As a minister, what helpful resources and opportunities can you provide for your students in transition? A quick call to the admissions office at a nearby two- or four-year institution, and you could set up a tour with a small group of interested students. More students would benefit from a campus visit made with other [...]
Archive for June, 2009
College–Offer Practical Resources
Posted: 29th June 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: calling, campus visit, college, college minister, college students, professors, resources, youth minister
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College–Prayer
Posted: 25th June 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: college, ministers, parents, pray
Students who pray for others during college learn how best to communicate with those they’re praying for. When we listen to God, he teaches us how best to listen to others. Effective listening, being sensitive to the unique communication moments in our lives, improves our level of effectiveness. Teach your student to talk with God [...]
College–Spiritual Communication
Posted: 24th June 2009 by Trevor in College Leadership, College LivingTags: calling, college, communication, purpose, spiritual
God has a work that He wants to do on college campuses, and He wants to work through students. Communicate this message to your students now while you still have them in your sphere of influence. Let them know that God wants to work in and through them to accomplish His purpose. How can a [...]
College–Sphere of Influence
Posted: 23rd June 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College LivingTags: academic advisors, college, college opportunities, influence, leader, professors, volunteer
Before your student heads off to college emphasize to her the realm of influence she’ll have. If she takes 41 classes for her degree, then she’ll have had the chance to meet, learn from, and influence 41 professors. If she meets 2 students in each class, the student to each side of her, then she’ll [...]
College–Priority of Conscience
Posted: 22nd June 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College LivingTags: college, conscience, freshmen, heart, transition
Last fall, I had a conversation with a group of new freshmen about success strategies for their upcoming year. When discussing the single most important decision they could make during college, I said, “If you want to make the most of your time here, determine in your heart now not to do anything against your [...]
Cheap Imitation
Posted: 19th June 2009 by Nicole in College Leadership, College LivingTags: cheap, culture, David Jeremiah, happiness, imitation
If asked, most people would probably say that their ultimate goal in life is happiness. What is happiness though? Listen to what David Jeremiah says, “Happiness is the world’s cheap imitation of Christian joy. Happiness is dependent on happenings, on ‘hap,’ which is another word for ‘luck.’ Someone who is hapless is luckless. When we [...]
Wisdom vs. Knowledge
Posted: 17th June 2009 by Nicole in College Leadership, College LivingTags: Adrian Rogers, career, college, knowledge, scripture, Steven Scott, wisdom
Have you ever thought about the difference between knowledge and wisdom? College is about searching out your interests and gifts and attending classes to gain the knowledge you’ll need to continue down a career path, right? So, what about wisdom? Do we need it? Is it something that just comes with age, experience, or knowledge? [...]
Burnt out on hitting the books this summer? Spend some time perusing http://www.oneplace.com/podcasts/ for some great ministry podcasts. All are inexpensive, and many are free. It’s great to have music to listen to when you need to unwind, but I’ve found that listening to a good sermon or program during the day really helps to [...]
Tune In, Tone Down, and Sweeten Up
Posted: 9th June 2009 by Nicole in College Leadership, College LivingTags: Adrian Rogers, culture, happiness, higher
This morning I heard a great sermon by Adrian Rogers on the radio. It was fittingly called, “Tune In, Tone Down, and Sweeten Up.” He was referring to James 1:19 which says, “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.” I love the book of James because of its [...]
10 College Students, 20 Veterans and D-Day
Posted: 6th June 2009 by Trevor in College LeadershipTags: ABC, college students, culture, D-Day, history, veterans
Today is the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, the day 150,000 Allied soldiers landed on the shores of Normandy to mark a bold and decisive attack against Hitler in World War II. Last night, ABC World News with Charles Gibson featured a “Person of the Week” segment on 20 College of the Ozarks students and 10 [...]