4 Considerations for Selecting College Student Leaders in Ministry
It’s that time of year when many college ministries are selecting leaders for the new year or semester. Giving college students an opportunity to step into leadership roles allows opportunities to develop their spiritual gifts, explore future and deeper ministry involvement, and fulfill a greater call on their lives to invest in God’s Kingdom. These are […]
Why Connecting Campus-Based and Church-Based Collegiate Ministers Is a Must
At times, leading a college ministry can be lonely and make moving forward can sometimes seem impossible. But, what if we could find the right balance for our individual contexts that allow ministry to flourish and more disciples to be made? Common goals are needed as well as a vision for accomplishing something great before […]
6 Questions to Ask Students Before Christmas Break
Christmastime is here. And yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But, for those of us involved in college ministry, it’s also a strategic runway for the spring semester. God began many things on campus in the fall that He will continue or finish in the spring. In this blog for LifeWay Young […]
Open Doors 2017/2018
The latest information on international students in the US is out. While the main news is that there are still over 1 million students in the US, there was a 6.6 percent decline in new students. There was not an overall decline due to the fact that a large number of students remained in the […]
How College Ministries Can Make a Difference During Christmas
This fall, you and your students can join in on the fun of packing shoeboxes with Operation Christmas Child! When you pack a shoebox, you are giving churches around the world an opportunity to share the Gospel with those they might not otherwise meet. These shoeboxes will be part of transforming entire families and communities with the […]
Hurricane Michael Disaster Relief
The Baptist Collegiate Ministry at LSU was involved in a Disaster Relief project on the weekend of October 26th. Steve Masters reports: There is a great need for college students to help with Disaster Relief in the areas to the north and east of Panama City, Florida. The 150 MPH winds caused massive damage to […]
Five Ways to be a Global Missionary this Thanksgiving
Tom Knight provides five steps to embrace the Thanksgiving holiday as an opportunity to be a global missionary in your own campus community. With Thanksgiving fast approaching we often think of time with family, a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie, and pilgrims giving thanks to God. But we often forget that the first Thanksgiving was […]
Should College Ministers Work with Parents?
One friend who had moved from youth ministry to college ministry said the thing he liked most about it was, “No parents!” I get what he was saying…but…I think we make a mistake if we are not trying to connect to and help parents of college students. Parents are looking for ways to be helpful […]
Mobilizing the Mobilized
Chris Mills writes about the strategic value of translating students’ mission experience to reaching the nations all around them, wherever they go. One of my primary areas of ministry is mobilizing students to the nations. I love to hear stories of how students have seen God at work through their service, whether it’s across […]
Ten Reasons for Your Church to do ISM
Jon Varner writes about international student ministry being a simple way that every church and ministry can begin engaging the nations for Christ. Have you ever heard the phrase, “…can’t see the forest for the trees?” I believe the opposite is the problem concerning major missions strategies at this time. We have become so overwhelmed by […]