Missions: It Starts With Us
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 2023: A Life-Long Impact
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 […]
1-Minute Missions Motivators!
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 […]
Finding and Sustaining Missions Partnerships for Your College Ministry
As college ministers, we know the importance of involving our students in mission. The command from Jesus is clear and pressing (Matt. 28:18-20). We have seen the unending needs for the Gospel in every corner of our campuses and the world (Matt. 9:35-38). We also know from experience how much God can do in the […]
HBCU’s on Mission
A very small percentage of Southern Baptist missionaries are African American. In 2020, the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB), one of the world’s largest missionary sending agencies, reported 3,700 career missionaries but only 0.35% were African American. As a Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) serving two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Alabama State University […]
Using Short Term Mission Trips as A Campus Strategy
When I first arrived at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with the goal of reaching the campus for Christ, I realized that it was not going to be easy. Our collegiate ministry lacked students and the few that were coming to our events had no idea what a ministry like ours was all […]
1,500 Collegiate Missionaries Hit the Beaches to Share Jesus Over Spring Break
While millions of American college students headed to U.S. beaches to party and have fun, 1,500 college students from Baptist Collegiate Ministry groups and churches hit the beaches with a different purpose. Their goal was to engage their fellow college students with the Gospel. Under the label, Beach Reach, these college student missionaries gathered at […]
I’m In. Are You?
My name is Keith Wade and I serve as a campus minister on the campus of University of North Georgia. I also serve as the chairperson for the BCNet Sub-Committee that focus on Missions. As we met this past summer our committee spent time setting goals and trying to develop resources that might be helpful. […]
Developing a Culture of Sending Students to Start New Work – Part 3
The nine months leading up to our first child’s birth I slept great! My wife, on the other hand, would experience the full spectrum of emotions and changes accompanied by many sleepless nights. I never woke up from heartburn or a kick to the ribs. Those first nine months were the easiest, most low-maintenance parenting […]
Developing a Culture of Sending Students to Start New Work – Part 2
Eager to begin the sending process we cast vision for one of our graduates to go help with work in the Northwest. This was our first one – our first fruit! We commissioned him and sent him off with high hopes. In retrospect, we rushed the process and ignored some red flags. Within a year […]