1. Attractive and solid biblical teaching. If we are not teaching the Bible, we are just another club on campus. Even students who have grown up in church know less and less about scripture. But, we must work at making it understandable and relatable to college students.
2. A sense of mission. Students are caught up in the idea of reaching out to friends and to the campus as a whole.
3. Committed and capable student leaders. Students reach other students. Students who have learned to lead make for stronger local churches when they graduate and connect where their career has taken them.
4. A plan or strategy that fits that particular campus and gifts of the leader. Every campus is different and every ministry leader has different gifts and abilities. We must have a plan that fits that campus.
5. Strong and intentional outreach to Freshmen. Freshmen are the most available of any group on campus. Many chart the direction of their whole life during that first year. Others ruin the direction of their life that first year.
6. Consistency. Everything does not change year to year. It may be tweaked, but not started from scratch every year. Students know what to expect. Financial supporters know what is being done. Parents and churches know what they are sending their young person to.
Arliss Dickerson's book, A 3 Part College Ministry Success Formula, is available at Amazon.com/dp/B0BZ6Q7HSV and Reaching MORE College Students is at Amazon.com/dp/B0BMW8NPMN.
No comments:
Post a Comment