1. Write thank you notes to some people that really helped you and/or blessed your ministry this year. They don't have to be long, but I suggest the personal handwritten kind. They can be on Thank You cards. Or, you can make a card on line with a picture from this year that you think represents your ministry well. And....some people deserve a lunch or at least a good cup of coffee for what they did.
2. Update your website. Summer is the time it is likely looked at the most. Put your start of school schedule on it of Welcome Events, etc. Show some highlights from this school year. Use Pictures, Pictures, Pictures, if you have them. I am stunned at how man college ministry websites I see that are way out of date. Is YOURS one of those?
3. Invite some high school grads you have met that are coming to your campus to be on your Freshmen Leadership Team or in a special freshmen Bible Study you are going to lead. Now is the time to make sure that your ministry is in their mind and on their list of possibilities.
4. If you have a building or a room that is yours, make a list of things that need to be done to it either now or throughout the summer. A fresh coat of paint in the right place never hurts. And, throw away the junk that got stuck in this closet and that corner.
5. Mark off some "YOU TIME"! Rest, recoup, invest some special times in your spouse, kids, and you.
6. Set a day to just dream and think. The craziness of the semester does not allow good thinking and dreaming time. A pastor friend told me his Personnel Team told him they want him to spend some time sitting in his office dreaming. You do that....dream about what could be in your ministry.
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