School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students

Dr. Rebekah Naylor, a Baylor alum with nearly three decades of experience working as a medical missionary in Bangalore, India, joins us to talk about global missions. Mental health and spiritual health are deeply intertwined. Dr. Naylor’s work as a physician, teacher, and missionary is an inspiring story of faithful mission work. She has some advice for you as you navigate your relationship to the call of missions as a college student. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our website to learn more about us. Learn more about global missions at Baylor.  Read Dr. Naylor's biography.  *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Andy Crouch, author, speaker, and thought leader whose work explores the intersection of faith, culture, and the image of God in our modern world, joins us to discuss human flourishing. While visiting Baylor’s campus to lead seminars and workshops with students, faculty, and staff, Andy was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss human flourishing in the university setting. As a college student, you have unique opportunities for relationships and rhythms that lead to your flourishing. Andy has some wisdom for you as you foster flourishing in your own life.  *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our website to learn more about us. *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Sara Barton, Director of Pastoral Care at Baylor University, joins us to talk about mental and spiritual health. Mental health and spiritual health are deeply intertwined. Dr. Barton has some advice for you as you navigate your mental wellbeing as a college student. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our website to learn more about us. Need care? Connect with the Department of Pastoral Care or the Department of Student Care & Wellbeing. *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Jimmy Dorrell, Co-founder and President Emeritus of Mission Waco Mission World, joins us to talk about his lifetime of outreach ministry. For decades, Jimmy has helped students take the first step into reaching their surrounding communities and the world. He has a big heart for outreach, and he has some advice for you as you consider what it means to love your neighbor. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our website to learn more about us. Learn more about the upcoming Beyond Us Missions Conference and register for free as a Baylor student. Explore Steppin' Out for local Waco service, and Missions Week for long term global missions. *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Charley Ramsey, our new University Chaplain & Dean of Spiritual Life, joins us at the start of a new academic year and a new season of the podcast. Whether this is your first semester or you’ve been at Baylor for a while, this part of the year is always characterized by newness. Dr. Ramsey joins us to share his wisdom for you at the beginning of the next stage of your spiritual journey on "The Baylor Road." *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

In the final conversation of our FM72 series, Mick Murray, Equipping Pastor at Antioch Community Church, joins us to talk about the presence of the Holy Spirit. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us Learn more about FM72 *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

In the second conversation of our FM72 series, Tyler Self, Clinical Assistant Professor for Baylor University's Hankamer School of Busniness, joins us to talk about God and Money. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us Learn more about FM72 Dive deeper into Tyler's message with his new book, Seven Spirits of Mammon: An Allegory of Riches, Power, and the Competition for Souls *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

In the first of our FM72 conversation series, Lisa Koons, the Missions and Justice Director at 24-7 Prayer, joins us to talk about developing your prayer life as communion and communication with God. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us Learn more about FM72 Explore 24-7 Prayer at their website *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Will Bowden, the Director of Baylor's BSM (Baptist Student Ministries), joins us to talk about prayer. Prayer is a foundational aspect of our faith and spiritual journeys. It’s how we communicate with God and tune our hearts to his will. Prayer is especially relevant to the spiritual life of college students, and Will is here to give his thoughts and advice. *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us Learn more about Will and BSM *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Erin Moniz, Director for Chapel at Baylor University, joins us to talk about future calling. It’s common to hear students talk about their futures using language related to “calling”. Maybe you’ve heard someone say that they’re called to be a doctor, or called to be a lawyer, or called to go into ministry. Students use language like this because they are integrating their faith and connection to God with their future plans. But is this language always helpful? Do we need to modify the way we think about our future decisions? *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Dr. Burt Burleson, University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual Life at Baylor University, joins us to talk about what we like to call "Big Tent Christianity". Baylor is a place where people from all kinds of Christian denominations and traditions come together in a collegiate setting. Whether someone identifies as Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, non-denominational, or anything in between, there is a place for them under the tent of Christianity. During your time in college, you are going to come across different ideas and traditions, some of which are going to be very different than what you’re used to. How are we supposed to approach these situations? *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!  

Myles Olenski, Executive Director of Vertical Ministries, joins us to talk about making your faith your own. Whether you grew up in a Christian home or not, college is a time where you encounter new ideas, styles, and communities when it comes to your faith. What does it look like to take ownership of your faith when you’re away from your parents or home church for the first time? *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!  

Dr. Kevin Villegas, Dean of Intercultural Engagement and Division of Student Life Initiatives, joins us to talk about faith and politics. Throughout church history and into the current day, Christians have been attempting to engage in their communities in a faithful way. Is there a Christian way to do politics? How are we supposed to have civil discourse with our neighbors? *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** Resources mentioned in this episode: The After Party City of God *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!  

Sharita Holder, Senior Coordinator for Campus Ministries & Church Connections for Baylor Spiritual Life, joins us to talk about new beginnings. We're at the start of a brand new college semester, and Baylor University students have thoughts and questions on how they can start this academic year with their spiritual journeys in mind *** Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us *** School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys. If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students. This podcast is hosted by Baylor University’s Office of Spiritual Life, and is meant to be a resource for students experiencing their faith in the university setting. Each episode, we’re sitting down with Baylor faculty and staff, campus ministry leaders, and other guests to discuss topics to help students at Baylor and beyond on their spiritual journeys.   If you’re a college student, this podcast is for you. We’re here every episode to give you a new way to integrate your faith at your university. We’re covering topics like community, taking ownership of your faith, future calling, and more. Each episode you’ll hear thoughts and questions from Baylor students, followed by a discussion with one of our guests. And if you’re a Baylor student, you can look for us out on campus if you want your voice to be featured in an episode.   Links Follow Baylor Spiritual Life on Instagram and Facebook Visit our website to learn more about us   Thanks for listening!