Tasks for Every College Minister Age

 Last week I did a Facebook Live Post on the tasks for every College Minister Season.  Here they are, if you missed it or just want to see them in black and white.

First of all, remember my basic premise:  There are strengths to EVERY age and Weaknesses to every age.  Lean into your strengths and mitigate the weakness.  But, you have to be honest about where you are.

The Near Peer or Everybody's Buddy Tasks:

Look at different ministries to learn and formulate your own college ministry philosophy.

Discover by trial and error and honest evaluation what your personal ministry gifts and strengths are.

Be coachable.  Realize you have a lot to learn.

Find a wise pro mentor to develop, nurture and encourage you.

The Cool Adult or Role Model Tasks:

Develop a network of friends and colleagues for learning and support.  Feeling alone is one of the college ministry killers.

Become more intentional in planning and strategizing as a result of your growing experience.

Learn to balance ministry and family, if married or if single, have a life outside of work 24/7.  Be fair to BOTH work and family or you.  Burnout is real.  Family crisis is real.

Admit you are not a peer anymore.

The Respect Veteran Tasks

Work at staying tuned to students' viewpoints and perspectives.

Spend some time building and developing the ministry support base as a result of your earned respect and experience.  Share the vision and the needs.

Begin to minister to and invest in younger College Ministers.  It will benefit them AND keep you fresh in seeing things from a younger perspective.

Be intentional in developing a ministry larger than your personal ministry.

The Builder or Statesperson Tasks:

Don't become just an administrator...be out on campus.

Be intentional about benefitting college ministry as a whole by writing, speaking out wisely.

Put the support base of the ministry on a firm and strong foundation for the future.  Build or re-do a ministry Center or House?

Don't let bitterness from denominational politics or lack of advancement to negatively color your perspective and actions.

Some people get out of college ministry just when they are beginning to know enough to be the most effective.  We need MORE old pro College Ministers.

Adapted from Almost Everything About College Ministry Amazon.com/dp/B08CMD9CXX Check out A 3 Part College Ministry Success Formula at Amazon.com/dp/B0BZ6Q7HSV