Will Perkins is the Director at The Wesley at West Texas A&M, which is an official campus ministry of the Global Methodist Church. In this time of great fracturing, he is bringing young men and women under the cross of Christ.

In this conversation, he tells me about the work he is engaging on the ground. He is doing evangelism and discipleship among a generation of young adults who are more alienated than has really ever been seen. We talk about the nature of discipleship among so many other competing bodies that seek to entertain, and how it is that we must facilitate going deep. We also talk about the role of sex in fostering Christian community. Specifically, Will is working with young men as such, speaking to them as men, providing spaces for men and women separately to seek the Lord.

This isn’t a conversation about, “Just do this and all the young people will come.” Rather, it is the intention of this conversation to help church leaders to appreciate the complicated picture of young adults, and the challenge ahead for those who are engaging with them. The church is indeed called and expected to minister to every generation. Thanks to Will for helping us to understand what the nature of these things is.

I would encourage you to consider giving to make his ministry possible. As he makes clear in the conversation, the GMC does not underwrite college ministry the way that the UMC did. They have to raise their own funds. To do that, please go to

https://www.wtwesley.com/give.

WBS’s article on Will - https://wbs.edu/circuit/a-wave-in-west-texas/

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