What Would It Take?
What would it take to reach a community college with over 24,000 students? What would it take to reach a community college where there is no majority demographic among students? What would it take to reach a school where the largest student demographic (African American) is well below half the student population? What would it […]
A Legacy of Reaching Students
Recently, Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) in Pennsylvania and South Jersey (PA/SJ) celebrated a milestone. Robert Turner, the first and only campus ministry director, retired after 29 years of service. In a precedent-setting transition, he passed the responsibilities for campus ministry strategy in the state of PA/SJ over to Stanley Williams. I had the opportunity to […]
10 Tips for Launching a Church Based Ministry on a Nearby Campus
Are you a local church looking to reach a nearby college campus or community college? Are you wondering, how do I get started? Here are 10 tips to get moving in the right direction. This is not a comprehensive list, and there are other approaches that are effective, but this is a fairly simple process […]
Ministry in NYC
Supporting college ministry in New York City is uniquely challenging. With close to 100 campuses and nearly 1,000,000 students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, neighborhoods, with different areas of study and expertise, finding an approach to meet each student where they are can be challenging. Our ministry, Commons NYC is dedicated to helping the local church […]
Dialing in the DNA
Chase Abner writes about how imprinting your ministry DNA on students is key to multiplying disciples and ministries. This article was originally published on Collegiate Collective. There’s few things as rewarding as when your students replicate your investment in their life by discipling others. Sometimes you see it before they graduate. Sometimes it’s years later […]
Your Family & College Ministry
If you are like me, you don’t have any problem thinking about your students and ministry… a lot! What I need help with is prioritizing those I love most, my family. God gave them to ME to love, shepherd, and parent. Here are 6 things that have helped me on my journey: Don’t let your […]
10 Tips for Launching a Church-Based Ministry on a Nearby Campus
Are you a local church looking to reach a nearby college campus or community college? Are you wondering, how do I get started? Here are 10 tips to get moving in the right direction. This is not a comprehensive list, and there are other approaches that are effective, but this is a fairly simple process […]
College Ministers Should be Fired if They Don’t Work with Alumni
One of, if not my most, outrageous statements is, “College Ministers should be fired, if they don’t work with alumni.”. This is mostly directed toward those who do on campus ministry and particularly those who inhabit my world of Baptist Collegiate Ministers. Here is my reasoning as well as some suggestions for what and how […]
Developing Development In College Ministry
Taking Baby Steps and Big Steps to Invite Generous Partners into Your Mission to the Campus 1. Develop ATTITUDES that develop connections between you, alumni and friends, and current ministry: -Be curious about the history of your school and ministry.-Be generous (to students – small scholarships & tell the source)-Be grateful and make that gratitude […]
5 Questions to Ask Recent Alumni
Erica Young Reitz, author of After College: Navigating Transitions, Relationship and Faith, gives questions you can ask alumni in order to gauge how well you are fostering faithfulness post-college. As old saying goes, “the proof is in pudding;” if we want to know if a recipe works, the test is the eating of it. Often we find “proof” of […]