Collegians for Christ Leadership Podcast

I consistently get asked these questions: Can anything at all can be done to reach the secular university and how do you start a ministry on a secular university campus? This episode is from a recent training session that was offered at the Loving & Leading Conference that answers these two questions and much more. This was recorded in a live class room setting but edited to remove attendee's questions.  

College and career young adults love a discussion based Bible study. It generates great interest and allows them to participate in the study. It is an excellent outreach tool. In this session, we will talk through study topics to cover, leading the study while allowing discussion, the importance of the room set-up, and utilizing small groups in the study.

Too often we measure our success by the number of people who attend an event. While this may be an indicator or by-product of success it is not the correct measuring stick for success. On this episode, we talk through how we are to measure success in ministry.

We have heard about the reports of revival occurring at Asbury College and other places over the past few years. Is a revival happening at your campus or ministry and if so what would it look like? We talk through this question on this month's episode. 

With so many young adults feeling lonely, there is a great need for us to build a relational ministry. This type of ministry takes a lot of time which is hard to come by our fast paced society. On this episode, we talk about ways to maximize and be efficient with your time plus share ideas on how to do relational ministry. In the end, a relational ministry will produce growth because it will be a place young adults want to be and will want to invite others. 

With the spring semester being very different from the fall semester, there are some specific areas we should shift our focus. We will discuss the differences between these two semesters and what to focus your time and energy on to ensure that you are maximizing your efforts for the spring semester. 

I have noticed a big issue in the lives of young adults when it comes to connecting with other people. There is what I would call a "connection anxiety" or even a "connection dysfunction" that many young adults are experiencing. On the episode, we will talk about what we are seeing in regards to this issue and give 5 ways that leaders can react to be a help to young adults.  

Patience is a virtue that is hard to practice especially in our fast paced, click instant society. If there is one ministry that requires patience on behalf of the leaders and leadership team is it college and career ministry. It can be hard to practice at times and without it this ministry can become very frustrating. But can I say that patience will pay off! We talk about why patience is so necessary and how we can practice patience more in our ministries.

How can I get students to our meetings? What are the best ways to advertise on campus? I get these questions like these often. On this episode, we talk about ways that both a campus ministry and a local church ministry can advertise their ministries well on the campus. 

This is an excellent question that we receive often. We will talk through some ideas on establishing an environment for a Bible study setting. There are a variety of topic ideas that can be done effectively in teaching young adults which we will walk through. You can find the free Bible studies that we offer online at https://www.cfccampusministry.com/bible-study-material