Missions

As a kid, Japan captured my imagination. Many weekends of my childhood were spent watching grainy black-and-white Godzilla movies between Super Nintendo marathons with my neighborhood crew. I can recall vividly the thrill of tearing open packs of Pokémon cards, hoping to pull the elusive first edition Charizard. In the summer of 2001, I marveled […]

Fall is one of the most strategic times of the year for mobilizing students to serve on mission. Students who commit early have the time to pray, prepare, and plan. The college ministries that send the most students do not stumble into success. They build a sending culture that starts early and continues all year.

Have you experienced the joy that comes from watching graduating seniors step out into the world and walk confidently into great commission living? There’s nothing quite like it! Each individual’s journey of faith is as different as our fingerprints. Though each journey is unique, we have found that engaging students in the following pathways yields

By now, most state conventions have appointed students to “GO & SERVE” this summer. Deadlines have been met, and hard lines have been drawn as final preparations and decisions for summer mission opportunities are being filled. But sitting in your office is a student needing help with whether or not they should serve for the

Are you familiar with the phrase “Where God guides, God provides”? Maybe some of us are too familiar with this phrase – to the point that we overlook the Scriptural truth of this statement. In Matthew 6, Jesus taught his disciples to not worry about their needs and how they would be met. Using the

Missions is a term we hear so regularly, it often loses depth of meaning. Similar to a “coffee mug” verse, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 46:10, 1 Corinthians 13:13. You see and hear these verses so often, the impact they have on you can be significantly less than the first few times you read them. Similarly, the

When is the best time to promote and encourage students to get involved in serving in missions? I always say start early in August and never stop! However, we have also found that having a week-long or month-long missions emphasis in the Fall semester has proven to be effective in focusing on missions and challenging

Do you value living a missional life? Does your ministry have a mission strategy? Is it known by those you serve?  As Campus Ministry leaders, missions start with us. Most of us will have students coming back from the field this fall to our campuses. The burning question is: what are we modeling to them

Beach Reach this year was truly amazing! Between both Beaches (Panama City and South Padre), the numbers were exciting to see. Beach Reach student missionaries:   Gave 36,685 people free van ridesEngaged in 18,186 Gospel conversationsPrayed with 13,922 peopleLed 374 people to Christ Praise God for what He has done! Continue to pray for those with

Why send students on mission? Check out what these college leaders have to say. And then make your own videos to motivate your students! David E. – New Mexico Transcript: Hey! Can I ask you a couple of questions? Are you willing to make yourself available to serve as a summer missionary this year? You