Connecting with and Ministering to your School’s Administration and Faculty
“Understand you minister to the whole college community and not just students!” That sounds like a simple statement, but I must confess that when I began on our campus, I missed seeing the whole campus as a mission field. I was young when I arrived on our campus ready to reach every student on this […]
9 Simple Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer on Campus
Summers on most college campuses tend to have a lot less foot traffic. It might lead a person to think that college ministries take the summer off. However, a phrase that I was told earlier in my college ministry career is “Good summers make great falls!” I would posit that the harder a campus minister […]
Know Your Students’ Love Languages
In marriage counseling I always advise couples to know their spouses love language and seek to express that love language to their spouse as often as possible. This helps one’s spouse feel seen and loved by their partner. This can often be difficult as we often give the type of love that we personally desire. […]
Making “Marking Moments”
I see a lot of ministries that focus on commissioning their seniors. I think this is a great tradition that has many benefits. It encourages your freshman, juniors, and seniors to remain plugged into your ministry. It creates a culture of expected going and sending. It creates a celebratory culture, where you honor those who […]
What I Am Seeing in Graduating High School Seniors
Chris Roller, FBC Rogers, Arkansas In 24 years of student ministry, I’ve seen a lot of changes in students. As a student minister, here are some key things I see in the students you are about to greet as freshmen. Less enthusiasm. I used to see students graduate and be excited to head to college […]
Questions for the First Days of Summer
By Bill Choate, Director of Collegiate Ministries, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board After many months of holy noise – worship, ping pong, band practice, and more – it’s suddenly quiet. It may not have been calm in your ministry world since last July. One of the benefits of leading collegiate ministry is the experience of life […]
A Leap of Faith
Anna really did not want Alex to join in on her 20th birthday skydiving adventure. Some other friends from her BCM at Kennesaw State University were “all in” on the jump. But Anna knew that Alex was not a believer and did not want to be responsible for a new friend’s early departure […]
The Importance of Rest
Therefore, since the promise to enter his rest remains, let us beware that none of you be found to have fallen short. For we also have received the good news just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith. […]
Should I Really Be Concerned About Working with Alumni?
Yes, a thousand times yes!! I must confess to you that I had been working with college students for about 15 years when it occurred to me that I needed to do more to connect with alumni. They still wanted that relationship and so did I. I found myself trying to think of ways to […]
1,500 Collegiate Missionaries Hit the Beaches to Share Jesus Over Spring Break
While millions of American college students headed to U.S. beaches to party and have fun, 1,500 college students from Baptist Collegiate Ministry groups and churches hit the beaches with a different purpose. Their goal was to engage their fellow college students with the Gospel. Under the label, Beach Reach, these college student missionaries gathered at […]