Tynan Bollinger

“I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelization . . . No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.” – St. John Paul II

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Where I serve

Hello, My name is Tynan Bollinger, and I serve as the Team Director at New Mexico State in Las Cruces, New Mexico! Go Aggies!

You’ll typically find me on campus in Las Cruces grabbing coffee with students, at the Corbett Student Union, hiking nearby trails, playing basketball with guys at the rec, or at St. Albert the Great for Mass.

Above: The incoming 2024-2025 FOCUS Team at New Mexico State! (Luis, Cecilia, Kateri, and myself)

My Story

I am excited to enter into my sixth year with FOCUS, and my second year as the Team Director at New Mexico State University!! Take a look at some of the students from NMSU we took to our SEEK conference last winter in St. Louis!

My first encounter with FOCUS came during my freshman year in college when I entered a campus of 28,000 students at the University of Kansas. A small town kid on a big university campus was an adjustment within itself, but little did I know what was in store. It was during that freshman year, in the rush of transition and engineering classes that I met an older student named Sam who invited me into his FOCUS bible study. There, on those Wednesday nights, I saw my life transformed by Christ through Sam’s friendship, witness, and own desire for a relationship with Jesus. He challenged me to also choose a relationship with Jesus, and to share the reality of the Gospel with other men. Soon after, that spring semester, I started leading a bible study, began investing in men, walking with them and introducing them to the transformative life found in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Since becoming a missionary in the 2019, I have had the privilege to be able to continue to serve students for Christ in this same way! Serving at the University of Kansas, Black Hills State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado School of Mines, and currently New Mexico State University; I am excited to continue to answer the call of Christ: to continue to “make disciples of all nations.”

In His ministry on earth, Jesus humbled Himself to meet us on our level, taking on our humanity and spent most of His time investing deeply in a few people so as to reach the masses. I look to Jesus’s own example to find the best method of reaching the world. In going to the college campus, perhaps the most pivotal and most needed place for Christ. The transformed lives of a few men and women on campus has the potential to change the trajectory and culture of our world.

Your Impact

When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners to help me through this mission. I’ve been blessed with the most amazing people who have journeyed with me as I serve on campus. If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know of the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. I’d be honored to share this mission with you. Feel free to reach out to me by email or phone at [email protected] or 785-741-5288.

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24