1. Students felt needs and concerns, as well as their spiritual needs, must be addressed for them to see the ministry as continually relevant.
2. Every campus is different with its own atmosphere and attitudes and that must be recognized and factored into the shape and style of the ministry.
3. The awareness and perception of the ministry on campus will significantly affect the response. Developing awareness is key to growing the ministry.
4. The degree to which students feel ownership will affect their degree of involvement, investment, and outreach to others.
5. Students must feel known and cared about individually to continue significant and active involvement. Does anyone know their name and care?
6. Each ministry must adapt to the changing gifts and abilities of student leaders each year, as well as continuing to train students for the on-going necessary roles that provide the stability of the ministry.
7. The understanding and view of the character and nature of God that students have will help shape the ministry.
8. The prime role models that students see in the ministry will determine the type students attracted to the ministry. The most obvious are the examples of the College Minister and the student leaders.
9. The long term existence and effectiveness of a college ministry will be determined by its connection to either a wide variety of individual or churches for both emotional and financial support.
10. A specialized Freshmen Ministry and a well done first three weeks are the most effective things a ministry can do to reach new students and continue to grow the ministry each year. Spending "wisely extravagantly" at the beginning is a key element of a good year for that ministry.
From A COLLEGE MINISTRY SUCCESS FORMULA and used with permission.
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