Madison McBride Ministry Updates

Hello Friends! I hope you are all doing well and having an amazing spring season! Time is flying as the school year is wrapping up here at UTA and TCC! I am feeling so thankful for all that God has done this year and for the ways I have seen him work in the lives of the students I have gotten the privilege to meet with this year. With all that lets talk about the month of April!  72 Hours of Prayer For the last several years some of the UTA ministries have banded together to host an event of 72 hours of prayer! We set up a tent with stations and have students volunteer for time slots that go over the course of 3 days! How neat is it that we have someone praying at all times for 72 hours straight! We also end the 3 days with a united worhsip night where we all get together to worship on campus!  TCC Outreach and service opportunity For every week this semester we have been doing weekly outreach at TCC northeast! It has been such a gift to see all God has done through that small...

 Hello Friends I hope you’re all doing well! We are full steams ahead for finishing out the school year and April will be very busy but very sweet! But let’s first talk about what a month march was! Our Team! I have had the pleasure of serving along side not only our staff but also our amazing student leader team! We would not be able to reach the students we do without them! They have a heart for God and a heart for Gods people! They keep us thinking about new ideas, ways of doing things and the needs of our campus! They are eager to learn and willing to give up around 15 hours of their week to serve! I am so thankful that God has allowed me to serve alongside them!  Outreach We have been continuing our weekly outreach at TCC and it has been going so well! We are meeting new students weekly and have a group of re-occurring students who have joined in on what we’re doing! I really feel as though God is doing something with this time! I am excited to have a few more weeks with ...

 Hello Friends! I hope you all had an amazing February! Ministry this month was sweet and back to our normal routine after breaks and winter retreat! This month has so many notes of Gods love for his people woven all throughout it! Let's recap together!  Outreach at TCC We have started a new weekly outreach time at the TCC northeast and southeast campuses and it has been amazing! Doing ministry there last semester was pretty challenging, but with the help of some UTA students it has blossomed this semester! From asking people questions like "what is love" or offering prayer, we have had the chance to meet so many more students this semester! Im not sure what God is going to do with this time, but it has already been so special!  Pizza Theo We got to do our spring pizza theo this month and the topic was "How to think like a christian". I loved getting to hear from some of our pastors how to take our relationship with God to the next level. It's easy to be tol...

 Hello Friends! I hope this blog finds you well! While February brings a slower pace, January is a sprint, so we have some ground to cover!  Staff Retreat We as a staff got to retreat together at the beginning of this month. We had Ronnie, a dear friend, come and speak over his book Seeing God, Seeing You, where he walked us through when we see God right, we can see ourselves and others through his eyes. Winter Retreat Winter retreat is easily our biggest event that we as a collective ministry put on. We had over 800 people attend! We also had the pleasure of having our guest speaker, Marty Solomon come and share about Genesis, specifically the story’s of Abraham, Issac, Jacob and Joseph. I am blown away by the amount of knowledge he shared, and am more excited than ever about the Old Testament! Spring Welcome Week! The semester has started for the spring and we wanted not only to welcome previously enrolled UTA students, but also new transfer students. We passed out hot choco...

 Hello Friends! I hope you all are doing well and that you had an amazing holiday season! Somehow this year has flown by and it’s 2026! I might not believe December even passed if it wasn’t for this blog! As we’re walking into the new year I want to take a moment to reflect on all God has done this year! 2025 had some awesome God deals and I can’t wait to see what he has planned for this year! December is a shorter month because of our holiday break… but lets reflect on a few of the things we did prior to all the holiday festivities! Christmas TNF For the past few years we have done a Christmas devotional in place of our last Thursday night fellowship. This year we reflected on certain scriptures that help us center in on the magnitude that the birth of Christ held. Gods people heard from him after over 400 years of silence through the cries of a baby. Pretty amazing if you ask me! It was sweet to get to fellowship and worship with our students one more time before the end of the s...

 Hello Friends I hope you all are doing well and had an amazing time celebrating Thanksgiving! I love the holiday season and the amount of reflecting it brings! I have so much to be grateful for and you, the people reading this are a huge reason. I love getting to do college ministry, and it wouldn't be possible without you! So I am thinking of you this holiday season!  God, as always moved in some cool ways this November and I want to share that with you!  ACC Bowling Night! The church that I attend here in Arlington hosted a bowling night for us to go to! It is always a way to connect with not only our church members but also our students! Brea and I get to study the bible together every week, and it was so fun to bet to bowl and go to the arcade with her as well!  Pizza Theo! Every semester we host pizza theology, where we as an entire ministry (all campuses) will study more in depth a book or topic! We normally will do 2 hours of lecture, 1 hour of pizza, and end...

 Hello Friends! I hope y’all have had an amazing month! Welcome back to another monthly update about what God is doing at UTA and TCC! October is the ONLY month of ministry where we do not have a big event, retreat or school break! It always seems to feel like routine seems to be the perfect word for this month. Weekly times set with people always find their groove, and our cores (small groups) have a consistent flow! I feel as though God has been so visionary for this year and I love seeing it come to life!   Thank you! I feel as though God has been putting generosity on my heart more than ever this past month. As I have been thinking through ways God is inviting me into being more generous I think of you all. You have set a faithful example of what it looks like to know that what you have first belongs to the Lord! I wouldn’t be able to do what I do without your support, so thank you so much!  Hispanic heritage service! One of my favorite memories from this month was th...

 Hello Friends! I hope you are all doing well! September has flown by and I am amazed at how much has happened this last month! Schedules are setting and I have been able to settle into more of a routine which has been nice! My hours have looked a lot different this year since I am on campus for 40 of my 45 hours! So with all that… let’s dive in and talk about September!  Fall Camp! Our fall camp was early this year and fell on the last week of September! In the past we have had around 80 students attend, but this year we had over 130! What a blessing! The students were so engaged, whether it be with the worship, the sermons, or the community time! I always leave fall camp feeling more connected with the students and with a vision of what God is dreaming up for our campus this school year!  TCC! We got to officially start things at TCC and have now had 5 weeks of core (small group) there! We have had a consistent group of students attending and it has been so fun getting ...