Perhaps your ministry already serves incoming freshmen – a move-in day, for instance. But have you considered other ways to add value for incoming students, to serve them (even when the “return on investment” has more to do with actually serving them than wooing them to your ministry)? We don’t …
Since I’ve been on this “customer experience in college ministry” kick, I’ll offer a Fridea to match: Prepare FAQs for the important next steps you want incoming students to take. For instance, do you have a strong means for helping students understand how to get involved in a church (from …
An oldie but goodie – and there’s good room to do this in the summer if students are around. When’s the last time you took a young collegiate couple on a double date with you and your wife? That might seem like an awkward idea – and no doubt there would be …
This week’s Fridea is an idea from the past, but it’s a goodie – especially as I’ve mentioned ways to use Seniors this week, and as you’ve got room to add some student leaders to your roster for the coming fall. One intriguing model for promoting service opportunities and “causes” …
Earlier this month, I offered an idea for college ministries’ large group gatherings: a “monologue” of sorts, chatting through the issues of the day. Today’s Fridea offers a spin on that idea (and mostly comes from the fact that I love ESPN’s Around the Horn). What if – weekly or occasionally …
Ready to evaluate last school year, and head into the next? One simple instrument frames that evaluation in a fantastic way. I’ve noted it before, and you may already be familiar with it. But it’s so valuable – and so straightforward – that it was worth spending a Fridea on. …
Many of you have a leadership team (and/or small group leaders) ready to go for the fall. Others have made plans for student leader selections, whether you’ll establish them this summer or at school year’s start. And a few of you have student leaders active this summer. That being said, …
A Fridea from a long ways back that would be worth considering this summer… In most college ministry settings, summertime means fewer students. But those who are around likely have more time – so it’s a bummer to miss out on the opportunity to foster spiritual growth, relationships, and ministry. Here’s …
I was pondering a good Fridea for a week where I’ve written about a college ministry’s “back door” (here, here, and here). And while it would be easy to promote an exit survey or other means of measurement, I realized one notion has to come before others: Get a good …
What if the next time you got together with other college ministers on your campus (or even just grabbed coffee or lunch with one other), you purposely limited yourselves to the discussion of ONE topic? General questions/discussions can be great: “What’s new in your ministry?” “What are you seeing in …
