Category Archives: Service

A Christmas Reflection: Incarnation, Mission, and Worldview

Here’s a completely different kind of Christmas reflection for you: my BreakPoint column, Incarnation, Mission, and Worldview. It begins, It was about a dozen years ago that our church’s pastor came back from a pastors’ conference and told us our denomination was growing rapidly everywhere in the world except North America. We were shrinking here, …

December 22, 2011 – 3:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service, The Faith, Thinking Christianly, Worldviews | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Is Campus Crusade Falling Away From Christ?

Update: See also It’s Not About Us I am a long-term staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ who has believed that it was time for a change in our movement’s name. Last Monday the announcement was made that our U.S. ministries would become “Cru.” In this article I am speaking for myself and not …

July 22, 2011 – 10:36 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Service, The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (32)

He Healed the Sick, But What Did He Do For the Poor?

Jesus healed the sick everywhere he went. He had the power to feed the poor, as we know from the feedings of the 5,000 and the 4,000. Other than those two meals, though, there is no sign that he did anything to directly take care of their needs. “The poor you will always have with …

June 18, 2011 – 2:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (166)

“Are Christians Obsessed With Gays and Abortion?”

David French of the Alliance Defense Fund asks (and answers), Are Christians Obsessed With Gays and Abortion? The numbers don’t lie. American Christians pour their resources into helping “the least of these.” [From Are Christians Obsessed With Gays and Abortion?]

March 14, 2011 – 4:46 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices, Service | Comments Off

Christian Giving: Religious Obligation, or Freedom, Joy, and Love?

A commenter on atheist biologist Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution Is True blog raised a point and asked me a question, The question is about balance and as JC [Jerry Coyne] is observing here, the negatives of faith are severe and dangerous and some simple cross-cultural studies show that atheists and their secular governments also donate …

March 9, 2011 – 7:39 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Islam, New Atheism, Service, The Faith | Comments Off

Orlando 2011 Apologetics and Worldview Track

Orlando 2011 is not your average evangelism and missions conference! This event, April 4-7, hosted by the Mission America Coalition (U.S. Lausanne Committee), will be different than any other gathering of its type ever. It is a strategic effort to shape the direction of evangelism and missions in America in the next decade. The design …

March 2, 2011 – 2:35 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service | Comments Off

New Directions In Ministry

We’ve come to a turning point in a long journey. God has clearly been leading us, even though for many months all we saw was one step of the path ahead. We’re excited to announce to you a new direction in our ministry—still with Campus Crusade for Christ, but working on a unique assignment for …

September 24, 2010 – 8:32 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Service | Comments Off

Try This Fascinating Matching Game!

All figures refer to the United States unless otherwise specified. Main Section A1. Amount spent on entertainment and recreation A2. Amount spent on state lottery tickets A3. Amount spent on pets A4. Amount spent on jewelry A5. Amount given to all overseas ministries (denominational, interdenominational, independent) A6. Amount required to lift the world’s poorest one …

June 17, 2010 – 3:26 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Life and Choices, Service | Tagged , | Comments (2)

“Haiti Is Still Happening”

I had meetings in Dallas today with leaders at three Campus Crusade ministries, including Global Aid Network, Campus Crusade for Christ’s humanitarian aid agency. I made a remark to their CEO, Duane Zook, about a phone call we had been scheduled to have some time ago. He had had to cancel it because, as I …

June 3, 2010 – 10:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Service | Comments Off