3 Tips for Preparing Your Church College Ministry for Summer
Every year when summer rolls around I begin to feel bittersweet about college ministry. This is the only ministry in the church where people leave for a couple of months and then come back, or they are back at your church for a couple of months and then leave again. On one hand, I am […]
A Staff that Becomes a Team
At the risk of losing the reader from the start, I want to share the conclusion as the intro:“Calling a staff a team doesn’t make it one.” Likewise, everyone that is given the title “Team Leader” is not automatically a “Team Leader”. A team that excels corporately cannot be legislated, mandated, or assumed in any […]
Sending Students On Mission: Denver, Colorado
One of the best things that college leaders get to do is be a part of sending students on a mission. We love hearing stories about the impact on our students and ministries, but it is also very exciting to see how God works in the hearts of those to whom our students’ minister. Josh […]
Where to Start: How to Help Students with Mental Health Needs
When it comes to walking with students through a mental health crisis or dealing with trauma in their lives, it helps to already have an action plan in place. Below are some suggestions and ways to help students as they encounter difficult times and need professional help. Begin with Knowing -Know what on-campus resources are […]
BCNet 2023 Update
Baptist Collegiate Network (BCNet) and Collegeministry.com is facilitated by college ministers from around North America, who volunteer time to find ways to provide encouragement, resources, and new ideas to other college ministers. These college ministers are from churches, campuses, and sometimes something in between. There are currently eight teams of individuals helping with BCNet, and […]
Six Principles for Leading Through Transition
Transitioning semesters, transitioning from one leadership team to the next, transitioning to new methods of outreach as campus environments change—collegiate ministers live and lead in an almost constant state of transition. In addition to the normal transitions that happen through the course of any year, there are also those exceptional seasons of transition such as […]
Seeking Community as a College Minister
College ministry is hard. It’s a joy, certainly! I’ve never experienced more excitement about Jesus and His mission than I have working with and alongside college students. Their excitement and passion for Christ is infectious and life-giving. Yet, we should acknowledge that the joy of college ministry comes with great difficulty. We can all think […]
Outreach and Evangelism Through Affinity Groups
In 2001 I approached a couple of ministers to gauge their interest in partnering with the BCM to reach different affinity groups on campus. UAB was a diverse and segmented campus in 2001 and has only grown more diverse and segmented since then, especially post-covid. Initially, I targeted three groups on campus in 2001-2002 and […]
New Year. New Semester. New You?
There are millions (literally 22,800,000 of them) of Google search results for “new year resolutions.” Each new year is the fresh start to finally get serious about (fill in the blank). According to Forbes, improving mental health, financial health, and physical health are some of the most common resolutions set for 2023. At the start […]
Campus Multiplication Network
“Over half of colleges and universities have little to no gospel presence on them. We’re not okay with that …” is the opening message that greets you on the Campus Multiplication Network’s homepage. CMN is designed to train and equip campus ministry leaders in the “how to” of pioneering a new campus ministry or seeing […]