Tony Campolo

Spirituality is having a dramatic increase in our generation today. Everyone wants a spiritual experience of some kind. The only problem is that the portion of our generation that's looking for a "spiritual" experience is seeking it through a vein other than Christianity. When Tony came on stage my immediate assessment was that he was sincere soft spoken, gentle mannered speaker but that was my assumption before he opened his mouth. It made a lot of sense when he told us he attended a black church back home and it was obvious that his pastor had taught Tony some things when it came to speaking. Dr. Campolo was lively, young in nature, and invigorated to share with us what invigorates him. According to Campolo, we're missing a big chunk to our faith and relationship with God because we have very little ritual in our churches today and ritual is what bolsters your faith and binds you together with fellow believers. Campolo ended by telling us about Ignacian Spirituality. It means to clears your mind and focus on Christ and wait for Him to connect with you and absorb you. Campolo told us that this was a ritual that he practiced every morning. After listening to Dr. Campolo for just 30 minutes I was impressed by him and it's no surprise that Shane was impacted by him considering all the time that he was able to spend with him.