Is the summer flying by for anyone else?? Wow, it's been a whirlwind! Our staff has been hard at work getting things ready for next year. We had a couple of big planning days to dream up big ideas with God. We want to really welcome and bless the people coming on campus this fall!
Reagann's Ministry Updates
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Summer is Here!
Friday, May 30, 2025
A Month in Pictures
End of Year Party
Scripture Smackdown
This semester, we challenged our students to a little competition between the guys and girls to read whole books of Scripture. They loved it! And as a community they read over 500 books of Scripture (and not just the short ones, either!) The girls won!!
First Annual FOCUS 5K
(And it may never happen again!) But seriously, I hope it does, what a blast! Some students took initiative to plan a fundraiser for SICM and raised over $4,000.
SICM
Our annual leadership training conference happened and I can already feel the impact of so many students fired up and ready to love their campus. Our ministry is big on developing leaders; it's one of our core values. We believe that we are more effective as ministers when we make disciples who make disciples. Christianity can die out in a generation but by investing in those who will then pour into others well, we get to build on a vision that will outlive us. And we pray they'll do more than we're able.
Y'all know I get to focus a lot of my energy at TWU. This year, we sent these six girls to SICM. They've already made a lasting impact on their campus, but I'm so excited to see what God wants to invite them to be a part of next year at TWU.
Fundraising Update
I'm entering into my fundraising season for next year. Currently I'm looking to raise another $1,000 a month. I love that I get to partner with so many generous people who are excited about the work God is doing on these campuses! If you are interested in giving or increasing your support, you can do so at anyfocus.churchcenter.com and find my name in the dropdown. As always, I so appreciate your support and prayers.
The other thing I'm looking to do this season is make more connections. If you have anyone in your network who loves God and might be excited to hear about what I’m doing, I would love to talk to them!
Owen has been my partner in fundraising as we kick things off. If you want to join his support team, he'd love that!
Monday, April 28, 2025
FInish Well
We had our last Thursday Night Fellowship of the school year and it was bittersweet. These students have been such a joy this year, their energy is infectious! They even forced the worship team into an encore this week, these hooligans love to worship the Lord together ;).
As a ministry, we value deeply principle of raising up leaders. We devote a lot of time to developing people and one way we do this is through teaching leadership axioms. These become a large part of our ministry "toolboxes" that help keep both students and pastors on track. As the year comes to a close, I'm reminded of one axiom in particular: Finish Well.
This axiom is about realizing that we are often most remembered for how well we finish our time in a relationship or organization rather than for how things go in the middle, or even for our greatest accomplishments. Denton is notorious for being a place that people pass through. A college town, many leave for the Big City (i.e. Dallas) after graduating so they can start their careers. But as someone who has stayed in Denton for just about ten years now, watching so many people leave can weigh on me. On one hand, I'm so excited to see people go and live their life, hopefully made better by their time in Denton. On the other hand, I miss them! And I see so much need in Denton for people who are rooted here and in it for the long haul. Just this week I saw probably three or four For Sale signs in my neighborhood. It’s a bit of a transient place which is a breeding ground for loneliness.
We talk with our corefas about finishing well every year. Following through on our commitments, being faithful to the end, and preparing people in our care for things to change. We talk about how making and keeping promises creates stability for people. I've come to realize that every commitment has a trade-off. For our leaders, committing to come to an event like fall retreat means that they can't work that weekend and lose out on making money. Or committing to study the Bible with someone means that they need to find another time to work on homework. And at the end of the semester, we all take a look at what's next. Our pastors have prayed for years to have more students stay in Denton as they graduate, even if it means a bit of sacrifice. And many have! They decide to commit to our church or another church in Denton and take seriously the call to serve. This has been transformational to our church and I believe our town!
Just this month we had a church retreat and I've been struck by how many of these people have gone through FOCUS and decided to stay in Denton in the last few years. I'm reminded the work God is doing on these campuses is about more than helping people while they're in college. We get to be a part of raising up the next generation of church leaders, missionaries, and disciples. Disciples who then go and make disciples. What a blessing.
Church Retreat!
Bonus Easter Pictures!
My sweet parents!
Fundraising Update
I'm entering into my fundraising season for next year very soon. Currently I'm looking to raise another $1,000 a month. I love that I get to partner with so many generous people who are excited about the work God is doing on these campuses! If you are interested in giving or increasing your support, you can do so at anyfocus.churchcenter.com and find my name in the dropdown. As always, I so appreciate your support and prayers.
The other thing I'm looking to do this season is make more connections. If you have anyone in your network who loves God and might be excited to hear about what I’m doing, I would love to talk to them!
Student Testimony
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Washington Visits Texas
Every year, we send students ripe with potential as leaders to Bellingham, Washington to attend SICM (Student Institute for Campus Ministry). Over our time doing this, we've developed close ties with the people who host us, CCF (Christian Campus Fellowship). We have stolen many ideas from them and visa versa and have gotten to encourage and pray for each other. During their spring break, they invite their students to sacrifice their spring break and go to other colleges to evangelize and minister there. This year they came to Denton!
What a whirlwind this week was! 15 students and 4 staff blessed us with their kind hearts and willingness to do whatever was necessary to reach our campuses. I feel like our week of housing, feeding, shuttling, and facilitating their time here was truly a testament to how we are blessed when we serve others.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Through Cold Nights To Sunny Days
Happy March! I hope you all are enjoying nice weather as much as I am!
Friday, January 31, 2025
A Packed January
Staff Retreat
Our staff kicked off the year with staff retreat. We even managed to squeeze it in before the snow! We spent the week reflecting on 1 Corinthians 13 and what love is about. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." So simple, but if we really made this truth the center of our lives, recognizing how God loves us and striving to love others this way, how radically would we be changed?