As I’ve often talked about (and I’m sure you already know), you cultivate what you honor. So if your college ministry prioritizes disciplemaking/mentoring (whether one-on-one or small group), then here’s a particular and peculiar way to honor that – and to cast a vision for value in the process. What if …
In my current role, I work hard to get church people to find their “fit” for serving others. Obviously, finding a place to impact others, where passions and spiritual gifting and strengths and schedule, is a great goal for every Christian – even if we all learn along the way …
Yesterday’s post provides an example of what so many shepherds – of all kinds – can miss. There’s great value in caring about the flock’s everyday sort of needs, the small trials and small blessings that pop up throughout a life. If shepherds are only really interested in “making great strides” …
What happens when your students face an “underwater week”? The difficult mid-semester week, when it seems like all projects are due and mid-terms come calling and a paper or two still need to be written, is a universal facet of collegiate existence. My question is this: How do you use …
Does your college ministry provide any short-term opportunities for students to lead? If your ministry is like many college ministries, you’ve got student leaders over small groups, ministry teams, or both. But did those students – currently in ongoing leadership positions – have opportunities to practice leading before taking this commitment? …
I hope your students read the campus newspaper, as an act of spiritual discipline in loving their campus. (Heck, I hope YOU read your campus newspaper as an act of spiritual discipline in loving your campus.) But there’s also room for a college ministry to help students access good reads …
So here’s a wild idea: What if, each week, two or three different student leaders had the chance to serve as “pastor on call” for your college ministry? They could plan to tag along at meetings with students (or others) they wouldn’t otherwise be in, meet with any students who …
This is an old Fridea that hasn’t lost its steam – with a month to prepare… October 31st is “celebrated” differently campus-to-campus, and many schools may not see much when it comes to the nearby weekend or the night of Halloween (this year it’s on a Tuesday, FYI). But other …
If someone gives announcements at your campus ministry’s Large Group Meeting, do they approach that task with intentionality? In churches, it seems that worship leaders, perhaps more and more, spend time considering their “worship set” – organizing around a theme, perhaps even building a purposeful flow. (I hope your college ministry’s …
I hope you have ways – even informal ones – to assess your student leaders (from small group leaders to ministry team leaders to teachers). Assuming you do, here’s an important eval question: How much time did you spend on your ministry this week? There isn’t (probably) a definite time requirement …
