How to Make the Most of Your Summer Sabbath
Even though it has been a long time since I served on a college campus as a campus minister, I still feel like taking a deep sigh of relief as the summer approaches! I guess that routine of looking forward to the summer and a little bit slower pace just carries over all the […]
Spring Break Mission to the Nations…Right Here
Spring break signals a time of freedom and road trips for many college students, but spring break can bring the unique opportunity to spend extra time with international students. While there is an emptiness in campus life due to the quick exodus of most students, some international students remain behind with often nothing to do. […]
Update from the BCNet Church Based Team
The Church Based Team works to mobilize and resource local church leadership in ministering to college students, and to provide church ministry & campus ministry (BCM, BSU, BSM, etc.) partnership models and opportunities. Those serving on the team include: Christian Anders – Minister to Collegiates & Twenty-Somethings, Istrouma Baptist, Baton Rouge, LA Matt Geddie – College […]
Internationals During the Holidays
Like many, Thanksgiving and Christmas are some of my favorite times of the year. I enjoy the food, family and festivities that seem to rule the season. I also enjoy taking time to reflect on the importance of the season, Christ and the hope that we have in Him. Maybe because I love connecting with […]
Ministry to College Women
College women are a breed of their own from the academic, to the athlete, sorority girl, hipster, preppy, loner, atheist, Christian, sexually active, sexually uneducated, socially awkward, super confident, boy crazy, and every other label we can come up with. No matter how different these women are outwardly they are all looking for a few […]
Ordinary Missional Living–Video Training with Dr. Tony Merida
If you missed Collegiate Week, you will definitely want to check out this great video of one of the leader sessions where Dr. Tony Merida shared about Ordinary Missional Living (there is a book and Bible study available with Dr. Merida on this subject called Ordinary).
Weekly Large Group Worship Events: Dying, Growing, or Both??
Recently on my Blog (www.arlissdickerson.blogspot.com) I posed the question, “Has the Day of Weekly Large Group Worship Events Passed?” Some believe that it has or that a ministry is more spiritual or discipleship oriented, if they do not have a weekly large group worship event, but rather focus on small groups. I got a ton […]
Disaster Relief Needs in the Detroit Area
Detroit and its surrounding cities experienced a devastating flood in August, 2014. More than 100,000 homes were flooded. In fact, more homes were flooded in Detroit than were flooded in Katrina. But you never heard about the disaster. The Greater Detroit area contains over 4 million people with only about 7% of that population attending […]
Connecting with Parents of College Students
One of the most successful ways the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at LSU is reaching freshmen is by mailing a Parents Survey to the parents of each student whose name and contract information we secure. We secure the names of incoming freshmen that will be attending LSU in a variety of ways as collegiate ministers across […]
Reaching Greeks on the College Campus
“Oh my gosh, thank you guys so much! This is awesome!” As a college or campus minister this is how you pray that every meeting with university staff would end. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t…but either way you still ask God to provide opportunities to pioneer the Gospel into the foreign land in […]