How College Ministry Teams are Like Sports Teams
Growth in ministry is always exhilarating! Having more there than last year, starting a new small group, having to set out “overflow” seating; all of these things keep you coming back! It’s surfing the wave of chaos! But transitions can also be really hard. It’s hard moving from a “small group Bible study” to a […]
Don’t Blow it With Your Interns
I remember the first year we had the budget (and enough students) to warrant an intern. I was excited! We were now “multi-staff.” We could have staff meetings instead of me talking to myself on the way to campus! The only problem was I had no clue what I was doing. Literally, no clue. I […]
Four Things When Leading Off the Map
Unprecedented. Unheard of. Never before. These are the words that people use to describe this COVID-19 situation. The church has gone online and families adjust to the “new normal” of social distancing and quarantine. What we’ve done before will not work wherever we are now or where we are headed. We can crumple up the […]
Sample Student Leadership Strategy for College Ministry
Vision Our vision is to be disciples who make disciples. We believe the best way to make disciples on the college campus is through student leaders that are with Jesus and on mission with Jesus. So, as a ministry, we are committed to discipling student leaders and equipping them to make disciples on the college […]
Boundaries in College Ministry
College ministry leaders are notorious for boundary issues. I came on staff right after being a student and had a rough transition setting the right boundaries between myself and the students, but even now I never have outgrown the need to set healthy boundaries. Ask yourself these questions to assess how healthy your boundaries in […]
The Virtual Campus Ministry
So, there’s a pandemic. Your campus is shutting down, moving all student classwork to online formats. You have a weekly meeting that is the heartbeat of your ministry. What do you do? Well, maybe for you the answer is to go digital and have a virtual meeting, after all “For everything there is a season, […]
The Mission is Not Canceled
As campuses shut down or go to online classes across the nation how can we leverage this as an opportunity to advance the gospel instead of a momentum killer? Your large group meetings may be canceled but the mission is not canceled. In many places across the world, believers cannot meet in large groups due […]
Developing a Leadership Pathway
Do you spend much time at the doctor’s office? If you haven’t, just wait till you have kids! And, if you are blessed with boys, expect to spend some time at the ER as well. Just saying… I have four kids so I’ve seen a lot of waiting rooms. Waiting rooms are all pretty much […]
Motivation Matters
Let me encourage you to relax and trust God as you lead your ministry. The enemy will constantly be at work to distract and discourage you with setbacks and awkward moments when no one shows up to your events. Remember that in Christ you have nothing to lose and nothing to prove. “Therefore, since we […]
Extraordinary Prayer for Your Campus
Mobilizing prayer for our ministry is one of the most important things we can do. It’s the only thing we cannot delegate. After all, if we don’t stand in the gap for our campus, who will? The first person we need to mobilize to prayer is ourselves! If we are not passionate about praying it […]