A Holistic Approach to International Student Ministry
By Chase Jenkins, FBC Durham, NC. I remember eight years ago being asked to serve as an English teacher during our church’s weekly ESL outreach, a ministry I didn’t know we had. It was an urgent need; the ESL team was already at capacity and needed additional teachers. My students would be Nepali refugees who […]
American and International Student Ministries Working Together
Dennis Runner shares some practices that could help you add international student work within an existing college ministry. What do you do if you are launching an International student ministry? Here are some questions that might be going through your head: “How do I begin to connect with international students?” “What about creating a registered […]
This Is Us
We live in an era of constant change. Constant. So much that it is easy to assume that something that came on the radar more than a few years ago would now be hopelessly irrelevant, a “so yesterday.” That would certainly be true if we’re thinking of fads. Consumer gadgets like Fidget Spinners and […]
Campus Ministry Spotlight: Tennessee Tech University
Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, Tennessee Technological University is a regional university with a strong emphasis in engineering. The campus primarily enrolls students from Tennessee, however, there is a significant population of students enrolled from other countries. With a good balance of students from both urban and rural settings, TTU’s campus is appealing because of […]
Church Spotlight: Cross Church College (C3)
Cross Church is one church in 5 locations in the NW Arkansas/SW Missouri area. A multi-generational, multi-ethnic church, Cross Church offers a variety of ministries. Cross Church College, also known as C3, is one of those ministries that is based out of Cross Church’s Fayetteville campus. C3 is commissioned with the responsibility to reach the collegiate […]
Are You Ready to #GiveTwentyFive?
#GiveTwentyFive is a call encouraging anyone and everyone who was blessed by a college ministry to give $25 to that ministry between now and the end of the year. Think of the thousands—and even millions—of college ministry alums. What if every one of them were to give $25 to that ministry in the next […]
One Million International Students Again.
The 2016/2017 stats are out from IEE for international students studying in the United States. A total of 1,078,822 students are studying here. This number represents a 3.4 percent increase over the previous academic year, and is the eleventh consecutive year of expansion. The top five sending countries are China, India, South Korea, Saudi […]
How To Be A Friend Family
How to be a friend famile as told by two families who are living it.
Ten Ways to Connect with International Students
Looking for ways to connect with international students at the start of this academic year? Then check out this article by Terry Sharp. Here are 10 great ways to connect/adopt international students as compiled by state convention collegiate ministry leaders Tom Knight, Teresa ‘Bit’ Stephens, Teresa Royall and Chris Mills: 1. Pray for God to […]
4 Things to Pray for College Ministers
Eric Geiger leads the Resources Division at LifeWay and serves with a team of leaders who are passionate to serve the Church in her mission of making disciples. Eric worked with LifeWay’s Collegiate Ministry team to put together this list of things to pray for college ministers. This post originally appeared at ericgeiger.com. I am […]