God has blessed me with an amazing staff of 7 people. By His grace, God has brought them to our ministry. The following insights are principles I have stumbled upon through trial and error over the last five years of campus ministry. The Size of Your Vision, The Size of Your Staff If you want a […]
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I just got back from a mission trip to Germany to help a campus ministry called Connexxion. They’re doing a great job of reaching and discipling college students in a very hard to reach place. Some of the things we do translate to their context while other things don’t. This inspired me to ask myself
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BE REAL, OR BE IGNORED Authenticity trumps everything – the more personal, the more powerful. Vulnerability is your secret weapon when communicating to college students. If students even suspect that you are not being authentic, then they will immediately tune you out. When I tell about a struggle I have faced or I am currently
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Since we started our ministry eight years ago, we have sent out eight longer-term missionaries (a semester or more). One of the reasons many get into college ministry is the strategic potential for global impact. The nations have come to us, and the people we reach are the most flexible, trainable, and send-able people on
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Through the years in different experiences, I have been surprised at many college ministries (campus and church-based) that do not cooperate with other college ministries. A question I have often gotten when leading a training seminar for church laypeople is, “Why are college ministries not more cooperative with each other?”. Eight Common Reasons for Some
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I am fortunate to receive and enjoy seeing email and paper newsletters from lots of different college ministers. Today, one was particularly enjoyable. I will not identify specifically the person or campus but will quote some parts of it. The College Minister shared that they were taking a group to Beach Reach in Panama City
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Mobilizing prayer for your ministry is one of the most important things you can do. I would suggest that you mobilize yourself first to be a person of prayer! If you are not passionate about praying it will be very difficult for you to mobilize others to pray. This is hard for me. Being “faithful
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Stephen Covey’s book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is an enduring classic. I have recently begun to wrestle with what are “EFFECTIVE” habits. In my current role, I supervise student assistant/interns. They care; they work hard. They give more time than we pay them for. This has helped me to again focus and think
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Sermon preparation is both a science and an art. That is, there are certain principles that are good safeguards for anyone to follow in order to make sure the message they craft is biblically faithful. That’s the science. But there’s an art, too. That’s when messages get infused with our personality. Our understanding. And our
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In Gaining by Losing, J.D. Greear shares the vision for a ministry that celebrates a sending capacity over seating capacity. As a college ministry, we have no choice but to send people! After four or five years, our students leave whether we want them to or not. For the college minister, the question is not
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