Campus Based

About a year ago, I transitioned to the University of Memphis and one of the first things I learned was how different ministry dynamics can be on a large commuter campus. A commuter campus is simply one where most students live at home or in an off-campus apartment and commute to their classes daily. Even […]

“Working with churches is always going to be a partnership and not a competition.” On our last New Campus Minister Zoom call, Daniel Johnson shared some good ideas about how to partner with local churches, not just financially, but in every area of ministry. Watch the video to learn more! Daniel Johnson is the Regional

Are you a new campus minister? Are you a senior director, but starting on a new campus?  It is incredibly important that you become an expert on your campus community as soon as possible by asking the right questions. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are fifteen questions to help you

We have almost made it! The end of the semester is upon us. We asked a few college ministers to share with us some of their ideas of how they serve students and the events they have during this time.  “Here at ASU Downtown our staff and student leader team put on a “Christmas Whiteout

I am the Associate BCM Director at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. For over thirteen years, I have had the unique privilege to serve at my alma mater along with Scott Smith, the BCM Director. Scott has served in this role for decades and I have watched opportunities unfold for campus ministry during my

As I sit here in my office, I look forward to the upcoming semester as a professor with joy and anticipation. I love the beginning of the academic year and the opportunity to meet and get to know my students. The new year is like picking up a book that I have never read —

My name is Logan McCoy, and I just completed my first year of serving as the BCM Campus Minister at the University of West Alabama. For some background, UWA is a small college in a small town where everyone seems to know each other in town, and the college reflects that. Our student body is made

If you are campus based you most likely have to raise your ministry budget.  This is a part of my job that I originally hated.  I felt awkward asking others to support our ministry and give sacrificially to the work we were doing.  The finances were stressful!  During my first year we had a major

The welcome that a ministry receives on campus can vary anywhere from very warm to completely closed off. Here we discuss what it is like to serve on a “not as accessible” campus. Tiffany Hudson of Vanderbilt BCM in Tennessee and Scott Winter, who serves with Christian Challenge on a community college in Arizona share