Dispatches from Campus: Insights from College Ministry for the Broader Church

Congregations and denominational leaders spend a lot of time lamenting numeric decline and fretting about the future of the church. With years of experience in campus ministry and educational settings, however, co-editors Adam P. White and Michael J. Chan knew that ministry is thriving in new and innovative ways on college and university campuses. What would happen if they set campus ministers loose to answer a simple question: "What have you learned or discovered through your work in campus ministry that the whole church should know?" The result is this encouraging--and challenging--new collection of creativity, pastoral insight, and hope.These fourteen essays by ministry leaders from a variety of faith traditions present a wide array of wisdom and practical insights. From Tacoma to Jacksonville, small-town settings to the nation's capital, dedicated ministers are learning from the students they serve and developing creative new ways to live as communities of faith. The church is changing--but the stories contributors tell illustrate that when we truly listen to where God is at work, the future becomes a place of possibility. While the wisdom in these pages comes from emerging generations, the lessons they teach truly apply to the whole church. Read these stories and find refreshment for your soul. Read more