A young College Minister from a struggling ministry told me I did college ministry “the old fashioned way”. After looking at their ministry and ours…I picked our way.
BEWARE of just being TRENDY!
There are PRINCIPLES in everything. They never change. They may be expressed different ways. But, they are the bedrock of a strong ongoing ministry. Trends often come from copying one successful, well publicized ministry. Years ago there was a trend that came off a phenomenally successful ministry. Many of us tried it to no avail. Soon that College Minister went on to lead a high profile ministry.
It did not go well…and we learned he had falsified his numbers on that first much ballyhooed campus ministry.
Learn from everybody and collect new ideas, tweak your ministry as needed, but never forsake principles!
Arliss Dickerson’s brand new book, “A College Ministry Success Formula”, is available at Amazon.com/books. College ministry pros say, “I read everything he writes.”; “Built on a successful ministry of leading and developing leaders”.
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