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If you do college ministry at a 4-year university, your campus probably has Greek life. A lot of ministers want to connect with Greek life, but it sure can be difficult! In this article, I hope to give you some tips on how to grow your ministry’s presence in your campus Greek life.  For context, […]

You made it! You have students mobilized on the mission field and at camps.  You just sent this year’s graduates out with a great celebration.  You get a chance to unwind from the routine of midweek services, coordinating small groups, and student leader meetings.  It’s time to enjoy the summer and think about caring for

God transformed my life when I was a freshman in college. I had been blessed with an  opportunity to play college baseball, and I thought that was going to be the most influential and  important part of my college career. But God did what He is always able to do: God blew me  away! I

You’ve heard it before. Maybe you have felt the frustration. What is wrong with this generation? Why can’t we get them to engage in our church? We tend to assume the problem is with them. Maybe part of the problem is with us. Maybe we haven’t created the right kind of space for them to

As a campus-based collegiate minister I have adopted the phrase, “college is a season, church is forever.”  I share this with incoming students and make it a top priority to help students connect with a local church body within the first few weeks of the semester.  On the flip side, I share this advice with

From dorm move-in to welcome week events to the awkward silence that can happen when talking with a new student…what an exciting time of year! A new college semester is beginning.  One of the best parts of this time of year is having the opportunity to get to know students from all over the world.

Looking for ways to connect students to local churches? Or are you a church college leader looking for ways to let students know about the ways to get involved with your church? Here is an idea to try that may help with that! Creating a video for students to watch that shows the students where

My first day on the campus of Clemson University in 2014 was a breeze. I stepped out of my car that held all of my belongings and within two minutes everything was out of the car and on the way to my dorm room. There were three letters on the shirt of every person that

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