School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students

School Spirit: Faithful Conversations for College Students

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.

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September 25, 2025 25 mins

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.

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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 Ba...

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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.

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April 24, 2025 32 mins

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.

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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.

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February 27, 2025 39 mins

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.

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January 30, 2025 30 mins

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 ...

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December 5, 2024 23 mins

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 fo...

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October 31, 2024 32 mins

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?

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September 26, 2024 29 mins

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?

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August 29, 2024 27 mins

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

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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 thei...

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