Someone said to me, "I don't see college ministry in the Bible." I think his point was that the Bible talks about the church. I don't see church vans in the Bible either.
I see lots of things in the Bible that college ministry is all about.
-Jesus preached to and taught large crowds made up of both true followers and the merely curious.
-Jesus invested deeply in a few for future leadership.
-Jesus went to and connected to a wide variety of people.
-Paul engaged people of the intellectual community in open discussion.
-Some of whom Jesus helped turned away.
-Jesus said, "go and make disciples of all nations." College ministries all over the country are reaching out to many of the nearly one million International Students in the U. S. and sending Student Summer Missionaries all over the world each year.
-Jesus fed the 5,000. That was obviously the first college ministry Lunch or Supper Program. I notice that only a few helped clean up after it was over......that has continued to be true through the years.
I will leave it up to you to find church vans in the Bible. Let me know.
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