I remember a summer during college when I consistently looked forward to being back on campus, and back attending a big on-campus college ministry I’d enjoyed. How can you inspire that feeling in your students? If you’re not interested in inspiring your students to look forward to the fall – …
Not a new post. But a vital idea. Unlike many of the Frideas, my goal today isn’t to provide something new or “get you thinking.” It’s to remind you to do something you’ve likely already thought about. It’s normal, and it’s simple. But I’ve also realized how evasive this activity can be. …
This is one of those posts where it will be impossible for me to provide enough examples, since I don’t know the particular context of your school. So I’m not going to put too much effort into that. If this is a useful notion to you – and I think it …
You’ll want to read yesterday’s post to get the full context for this, but how can you “produce” students who will influence and impact well as post-college young adults? Here are eight examples of ways students need to be ready to have a ministry in their next church – some …
If churches all over the country held a draft of potential leaders as students graduate from college, how early would your college students be drafted? Or if churches “hit the recruiting trail” (like college coaches do when recruiting high school athletes), would church leaders plead with your students to join …
Forgive my lack of blogging most of last week – our annual church conference always plays with my schedule. I’m back in action! When is the last time you reassigned a leader because they – or you – realized their strengths could be used even better somewhere else? Students’ short …
Depending on your ministry’s rhythms, it’s likely you’re determining student leaders for next year: for small groups, for ministry teams, maybe for other arenas too. I hope, among other evaluations, you (or current student leaders) hold interviews with these guys and gals. Why? Because recruiting leaders is, ultimately, a really great …
Yes, the school year ends. Pretty soon, actually. And while you’ve likely got “finish strong” plans for both your large group teaching and small group curricula, it might be worth considering an add-on (or maybe a replacement). What if your last few weeks were spent doubling down on all that …
My first significant college ministry experience was as a sophomore in college, leading a small group of freshmen in an awesome on-campus ministry called Upstream. (Upstream was overseen by a local church but, at the time, had small group leaders and participants from a variety of local churches.) One of …
You may be at the part of your season when you’re already pencilling in plans for the next school year. But are your student leaders involved in those? And how involved will students be in decision-making this summer? From small tweaks to large changes to regularly-scheduled decisions (like teaching topics), …
