The Campus Multiplication Network Podcast

Paul Worcester makes a stirring case for a life of all-out surrender for Christ in this CMN Podcast bonus episode. Based on the writings of Paul the Apostle as well as the example of Jim & Elizabeth Elliot, we are called to lay down our idols, our life, and our past. This message can act as a great tool to disciple students with, and as a powerful boost to your own vision for life and missions! You can access the show notes here.

“Live and breathe Jesus’s Great Commission,” “Choose your disciples wisely,” “Adopt good tools”—these are just three of eight keys for disciple-making that Gary Stidham shares in this episode! Listen in as he and co-host Paul Worcester discuss these eight valuable principles, providing lots of stories, vision, and nuggets of wisdom along the way! You can access the show notes here.

Here is the first Bonus Episode of the CMN Podcast! It features a workshop given by Gary where he lays out eight helpful and biblically oriented tips about engaging with students’ challenges with the relevant issue of sexuality. He presents a well-researched perspective on the subject, providing a refreshingly gracious and truthful approach that any collegiate leader can learn from. You can access the show notes here.

The best person to reach a student with the gospel is another student. On this episode of the Campus Multiplication Network Podcast, two Baptist ministry leaders—David Williams and Chris Smith—dive into the ways that their ministries have seen the fruit of salvations through outreach and evangelism that they’ve intentionally trained their students in. Tune in for some encouraging stories and practical strategies from the front lines of college ministry! You can access the show notes here.

How do we stir up evangelistic momentum in our campus ministries? Adam Venters and Beverly Skinner come on the pod this month to share about some of the fruit that they’ve witnessed over the past year of ministry in the collegiate context. They take the time to break down their methods, highlight the importance of evangelism, and speak firsthand to the spiritual climate that we’re seeing among young people today. You can access the show notes here.

Bryce Bouchard, a veteran disciple maker with nearly 30 years in full-time ministry, discusses his insights on training young men in biblical manhood. He emphasizes the importance of spiritual multiplication and deep mentorship over mere numbers in collegiate ministries. Bryce shares strategies for empowering young men amid challenges like passivity and accountability, introducing tools for leadership development. He also highlights resources available through Oaks International and Noblemen that aim to inspire faith in both young men and women.

As guests Brenda Sanders and Wes Smith share about their ministries’ specific initiatives to mobilize college students for missions, they walk through many valuable aspects of the process that they go through to help send students overseas. Listen as they dive into their recruitment strategies, training methods, ideas for sending long-term laborers, and much more in this rich discussion. You can access the show notes here.

For episode four, Bill Elliff comes on the CMN Podcast to share many key insights he’s picked up over his decades of personal encounters with, and study of, spiritual revival. He goes into detail about what revival is, what characterizes it, and how collegiate leaders like you can orient themselves around God’s presence in a way that invites personal and widespread revival. You can access the show notes here.

This episode of the CMN Podcast is all about creating change in an organization to make it healthier and more effective than when you found it. Leaders Daniel Johnson and Andy Cimbala come on the show to talk about their personal experiences which helped them learn how to implement strategies, overcome barriers, and shift culture in the campus ministry environment. You can access the show notes here.

This month, two collegiate ministry leaders based in Waco, Texas share about their experience of teaming up with each other as well as other campus groups to see a zeal for prayer take shape at Baylor University. Drew Humphrey, the College Pastor at Highland Baptist Church, as well as Will Bowden, the Director of the BSM at Baylor, give some insightful detail about their campus’s prayer movement known as “FM72”, the value of emphasizing prayer, and how to practically encourage students to pray in a way that effects the culture of the ministry as a whole. You can access the show notes here.