BCM and Church Partnerships
“You served as a pastor in Birmingham for years. Do you have any advice for me as I transition from AUM to serve as campus minister at UAB?” I asked Buddy McGohon, the Director of Missions of the Montgomery Baptist Association this question in 1999. His response began to reorient my view of campus ministry, […]
What Seniors Need to Hear Before They Leave
For most recent graduates, life right after college is hard. I got an email from a recent alum, Devon, who described the transition as “the biggest beast he’s ever had to go up against.” And these words came from a guy who had nearly everything going for him – a nice paycheck, a girlfriend he […]
Three Things Freshmen Need to Thrive
As first year students flood our campuses, we have the opportunity to meet them at a crucial crossroads. Many of them feel excited, overwhelmed, and uncertain. Most are desperate for true friendship and belonging. It’s a time of incredible transition, and they need support. Sadly, thirty percent of these students will drop out of college […]
Eight Quick Freshman Ministry Tips
Helping freshmen and new students transition well begins with reaching them well. Here are 8 quick Freshmen ministry tips as you think about starting a new semester: Have a plan. You must have a set plan and strategy for reaching Freshmen. It’s not something you can just “wing” and expect results. It is strategic ministry […]
Realign Your Heart: An Evangelism Evaluation Tool
OUR HEART BEHIND THIS TOOL At a conference for collegiate leaders in early 2021, one of the speakers asked a question of the crowd, prompting a raising of hands. “How many of you have spent time with a non-Christian in the past six weeks?” Only a third of the room raised their hands. I (Miriam) […]
Is Your College Ministry Ready for “Reopening?”
With the rollout of vaccines, reopening is starting and speeding up quickly. This includes colleges and universities. 2 Timothy 4:2 says, “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.” God calls us to be ready for this complicated time. So, how do we […]
Death by Chocolate
Death by Chocolate was an event that was birthed and run in my time on staff at the University of Kentucky under Daniel Berry. This event has always been very successful and still continues to thrive at the UKBCM. I hope that this Conversational Outreach will be useful for your ministry to connect students to […]
Comedy With a Purpose
One of my favorite Disney movies is Mary Poppins. In that movie, one of my favorite scenes is when Mary Poppins and Burt the chimney sweep take the kids on a visit to Uncle Albert’s house. Uncle Albert is an eccentric old man and a likable character. Uncle Albert loves one thing, he loves to […]
A Challenge for Professionals to Mentor International Students
As International Student Ministries continue to proclaim, “The nations are here,” creative methods of engaging them through friendships develop. Traditionally, we have engaged through friendship partners, church family “adoptions,” conversation partners, conversational English groups, intramurals, class study partners, holiday hosting, cultural events, and a variety of other ways. The purpose of these programs and methods […]
MANifesto
One of our desires as a BCNet Evangelism Committee is to provide collegiate directors with ideas for evangelism on their campus. We have provided ideas in four categories: First Contact, Conversational Outreach, Community Integration, and Gospel Proclamation. We hope that the following Community Integration event will be useful to you and your students! MATERIALS […]