I started to mentally log my urges to grab my phone and scroll social media. When each of these things happened I was triggered to grab my phone.
This has been known as the veg season. I veg out on movies, food, experiences, and a lot of media. Often I feel exhausted by the end of the break; feeling more like a zombie than refreshed. This year I wanted things to be different, so I took a step.
I sat there listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit telling me to go. But I stood in our family’s restaurant that was my dad’s dream. It was his shot to take a risk and do what he always wanted to do; and a lot of it was riding on me.
I believe we can do more together than we can a part. The college campus is THE most strategic mission field; therefore, investing in the leaders who are reaching this demographic is paramount.
If we continue to do what we have always done we will continue to get what we’ve always gotten.
I love fall. Great weather, football season, and welcome week! One of the things I love to do during this time of year is visit churches who take advantage of this important season during the school year. Churches have about 2 weeks to capture the attention of students or they may lose them.
One of the things that gets me jacked up is when I see a ministry that embeds themselves into the life of a campus. That literally weaves themselves into almost…
As collegiate leaders God has placed you in this position for “such a time as this.” In the power of the Holy Spirit you bear the influence and responsibility of changing this tide.
Mark Vance is the Lead Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa. Previous to this he served as the Director of The Salt Company, the collegiate ministry of Cornerstone Church. Mark’s church is the birth place of the The Salt Network, which is a network of churches that are planting collegiate churches across the Midwest. In this video I talk with Mark about culture and how leaders can create it as well has where strategy plays a role in the process.
