As I wrote recently, I get the marvelous privilege to head up my church’s college ministry Service Team. And because we’re brand-new, I want to get us all grounded in the biblical motivations and reasons for service. So I’m hoping to read a book with the students that discusses these …
I’m always on the lookout for solid (though often crazy) ideas I can pass along to the greater college ministry world, including sharing the wealth in these weekly “Frideas” posts. Occasionally, when my deadline for writing the Fridea approaches, I really have to rack my brain or scour my notes …
This week’s Fridea is your chance – in the summer or in the school year – to give your students a taste of what you do each week. What if you took a week off and let student leaders “run things” all week – whatever “things” happen to compose your …
High school counselors are not the only group of unlikely allies I ran into this week. College admissions people are another. This week, a campus minister told me that the admissions office at his secular school asked for the low-down on campus religious opportunities. When recruiters talk to high school …
Last week’s Fridea for College Ministry was simple: What if your ministry’s students wandered the campus in the first days of school (or during student orientation), armed with campus maps and campus knowledge to help hapless freshmen? (Of course, there’s a little more explanation at that post.) This week, I …
Here’s this week’s Fridea, even though it’s Saturday… Last week in New York City, I had an idea: What if Apple employees wandered the city, armed with iPhones to help hapless city visitors (like yours truly)? Looking up a location, Googling a point of interest, mapping a route… those may …
