You might have students (maybe much of your group) heading out for a mission trip at Spring Break. Other students may be “mission-ing” this summer overseas or in the states, and still others may have their own mission at a Christian camp, etc.. You may have some graduates participate in …
My church is hosting a conference today, which always reminds me of just how many conferences, seminars, concerts, worship nights, guest speakers, and other events happen in a city like ours. But I imagine that’s true in plenty of cities and certainly regions, too. So how often do you take …
This week, the RightNow conference is gathering at our church, and it’s just reminding me of how encouraging and fun a good conference can be. A conference (beyond the world of college ministry) can also be a great opportunity for you and your students (or at least your student leaders), …
If the students at your school are interested in the NCAA Tournament, hopefully you’ve already got some plans for fellowship around the games! But whether you’ve got some gatherings planned already or not, here are some additional ways to make use of this glorious, very collegiate event. Visit someone else’s …
Since many college ministries have Spring Break events coming up in March, I thought I’d post something I first wrote last year around this time. This is to think about now – for after the mission trip or ski trip or beach retreat or other big event. Have you designed …
For a few years in a row, one college ministry around here organized a bus trip to an out-of-town football game. The event grew to include hundreds of students – far more students than were ever coming to the ministry’s weekly meeting or small groups. The campus loved the school-spirit …
Throughout your town (or in cities nearby), there are people who spend every day working on many of the issues that you deal with regularly as a college minister. When’s the last time you did a little “continuing education” by getting their tips and Best Practices? Who am I talking …
Here’s a challenge as you begin a new school year (and it’s on my mind after the long preparation for my recent Ethiopia trip)… Be careful not to let your desire to involve students trump the wisdom it takes to build great experiences, great teams, and a great ministry. Clearly, …
This week I’ve been discussing the value of long-term partnerships within our collegiate ministries. So I wanted to post a few options for who we might consider partnering with for our various activities: 1. Another college ministry. We might partner with another ministry on our campus for annual events, for …
This week I’ve been examining the value of partnerships, after seeing fruit from a long-term partnership firsthand in Ethiopia. Yesterday I reposted some thoughts on a unique partnership situation – a “sister campus.” Today, the follow-up thoughts from that original post. fruit and fun from a sister campus Missions. Lots …
