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a more robust greeting team (a fridea)
Since I’ve already been talking about being good hosts on the “front lines” of our ministry, I figured I’d write a quick Fridea to match. This week’s idea: Create a “Front Lines Team” dedicated not...
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define your wins
This may be a procedure your college ministry staff or leadership team has walked through before, but I’m guessing that many of us haven’t. Even if we have a foggy idea of what our goals are, we...
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the ministry reinvention: worth some trepidation
This occasional series, “Worth Some Trepidation,” explores some of the Big Ideas college ministers often pursue without recognizing their inherent difficulties or poor track records. While any of these...
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go elective (a fridea)
If you haven’t looked recently, you can see all the Frideas here – and find all the other categories in the drop-down list. Last Friday, I posted on presenting “electives” for our students outside of...
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noticing and responding
When we’re looking at new initiatives for our college ministries, I think we’re likely to err in a couple of ways: We’re too quick to follow our passions or the kinds of ministry we’re accustomed to...
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narrowing YOUR focus
Yesterday, I talked about a theme I wish college ministers discussed more often with students: The principle of focusing on leading within one’s strengths, rather than striving for roles that don’t fit...
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partnering possibilities
One of the “pillars” of my church’s outreach efforts is Partnerships. We nearly always partner with an outside organization to accomplish our corporate city (or global) impact. We’re a big church and...
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a partner-potential orientation
This is the third entry in a series called “Partnering Possibilities,” looking at the role partnership can play in a college ministry. Yesterday I wrote about the chance to use partnership as...
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right seats
If you have a student leadership team – formal or informal, written-down or assumed – then this quick thought is for you. (And it applies to other volunteers, or even staff.) You’ve heard the Good to...
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field groups (a fridea)
How often do students gather or connect based on their career fields? It seems much more common to group students by class year. Either this means small groups with all freshmen, sophomores, etc., or...
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