The Christian & The Campus

S2E3: Ambassadors for Christ

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Scott Lambert of The Conversation Group unpacks 2 Corinthians 5 for us and reveals how it invites us to represent Christ in on our college campuses.

S2E2: Kingdom of Priests

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Fred Liggin of 3e Restoration Inc. unpacks 1 Peter 2:9 for us and reveals how it invites us into God's work in on our college campuses.

S2E1: Abundant Life in Christ

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Hannah Parmelee of Oasis Campus Ministry walks us through Colossians 3:1 - 17 and how it invites us to live life abundant on the college campus!

Season 2 Teaser

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Our second summer season of The Christian & The Campus Podcast will begin on June 1st and drop every other Tuesday this summer through August 10th. Ben will be interviewing 6 campus ministry veterans from across the country about what they believe to be the most critical passage for students to encounter during their college years. Though this this podcast is geared toward incoming freshman and returning students, it will be valuable to anyone involved in the living out of the Christian faith on the college campus – college students, parents of college students, campus ministers, youth ministers, churches and more! Everyone is welcome to listen in and reap the wisdom!

SP21 E10: 5th Commandment

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we finish up going through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. In this lesson we look at what the 5th commandment (Honor your father and mother) has to say about how to go home for the summer!

SP21 E9: 10th Commandment

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. In this lesson we look at what the 10th commandment (You shall not covet) have to say about the college life!

SP21 E8: 8th Commandment

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. In this lesson we look at what the 7th commandment (You shall not steal) and it's positive implication (Be generous) have to say about money in the college context!

SP21 E7: 7th Commandment (& Dating)

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. In this lesson we look at what the 7th commandment (You shall not commit adultery) and it's positive implication (Be faithful) have to say about dating in the college context!

SP21 E6: 7th Commandment (& Marriage)

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. This lesson is a panel discussion that focuses on what the 7th commandment (You shall not commit adultery) and it's positive implication (Be faithful) have to say about marriage!

SP21 E5: 6th Commandment

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. This week we look at the positive implications of the negatively stated 6th commandment - "You Shall not murder".

SP21 E4: 4th Commandment

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. This week we look at how God invites us to radically reorient our lives around His rest in the fourth commandment.

SP21 E3: 3rd Commandment

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. This week we look at how the third commandment reveals challenges our tendency to assign God's name to our plans and purposes.

SP21 E2: 1st Commandment

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we go through the 10 Commandments one-by-one. This week we look at how the first commandment reveals the idols of our life.

SP21 E1: 10 Commandments Myths

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we begin our study on the 10 Commandments by confronts many of the myths that surround them!

Holiday Break E4: The Christian & Critical Thinking

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Ben gets to interview Anna Brinkerhoff (Ben's Sister and graduate student who is finishing up her thesis for her PhD. philosophy). They discuss the role of critical thinking in the Christian life - how it helps us engage those outside the faith, discuss church and doctrinal matters, and how it helps us grow as individuals.

Holiday Break E3: The Christian & Other Cultures

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Ben gets to interview Cole Van Horn (long-time International minister for the WolfLife Campus Ministry in Jonesboro, Arkansas) and Barry Bachman (friend who served as the international intern for the University Center at Oklahoma State for multiple years). They discuss the dissonance between the calling of Christians and the action of Christians when it comes to engaging other cultures, why it's there, and how to begin to remedy it.

Holiday Break E2: The Christian & Depression and Anxiety

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as I get to talk to Matt Mills (a mentor of mine from Oklahoma who is working on his masters in marriage and family therapist) and Austin Medlin (a friend of mine from Oklahoma with whom I had the honor of walking alongside his struggle with depression and anxiety). We discuss what depression and anxiety are, why they are so prevalent on college campuses, and how to begin moving forward in and out of the struggle.

Holiday Break E1: The Christian & Addiction

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as I get to talk to Mac Matthews (a mentor of mine from Auburn who has been sober for 29 years) and Matt Mils (a mentor of mine from Oklahoma and marriage and family therapist). We discuss what it addiction is and how it manifest itself on a college campus and in so doing get at the heart of the Christian faith - transformation in Christ!

Holiday Break Season Teaser

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

During the holiday break, we will be putting out a mini-season with four interview podcasts. In each interview, I will talk with friends and mentors about different facets of life that students encounter on campus – depression & anxiety, addiction, a multicultural world, and reason & critical thinking. Our interviewees will share their perspectives on the Christian posture towards each of these facets of campus life. The first episode will drop December 8th!

FA20 E8: Doubt, Fear, & their Remedy!

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in to the last installment of season to in which we look at how Jesus uses commissions as a remedy for doubt, fear, and confusion rather than seeing doubt, fear, and confusion as an obstacle to being commissioned.

FA20 E7: Crossing Borders

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in as we talk about how our own comfort zones act as an obstacle to our ability to live into the commissioned life that we have signed up for as Christians. The gospel compels us to 1) meet the world on its own terms, 2) die to ourselves in the lives of others, and 3) to bless those who hate us.

FA20 E6: To whom do you witness?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

"Jesus is still king" is not a phrase that we as Christians pull out of our back pocket when the political party that we support loses. Rather, it should be our consistent witness before, during, and after election season. As we as Christians approach our ever increasing politicized world, we must be asking ourselves - "To whom are we witnessing?"

FA20 E5: Exiles

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen into our study on how the commission that God gives the Israelite exiles in Jeremiah 29 mirrors our lives as college students!

FA20 E4: Salvation

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we continue our 2020 -2021 academic year theme - "Here Am I." This week we are looking at at the how the book of Exodus points to the fact that we are not just saved from the bondage of sin and death, but also saved to certain kind of life (a commissioned life) by focusing in on Exodus 19:3 - 6.

FA20 E3: Redemption

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we continue our 2020 -2021 academic year theme - "Here Am I." This week we are looking at Genesis 12:1 -3 as God initiates the redemption of His originally good creation. As we look at the text we see that our age of redemption recognizes tension, seeks restoration, demands multiplication, and is God's!

FA20 E2: Imago Dei

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we continue our 2020 -2021 academic year theme - "Here Am I." This week we are looking at Genesis 1:26 - 28 (the cultural or creation mandate) through the lens of what it tells us about about what it means to be a human made in the image of God!

FA20 E1: Missio Dei

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Join the RFC as we kick off season #2. This season will be comprised of Ben's lessons at Connect (the RFC’s weekly worship gathering). Listen in as we walk through the commissioning text of the bible from Genesis 1 (the cultural mandate) – Matthew 28 (the Great commission). This week we are looking at Genesis 1:26 - 28 through the lens of what it tells us about God!

S1E5: My child's headed to college, now what?

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Ben got to interview his mother about what posture parents should take as they send their children off to college. Listen into their conversation in which they discuss the fears parents might have sending their child off to college, how helicopter parenting affects meal plans, how to take your child on a college visit, and more!

S1E4: An Uncomfortable Life (Part #2)

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in to the second part of Marybeth's discussion on the Christian life on the college campus with April Click and Katie Cobb. They talk about how the Christian life confronts student's comfort zones of cliques and complacency.

S1E4: An Uncomfortable Life (Part #1)

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in to the first part of Marybeth's discussion on the Christian life on the college campus with April Click and Katie Cobb. They bring to light how the Christian life is an uncomfortable life in the best of ways and how it confronts student's comfort zone of comparison. See part #2 for the rest of the conversation.

S1E3: Compassion in a World of Competing Stories

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

What does it look like to practically live out your Christian faith in the world of competing stories that is the college campus? Ben had the chance to interview two men of wisdom who are positioned to answer that exact question - Dean of Students, Dr. Brent Marsh, and Associate Professor of Marketing, Dr. Matt Shaner. Listen in as they discuss how Christian compassion manifests itself on the college campus!

S1E2: The Art of Man(n)liness

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Listen in (men and women!!) to Ben discuss Christian brotherhood on the college campus with one of his best friends and campus ministry co-worker in college, Russell Mann. Beyond the VERY appropriate name for this episode, Russell brings to the table a hard earned openness and a wisdom that has come through deep self-reflection.

S1 Bonus Episode: Can Jesus Get a Hearing in Your Life?

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Ben introduces and plays a lesson from his dad (& campus minister), Jim Brinkerhoff. In the lesson, "Tweeting Your Life Away," Jim attempts to orient students towards Christ by forcing them to grapple with the question: “In a world defined by 280 characters or less, how is Jesus ever going to get a hearing?” The cultural references are slightly dated, but the substance of this question is more profound than ever for students on the precipice of their college experience.

S1E1: What does it mean to be a Christian on a college campus?

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Ben interviews his campus minister from Auburn, Micah Cobb. They discuss the importance of getting plugged into a campus ministry, moving from easy answerism to actually thinking critically about who God is, if college students are actually busy, the amount of choices college students have to make, a not one size fits all approach to spiritual formation for college students, how to not be a holy huddle as a campus ministry, and more!

Season 1 Teaser

Mon, 25 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000