekend. Some of the fruit is probably yet to be seen but here's some encouraging photos of our core groups wrapping up their time at fall camp. Thank you for investing in campus ministry. These kinds of weekends can be catalysts for serious decisions about Jesus and the kinds of lives these students will lead. My first fall camp is when I knew I wanted to be seriously involved in this community. I...