Quotes for Encouragement
As I was thinking over what to write this week I wanted to do something that would encourage you and fill your cup as you take some time to recoup over the summer. So, I thought I would do something a little different and give you a number of quotes from various Christian leaders. Some […]
Knowing Your Campus Culture
College campuses are mission fields that are ripe for harvest, but often our ministries reach less than 10% of the student population. I’ve heard stories of missionaries who lived for years in unreached areas getting to know the culture before they even began to share Jesus with the people living there. So, this week I’m […]
The 3 P’s of Evaluation
The last couple weeks I’ve talked a little about evaluating your ministry at the end of the school year. Hopefully by now I’ve convinced you of the importance of this process. This week I want to give you a way to easily categorize what you’ve learned to determine which steps you should take next. Here […]
Are You Outdated?
This past weekend was a great time of learning and planning with leaders from the BASIC network at Propel. One of the things that I touched on briefly was the idea of keeping our ministries updated. I’ve talked before about how quickly the world is moving in the Internet age. Things are changing so fast […]
Growing in Your Strengths
This week I wanted to share with you a post I wrote from last year around this time. For anyone who didn’t get a chance to read it I think it’s worth repeating. For anyone who read it when it was posted last year I think it’s still a great reminder of the importance of […]
10 Ways to Build for Next Year
I love the summer and now that the school year is almost over I’m already gearing up for graduation parties, weddings, and trips to the beach. However, there are some simple things we can do over the summer that will pay dividends for our campus ministry. So, this week I wanted to give you a […]
Being Intentional Over Summer
I regularly read Tim Elmore’s blog about Generation iY. Tim is the founder and president of a non-profit organization called Growing Leaders that focuses on training up the next generation of leaders. Awhile back he wrote something that struck me, “Several college deans have told me this: 26 is the new 18.” Study after study […]
Surveying Students
Every BASIC conference we hand out a questionnaire at the end of the weekend to gather feedback from each person who attends. After sleeping for a couple days straight we come out of post-conference hibernation and each staff member reads through those comments. We usually find a number of helpful ideas and we’ve made changes […]
Finding the Best Student Leaders
As the school year draws to a close most groups will be looking to elect new student leaders. Having the right student leaders in place is a big factor in determining whether or not your ministry will be successful each year. While in most groups the leaders are elected, I think it’s important to set […]
Never Stop Innovating
Thirty-five years ago film and camera company Eastman Kodak was on the top of their game. In 1976, they commanded 90% of film sales and 85% of camera sales in the U.S. It was common to see people pulling out their yellow boxes of Kodak film any time there was a picture taking opportunity, but […]