Here are some resources for newer College Ministers that have been suggested by some great veteran College Ministers. And, you don't have to be new to benefit from it.
Beverly Parrish Skinner in Georgia recommends in the area of Leadership Development several Jeff Iorg books. "The Painful Side of Leadership" is one that they have read and discussed in their monthly staff meetings. Some of their newer College Ministers are going to do "The Character of Leadership" by Iorg. Beverly also recommends Mark Miller's easy to read fable style books on leadership. He is a Chick Fil A VP.
Jonathan Clark at Murray State recommends Jeff Iorg's Leadership Podcast which he says are FANTASTIC and very practical.
One thing that several mention is having a veteran mentor. If no one assigns one to you, seek out a veteran College Minister and ask them to meet with you occasionally in person or by phone. It could be once a week, every two weeks, etc.
There are a series of eBooks developed by Paul Worcester that are available for free through Paul at Gensend.org .They are: A Guide for Campus-Based Collegiate Ministry by Ryan Scantling and Gary Stidham; A Guide for Church-Based Collegiate Ministry by Wes Smith and Jared Gregory; A Guide for Collegiate-Focused Church Planting by Keith Weiser and Troy Nesbitt.
Ryan Scantling, formerly at University of Arkansas, says the best thing he has written is "Calling for a Response" at arkansasbaptist.org. Just type in the title in the search box.
Paul Worcester recommends that you check out their Collegiate Coaching Network at Gensend.org.
A Church Staffer recommended "The 6 Types of Working Genius" (Be aware there is profanity) by Patrick Lencioni. It is helpful in understanding the necessity and value of having different type people on a student leadership team or a multiple staff.
SOME SUGGESTIONS BY THESE WISE PROS:
Ben Maddox of Tennessee Tech says, "In my early years, I was guilty of telling students to evangelize and disciple, but not providing them with consistent resources (always trying the next new resource). My more experienced self would say find some proven ways to evangelize and disciple and stay with them so a culture of reproducibility takes place. And adjust the technique when necessary."
Steve Masters at LSU suggests these topics to learn about: 1. Reaching Freshmen: 2. Relating to local churches; 3. Developing a strong financial base for the ministry from churches, alumni, and parents.
Please pass this along to newer College Ministers who would benefit AND let me know of other resources that you would recommend. My goal is to grow this list. Newer College Ministers should NOT have to learn everything the hard way!
Please let me know MORE helpful resources!
If you want to check out any of my college ministry resources, you can start here: , Almost Everything About College Ministry, is at Amazon.com/dp/B08CMD9CXX and A 3 Part College Ministry Success Formula is at Amazon.com/dp/B0BZ6Q7HSV.
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