5 Tips for College Ministers

5 WAYS TO GET MORE DONE:

1.  Do not open Social Media  before 11:00 a.m.

2.  Do your prep work for speaking away from campus (It will get done quicker.).

3.  Schedule a time each week that is "paperwork time".

4.  Keep a file that you throw "talk ideas" into.

5.  Schedule one day a month to hide out and work on major projects (Developing a speaking series, Laying out your topics for a semester, scheduling speakers for your Lunch Program, etc).

5 THINGS THAT CAN GET A COLLEGE MINISTER FIRED:

1.  Misbehavior or the appearance of misbehavior with students.

2.  Not keeping your supervisor in the loop about major issues or changes in the ministry.

3.  Breaking work rules....even though they are dumb rules.

4.  Posting stuff on social media related to politics or religious issues.  Beware of sites you visit than can show up.

5.  Breaking unwritten rules.  YES!  There are always unwritten rules, or "Everybody knows..."

5 IDEAS TO INCREASE YOUR CAMPUS INFLUENCE OR ENLARGE YOUR MINISTRY:

1.  Visit different college ministries on two different campuses for ideas.

2.  Invite a different fraternity/sorority or campus club to be special guests at one of your events or to co-sponsor an event with your ministry.

3. Volunteer to speak in Leadership classes or Freshmen Development classes.

4.  Volunteer one day a month on campus helping some department or group.

5.  Volunteer to sponsor a club on campus (Tennis, chess, etc).

5 THINGS THAT CAN RUIN YOUR REPUTATION OR THE REPUTATION OF YOUR MINISTRY:

1.  Anger and Language issues.

2.  Sloppiness with ministry money.

3.  Poor outside appearance of campus ministry centers (Most will just see the outside.).

4.  Not being cooperative with area churches.

5.  Not returning messages or calls and having no work schedule where others can connect with you.

Arliss Dickerson is a part time college ministry consultant for Lifeway Christian Resources and the author of five books on college ministry available in eBook and print at amazon.com (type in Arliss Dickerson).  "ALMOST Everything About College Ministry"  will be available early summer.