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“A smart man is the man who knows what he does not know. “ Unknown As professor of evangelism I have a lot to learn. Still, I do feel like I have a little expertise to bring to the table for that subject. But now as a professor of student ministry as well, I feel [...]

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”  Henry Brooks Adams “Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.” Emerson “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”  William Ward I love to teach. In fact, you do not have [...]

When it comes to teaching student pastors, we at SEBTS do not have a long list of awesome faculty members teaching student ministry, a variety of degree programs with a litany of particular directions of study, or many of the kinds of things some seek in student ministry training. Truth is, we do not have [...]

I spoke at a youth camp this week, preaching in services and teaching seminars. Nothing about that is unusual. After all, I have spoken at dozens and dozens of these for many years, so many I have lost count.  I have done every type you can imagine: single church camps for giants megas like FBC [...]

“Do or do not…there is no try.” Yoda “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” William James “I really write my very best papers the night before they are due.” Thestudentyoudonotwanttobe Right now, you have before you something you should have accomplished already.  You should have… –returned that phone [...]

A guy embarks on a journey in the first-class cabin of a train in Spain. To his delight, he finds that he’s sitting next to the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Gathering up his courage, he turns to the master and says, “Senor Picasso, you are a great artist, but why is all your art, all [...]

In 2005 an organization called the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) began with 40 organizations committed. Today over 1,000 have signed on, from universities to ecological groups. More than a few researchers consider the concept of sustainability—from renewable energy to viable long term jobs—one of the key megatrends, ranking up [...]

I thought I would add some pictures for family and friends not on Facebook from our recent Greece trip. Enjoy. Hannah and me

“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.  And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.  If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.” – Steve Jobs For the past fifteen years I have had the great joy of teaching at [...]