We at CMU believe that differences can be healthy. Many of you who listen to the presentations on this website will not agree with everything that you hear. It is our purpose to provide a forum, not only to enrich existing ministries and equip leaders for evangelism, but also to discuss tough issues relating to our fellowship and heritage.

Speakers represent a variety of views and opinions, and it is healthy to examine various sides of an issue or topic before drawing conclusions. That being said, we hope you are blessed by the resources you find on our website.

If you have a question or concern, feel free to email us and we will respond appropriately.

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2008 Searcy CMU Workshop

Wes Woodell - "2008 CMU Report: What Makes a Ministry Evangelistically Effective?" (53:47) (Characteristics PowerPoint; Characteristics Handouts)
Kyle Mason Swann - "It's You & Me Kid - What Are You Gonna Do?" (25:37)
Seth Terrell - "The Process of Repentance" (28:23) (Q&A with Seth)
CMU Shepherds - Prayer over new campus ministers (7:18)
Jim Woodell - "Romans Approach to Reaching the Lost" pt. 1 (38:42) (Romans Approach Handout)
Jim Woodell - "Romans Approach to Reaching the Lost" pt. 2 (44:08) (Q&A with Jim)
Dr. Flavil Yeakley - "Why Should Churches of Christ Care About Campus Ministry?" (57:43) (Yeakley PowerPoint; Q&A with Dr. Yeakley)
Kerry Cox - "The Way of the Sensei: They're Following YOU!" (32:03)
Robert Cox - "Dear Nine Pound Eight Ounce Baby Jesus ..." (45:24)
Dr. Randy Willingham - "The Feminization of the Church" (64:26) (Feminization Notes; Feminization PowerPoint)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 1 (55:10) (Mentoring Handout Coming Soon)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 2 (40:03)
Dr. Anthony Wood - "Bow to Your Sensei: Effective Biblical Mentoring" pt. 3 (48:11)
Dr. Anthony Wood - Group Case Study Excercise (22:27)
Marvin Crowson - Guided Group Brainstorm: "Forming Plant Teams Among Ministry Students" (40:15) (Marvin's PowerPoint)
Lynn Stringfellow - "The Sensei's Agenda" (48:02) (Lynn's PowerPoint)
Kerry Cox - "I Grew My Campus Ministry With Creative Curriculum" (22:00)
Jeff Walling - Few words on a surprise visit and prayer (8:30)

2008 Open Forum Panel Discussion: Robert Cox, Marvin Crowson, Dr. Flavil Yeakley, Kerry Cox, Lynn Stringfellow, Jim Woodell, Dr. Randy Willingham, Dr. Anthony Wood
1. How are campus ministries usually funded, and are most campus ministries indepedent from the church that sponsors them? (3:56)
2. How do I get my youth group prepared for ministry in the future, and how can I get the young adults in my congregation involved? (8:11)
3. Have you seen anyone use your campus ministry materials effectively in youth ministry? (1:08)
4. How can your ministry interact with other churches in your area without it being harmful to the students? (8:55)
5. If you're dealing with multiple campuses, would you suggest holding events in between them or focusing on one? (1:44)
6. We struggle with incorporating students in with the rest of the congregation - how do you deal with that? (7:12)
7. I'm working with people from drastically different backgrounds - how do you build community among people so different? (5:21)
8. Is there anything you feel you left out of your earlier presentations that you'd like to say now? (4:57)
9. If there's more than one campus in your area, how do you balance your time between them? (2:43)
10. You mentioned daytime events work better than anything else at commuter schools and community colleges. What sort of daytime events would you suggest? (3:32)

NOTE: Don't miss our Q & A Page featuring a few of our speakers from 2008.

The Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop is an annual event held the last weekend of March at the expo center in Tulsa, OK. Several of 2008's keynote addresses can be downloaded for free at WorkshopMultimedia.com - the rest are available for $3.00 on tape and $6.00 on CD with proceeds going towards funding future workshops.

All 2006 Presentations - CMU2006_Audio.zip (262 MB)

Robert Cox: "Hot or Not? Characteristics of an Effective Ministry"  (38:11)
Marvin Crowson: "Training Spiritual Marines: Team Building for His Glory"  (45:04) ( Marvin's Powerpoint)
Kerry Cox: "From Crowd to Conversion: The Outreach Funnel"  (35:21)
Lynn Stringfellow: "Power in Purpose: The Outreach Filter"  (1:10:18)
Dr. Joe Brumfield: "Transparency in Ministry"  (32:34)

2006 Open Forum: Robert Cox, Marvin Crowson, Kerry Cox, Lynn Stringfellow, Dr. Joe Brumfield
1.After hearing Lynn 's presentation I realize that my ministry is focused on ‘keeping the saved saved’ rather than reaching out. How do I go about changing my mentality? (1:34)
2.How is my ministry going to look as I make a shift from focusing internally to focusing externally? (13:37)
3.How would you go about starting a new campus ministry in North Florida or other locations where the ICOC has been active before? (10:06)
4.When you’re first establishing a campus ministry, aside from all the administrative details, how exactly do you reach the students and get them started in the funnel process? (7:30)
5.Do you have any suggestions for campus ministry leaders who all have full-time jobs, and whose sponsoring congregation offers limited support? (7:15)
6.For a ministry that’s just starting out, what are some specific ways you would suggest advertising? (3:21)
7.One challenge for me as a campus minister is balancing ministry time with family time. What advice can you give me in the way of finding a healthy balance? (4:39)
8.I was startled to learn that so few conversions are occurring among Church of Christ campus ministries! Are we shooting in the wrong direction? What’s the problem? (1:39)
9.How can we use the events that occur within our church that are not specifically related to campus ministry to show the rest of the congregation the value of campus ministry? (8:33)
10.Are we simply entertaining our students in our existing campus ministries instead of teaching them to reach out? (9:28)
11.Many people are concerned about campus ministry planting because of the endeavors in the past that have gone horribly wrong. How do we make sure this endeavor goes right? (8:04)
12.What is the single most important characteristic that must exist in a brand-new campus ministry plant? (0:44)