Is There a CHANGE Your Ministry Should Consider???

Every year about this time I pose this question.....Is there a change your ministry should consider AND try out?

Spring Break is not far off and after it, the days of the semester disappear quickly and students are less with you every day following Spring Break.  As every College Minister tries to assess and evaluate their ministry, there is often the thought of "Should we try this?".  It may be to move the weekly large group event to a different time, or a different night.  Or, could it be that it should move to a different place?  Should we try one time having our Lunch Program outside as an outreach event or even do it on some regular basis?

I submit that time between Spring Break and the end of the semester is the time to try that new idea or that bold change.  Give it one try.  You may know then that it is crazy and you will be done with those thoughts.  Or, you might see that it really will work.  Or, third option might be that it will help you have an even better idea. 

Some ministries change their schedule in the fall and try it for the first time.  Oh that is scary!  The fall is so strategic and what happens those first two or three weeks determines the ministry for the whole school year.  No one wants to be in Fall Week Three saying, "This was a terrible idea!".

Some wise person has said at some point, "Most decisions and actions have some unintended consequences.".  Often, we cannot know what those are until we have done it.  But, a one time sample just might give us an accurate preview of the end result.

So, here are questions to consider:

Is there a better time for our weekly meeting....7:00 instead of 6:00; 9:00 instead of 7:00, etc?

Is there a better night for our weekly meeting?

Is there a better or different place to meet that would work better?

Should our Leadership Team meet at a different time?

Should you try a whole different format for your weekly event?

You get the idea.  Think boldly.  Think strategically.......BUT THINK WISELY!

Arliss Dickerson is a part time college ministry consultant for Lifeway Christian Resources and the author of five books on college ministry in eBook and print at amazon.com (Type in Arliss Dickerson).