Steve Masters is the Baptist Campus Minister at LSU and a long time friend.....ever since I did not hire him when he finished seminary....another story for another day. I believe Steve is one of the best in the country at getting freshmen names and connecting with them. I have asked him to share some of what he does and will share bits and pieces of his tips over the next few weeks. Because of Steve's long tenure at LSU and generous alumni, he has resources many will not have. But, I encourage you to find the one or two things that might help your summer outreach.....and be challenged by his dogged and relentless effort..
7 Things LSU BCM Ministry Does:
1. We attempt to call every freshman we have a name of.
2. We text them all.
3. We send them an E-newsletter.
4. We mail all of them a hard copy Freshmen newsletter.
5. We mail a letter to all of their parents and ask them to mail us back a parent's survey about their son or daughter..
6. In late July we divide up the names of the freshmen and ask our local collegiate churches to text and email them and invite them to get involved in a local church.
7. On the third weekend of July we are sponsoring Tiger Weekend on a Friday night and a Saturday. It is an orientation for new freshmen at LSU. It will be hosted by our upperclassmen leaders. This is our first year to do this.
Steve Masters
Arliss Dickerson's book, Tips for College Freshmen: 124 Tips for Fun, Faith & Good Grades, is available at amazon.com/dp/B09QFB9DJ9.
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