Arliss' Crazy, Stupid Rules for College Ministry

1.  When an outside or entry door has double doors, unlock both doors!  Why have double doors and leave one locked all the time?

2.  Before your major weekly event(s) check the bathrooms for toilet paper.....and an extra roll as well.

3.  Make no more than four announcements.

4.  When setting up for a meal, the fork goes on the LEFT.

5.  Do not leave stacks of chairs randomly and carelessly setting around the room.

6.  Walk across the campus and through the Student Center EVERY day.

7.  Eat where students eat at least once or twice a week.

8.  The outside appearance of a campus religious center is more important than the inside appearance to your donors and supporters.  Most of them will only see the outside.

9.  Write personal, HANDWRITTEN thank you notes.

10. If your Center or meeting space is dirty, messed, up or haphazzard,  it says to people that your ministry is dirty, messed up, or haphazzard.

11.  Pray out loud with students in individual meetings,  so they will learn to pray out loud with others.

12.  It's the LITTLE things done right again and again that make the difference. 

Arliss Dickerson is the author of five college ministry books available at Amazon.com for 99 cents each in eBook format.