I was asked to say everything I knew about college ministry in one sentence at one point. I wrote a Blog Article on it that has been trending lately. So, here it is in a little more condensed form of that trending article.
Everything I know about College Ministry in ONE SENTENCE: Be you on the campus where you are.
1. Be you. First, God wants to use who you are. His will for us is written into our gifts, abilities, and interests. Some are speakers; some are organizers, and some are leader types. The strength of our ministry is usually tied to who we are. It will always reflect us. Our priorities will shine through. We must identify what we do well and do everything possible to use that for the benefit of the ministry. Also, we have to recognize that our strengths may change and adapt through the years....so, we must adapt. We also have to recognize our weaknesses and mitigate those thru enlisting and allowing others to fill that void.
2. Where you are. Every campus is different. You cannot do exactly what you or someone else has done somewhere else. We must be students of our campus. It means understanding the general type student and seeing what the administration does that affects the ministry or CAN affect the ministry. What is going on with other ministries? How does that affect our ministry? What are the resources available or that need to come? Plus, every campus changes a little bit every year. Your student leaders' strengths and abilities vary a little every year. You much adjust to that in what and how you do.
Arliss Dickerson is a college ministry advocate and author. Check out his college ministry books here: Amazon.com/dp/B0BZ6Q7HSV.
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