Roger and Rose Bear serve as Baptist Campus Ministers at Indiana State University and send out a great newsletter. Here is an excerpt from their most recent.
Our call is to make disciples and disciples are people and ministering to them involves a lot more than group activities. We meet one-on-one with every council member every week. Sometimes, we do one-on-one discipleship. And we also do a lot of other things, such as:
Take students to and from the airport.
Fix flat tires.
Help students find an apartment.
Move furniture and stuff.
Loan our cars and tools and money.
Find medical care, counseling, etc for students with no insurance.
Take students to/from church, the store, doctor visits, the ER, etc.
Go with students to court appearances.
Bail student out of jail.
Be an advocate for students exploited by unethical businesses.
Help students plan a budget, get out of debt, etc.
Attend funeral of student or student's family member.
Do pre-marital counseling (6 weeks) and perform weddings.
Write letters of recommendation and serve as references.
Teach students to drive.
Attend students' recitals, plays, ballgames, etc.
Go with students to award dinners when their parents can't come.
Listen and pray and share God's Word when there are financial problems and family problems
and school problems and relationship problems and emotional problems.
"Be ready to give an answer" when God opens the door for spiritual conversations.
Roger and Rose plan to retire at the end of the coming school year. They are actively seeking someone that would succeed them at Indiana State. If God touches your heart at that thought or you want to recommend someone, contact them at pleasefeedthebears@gmail.com.
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