Campus Outreach Opportunities
In 30 years of campus ministry, I’ve seen all kinds of outreach efforts by campus ministries at various kinds of campuses. Every campus ministry should have an outreach strategy- even those located at religious institutions. I myself have organized and done these tables numerous times at Baptist colleges, community colleges, and 4 year universities. I’ve […]
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 […]
BCM and Church Partnerships
“You served as a pastor in Birmingham for years. Do you have any advice for me as I transition from AUM to serve as campus minister at UAB?” I asked Buddy McGohon, the Director of Missions of the Montgomery Baptist Association this question in 1999. His response began to reorient my view of campus ministry, […]
Realign Your Heart: An Evangelism Evaluation Tool
OUR HEART BEHIND THIS TOOL At a conference for collegiate leaders in early 2021, one of the speakers asked a question of the crowd, prompting a raising of hands. “How many of you have spent time with a non-Christian in the past six weeks?” Only a third of the room raised their hands. I (Miriam) […]