Summer FOCUS and Student Institute of Campus Ministry

It's summer time, but God is still at work, and ministry is still in full swing!

Pictured above is our Summer Thursday Night Fellowship, all of the students who are still living in DFW get together in one location to worship God, learn more about his word, and spend tine with friends. This summer we are going over our one on one bible study topics, but covering the heart behind the reason for covering those topics. So far we've talked about God's word and why having scripture on our hearts is so critical to bringing life to people around us. We also talked about Jesus, and why knowing him is so central to understanding who God is, and who we were made to be. In the weeks to come we will talk about community, discipleship, sin, grace, and several other topics! Our students will then go and cover these topics with their peers as they engage in one on one bible studies with people they meet in their classes in the fall. So exciting.

About 100 college students just got back from the Student Institute of Campus Ministry. While there those students participated in classes on topics like Spiritual Friendship, Evangelism, Leading Effective Small Groups, and many others. They learned from campus ministers who have been doing college ministry for upwards of 50 years. Every year that we do SICM our students come back to campus eager to share Jesus with their peers and equipped in how to disciple others well.

Pictured above are just a few of our students from UTA and TCC who will be leading our core groups this next year. How cool that these young men and women have caught a vision for a campus transformed by the good news of Jesus. Can't wait to see how God works through them to raise up the next generation of Jesus followers. Thank you for your investment in these groups. Your gifts are making a profound impact. Don't forget to check out the student testimony below!

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Disciple Means Student

Two of the things that I have been most grateful for in the last month is the fact that God gifts us with so much fun in this life, and secondly, how God blesses us by giving us the ability to learn. At our online TNF's we have been hosting after events for our students where we try to do something that helps everyone feel connected. At one of our most recent after events we decided to host "show and tell" where everyone finds one or two objects that they are most proud of owning or they consider to be the most interesting thing they own. It was such a blast to see what the students loved and wanted to show off. In the bottom right Taylor Bass, one of our student leaders, was showing off the set of armor that he and some friends had crafted from cardboard. And 2 blocks above him Nathan Baugh, another one of our student leaders, shows off his autographed pictures of Ariana Grande that he got when he was in middle school. It was so sweet to laugh with those in attendance

More Winter Retreat and Lucy Update!

The fruit of winter retreat is evident! God really used that time to bond our guys together and point them more collectively towards following Jesus. Since winter retreat we have been able to identify several guys that we are excited to invite to be leaders next year in the ministry from Austen, to Josh, to Manny, to Chris (who's testimony is below) God is raising up young men who are eager to not only know Him but to share him with their peers. I couldn't be more grateful for you who helps to make that kind of heart transformation possible! One of our core groups, led by Ian and Crew has been in a particularly healthy place. These guys look forward to spending time together, reading God's word, praying for one another, and sharing their lives. Here they are hanging out an arcade together recently. But every week they are learning about Jesus together and growing as disciples! Speaking of Growing, Lucy is getting bigger. This photo above was from her first wedding recentl

SICM, Staff Retreat, and Start of the Semester

Hello friends and partners in ministry, The summer is over! We are back into the full swing of things, and I got to tell you. God is good and I am so excited for what is to come in just the next few weeks of campus ministry. This last week we got to have our staff retreat in Bridgeport, Texas. The goal of staff retreat is to collectively as a team of ministers recenter ourselves on Jesus and his work in the world, reflect on why we do what we do, and spend time together relationally. Pictured below is our UTA Campus Missionary Team for 2021-2022. From left to right we have Jalen, Graham, Myself, Bailey, Emily, Sophie, Taylor, Emily, and Sarah. Myself, Jalen, Taylor, Emily, and Sarah are our returning campus ministers, while Sophie, Graham, Emily, and Bailey are our apprentices for this school year. If you don't know what an apprentice is, these are recent graduates from the ministry who are either interested in vocational ministry long term or just want to spend a year learning a

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