Tag Archives: Campus Ministry

Jul 30 2009
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Campus Ministry, Sermons, Small Groups, Teaching, Theology

Want to Listen to Some Great Lessons Online? 2009 Campus Ministry United Workshop Audio Posted!

Into Christian ministry?

Want to listen to some great lessons for free?

Bookmark this page, and yes – I said *free*?

That’s right – Campus Ministry United does NOT charge 6 or 7 bucks a pop for lessons from our workshops. We release them for free, and, Lord willing, always will.

Of course we understand workshop overhead must be covered, but we prefer to take care of that in ways other than charging people for listening to the lessons.

We want these lessons to help as many people as possible, and believe charging for them hinders that.

I wish those in charge of other workshops and seminars would follow CMU’s lead in this!

Anyway, let me step off my soapbox for a moment and share these links with you:

  1. Wes Woodell – “2009 Workshop Kickoff & Planter Interviews” (31:09) (Scriptures & Interview PowerPoint)
  2. Anthony Wood – “How Evangelism to the Poor Can Equal Evangelism to Your Campus pt. 1” (59:42)
  3. Anthony Wood – “How Evangelism to the Poor Can Equal Evangelism to Your Campus pt. 2” (36:16)
  4. Kerry Cox – “Curriculum Planning Mini-Workshop pt. 1” (51:18)
  5. Kerry Cox – “Curriculum Planning Mini-Workshop pt. 2” (32:33)
  6. Buddy Bell – “Displaying Strange Behavior: The Value of a Holy Life” (55:12)
  7. David Weidner – “Men’s Session: Real Sexual Purity in Campus Ministry pt. 1” (63:44) ( David’s Purity pt. 1-4 PowerPoint)
  8. David Weidner – “Men’s Session: Real Sexual Purity in Campus Ministry pt. 2” (61:29)
  9. David Weidner – “Men’s Session: Real Sexual Purity in Campus Ministry pt. 3” (61:33)
  10. David Weidner – “Men’s Session: Real Sexual Purity in Campus Ministry pt. 4” (68:06)
  11. Robin Weidner – “Women’s Session: Staying Secure & Sexually Pure In Your Campus Ministry pt. 1” (41:07) (Robin’s Purity pt. 1-3 PowerPoint; Full Class Notes )
  12. Robin Weidner – “Women’s Session: Staying Secure & Sexually Pure In Your Campus Ministry pt. 2” (41:47)
  13. Robin Weidner – “Women’s Session: Staying Secure & Sexually Pure In Your Campus Ministry pt. 3” (24:15)
  14. Buddy Bell – “Effective Small Groups In Campus Ministries pt. 1” (56:07) (Effective Small Groups Class Notes )
  15. Buddy Bell – “Effective Small Groups In Campus Ministries pt. 2” (46:14)
  16. Wes Woodell & Marvin Crowson – “Fundraising: Seven Principles Behind Effective Fundraising for Ministry Planters” (36:41) (Fundraising Class Notes Outling 7 Principles; Example Fundraising DVD; Example Fundraising PowerPoint; Sample Fundraising Info Packet )
  17. Wes Woodell & Marvin Crowson – “Fundraising: Group Discussion on Fundraising for Smaller Events” (34:00)
  18. Kerry Cox – “Communicating a Strange Idea: Sharing the Gospel with Strangers” (52:19)
  19. Rita Cox – “Women’s Session: Ladies Leading In Campus Ministry pt. 1” (48:16)
  20. Hannah Cox – “Women’s Session: Ladies Leading In Campus Ministry pt. 2” (51:53)
  21. Seth Simmons – “Strange Behavior: Spiritual Disciplines pt. 1” (67:13) (Spiritual Disciplines PowerPoint )
  22. Seth Simmons – “Strange Behavior: Spiritual Disciplines pt. 2” (69:43)
  23. Gary Lambrecht & Lynn Stringfellow – “Healthy Elder/Campus Minister Relationships pt. 1” (71:51) (Connection PowerPoint )
  24. Gary Lambrecht & Lynn Stringfellow – “Healthy Elder/Campus Minister Relationships pt. 2” (57:13)
  25. Lynn Stringfellow – “Strange Criticism: Responding to Criticism & Persecution” (47:57)
  26. Robert Cox – “Avoid Strange Teaching: Clear Doctrine in an Unclear World” (39:57)

To easily access these lessons anytime, visit the Campus Ministry United Audio/Video Page. There you can download all of the lessons from the 2009 Workshop as well as all available audio from previous CMU years (that’s four years worth of great content at no cost to you).

CMU Workshop in blogs and Facebook notes:

(If you’ve written a blog post or Facebook note about the CMU workshop, leave a comment with the link and I’ll add you to the list)

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Jul 27 2009
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Campus Ministry, Popular Culture, Resources

2010 Princeton Review

The Princeton Review is a great resource to use in finding info on colleges and universities in the United States.

Each year, a comprehensive, scientific study is conducted on various aspects of our nation’s schools: academics/admissions, demographics, town life, politics, quality of life, extracurriculars, and the social scene (my favorite).

PR released the 2010 edition of their rankings today.

Since you have to log in to their site to view the rankings, I’ll post a few samples here. 122,000 students were surveyed to get these results:

STUDENTS STUDY THE MOST:

  1. California Institute of Technology
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  3. Reed College
  4. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
  5. Harvard College
  6. Middlebury College
  7. Swarthmore College
  8. University of Chicago
  9. Princeton University
  10. Davidson College
  11. Williams College
  12. United States Coast Guard Academy
  13. United States Military Academy
  14. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  15. Bryn Mawr College
  16. Sweet Briar College
  17. Carleton College
  18. Harvey Mudd College
  19. College of the Holy Cross
  20. Grinnell College

STUDENTS STUDY THE LEAST:

  1. West Virginia University
  2. University of Maryland, College Park
  3. State University of New York at Albany
  4. University of Mississippi
  5. University of North Dakota
  6. Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
  7. Florida State University
  8. University of Florida
  9. Florida Southern College
  10. University of Georgia
  11. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
  12. University of Central Florida
  13. City University of New York–Brooklyn College
  14. Arizona State University
  15. The University of Texas at Austin
  16. The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
  17. Ohio University–Athens
  18. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  19. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
  20. Salisbury University

I always hear people whining about how tough FSU is … maybe those people should put down their football once or twice a week and open a book for a couple of hours.

Here are couple of rankings from the social scene category:

MOST POTHEADS:

  1. University of California–Santa Cruz
  2. Skidmore College
  3. University of Vermont
  4. Bard College
  5. University of Colorado–Boulder
  6. New College of Florida
  7. Colorado College
  8. Hampshire College
  9. University of California–Santa Barbara
  10. Eckerd College
  11. Ithaca College
  12. Sarah Lawrence College
  13. Warren Wilson College
  14. Pitzer College
  15. University of Oregon
  16. Guilford College
  17. West Virginia University
  18. Wesleyan University
  19. State University of New York–Purchase College
  20. Green Mountain College

MOST BEER DRINKERS:

  1. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
  2. University of New Hampshire
  3. Providence College
  4. University of Florida
  5. Claremont McKenna College
  6. Ohio University–Athens
  7. Hampden-Sydney College
  8. West Virginia University
  9. Colgate University
  10. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  11. Lehigh University
  12. The University of Texas at Austin
  13. Union College (NY)
  14. Florida State University
  15. DePauw University
  16. Trinity College (CT)
  17. Eckerd College
  18. Gettysburg College
  19. Indiana University–Bloomington
  20. University of Mississippi

MOST HARD LIQUOR DRINKERS:

  1. University of Mississippi
  2. Providence College
  3. Fairfield University
  4. The University of Texas at Austin
  5. Tulane University
  6. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  7. Indiana University–Bloomington
  8. University of Georgia
  9. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
  10. Trinity College (CT)
  11. University of Colorado–Boulder
  12. Sewanee–The University of the South
  13. Ohio University–Athens
  14. Lehigh University
  15. University of North Dakota
  16. University of Tennessee
  17. University of Iowa
  18. University of Florida
  19. Loyola University New Orleans
  20. University of California–Santa Barbara

Parents – now you know where not to send your kids. You’re welcome.

There are a ton of other categories to peruse with useful information … one of the cool things I found is that San Francisco is ranked as one of the top college towns. Also, SFSU is no longer listed as a top school for marijuana use. We’re moving up in the world (or down, depending on your perspective).

Please share this resource with others. It’s great for prospective students, parents, campus ministers, and anyone else interested in staying up-to-date on collegiate life in the United States.

Enjoy!

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Apr 28 2009
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Campus Ministry, Church Planting, Evangelism, Outreach, Resources

Campus Ministry to the Forefront?

When I think “strategy” in terms of expanding the Kingdom of Jesus, I can’t get away from thinking about campus ministry.

I heard a great lesson from Mark Driscoll on ministry in the city a while back. Listen to it here if you’d like.

Mark makes the point that God loves people, sent Jesus to die for people, and that churches are meant to be where the people are. More people live in cities than anywhere else. In fact, of the 4 billion or so people living on this planet right now, most can be found living in one of the world’s cities. It just makes sense for their to be a concerted effort to plant churches in cities.

God loves people, He sent Jesus to die for people, and churches are meant to be where the people are. This is true.

Its also true that if you reach the cities, you can change an entire culture. Cities are where culture is made. Clothing fads, music, art, government officials and makers of the law, the very wealthy, centers of media and business, centers of commerce and industry, leaders in technological development, economists and sought after specialists – all are found in cities.

If culture is a river, the city is the source. If culture is a cloud of smoke, the city is the fire. You get it.

Driscoll is right about all these things – if we truly want to change the world, we must focus on invading the cities for Jesus. This is exactly how the apostle Paul operated. Most of the New Testament books he authored are named after major cities of the first-century – places Paul strategically travelled to in order to plant churches – circles of influence meant to expand the Kingdom of Jesus.

But Driscoll fails to mention something very important. I believe a very strong case can be made that, collectively, the university campuses of the world wield just as much if not more culture-creating power than anything else. In fact, if you visit the major cities of the world and carefully study the culture found within them, you’ll learn that in most cases, local university culture plays a very prominent role in shaping the “face” of the rest of the city!

If you want to get specific about a strategy to reach the world for Jesus, leaving the universities out of the picture would be a major oversight (to put it lightly!!!), yet that’s exactly what I see happening!

Think about who you can find on university campuses today. All of those leaders mentioned in relation to running the city? Yes, you’ll find  99% of them got their career training at a university before becoming a wheeler and dealer in the city. Do a bit of research, and you’ll also find that college-aged individuals are more open to the gospel than almost any other segment of the population (if you break it down by age).

The future leaders of the world are open to the gospel? Doesn’t it just make sense to get serious about sharing it with them? Then why aren’t we?!?!

As one who was converted through a campus ministry, I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to think about all the college students who are searching for meaning in life, are open to having conversations about their spirituality, are open to meeting Jesus, but there’s no ministry, no church, no group of people – maybe not even an individual there solely and intentionally focused on introducing Him!

In Churches of Christ, there are less than 150 campus ministries present in the United States (some say there are over 200, but that’s a myth). There are over 2,600 accredited, four-year colleges and universities in the United States alone, and if you count two-year schools and community colleges that number soars to well over 4,000. Over 97% of the colleges and universities in the United States lack a Church of Christ campus ministry.

Even Campus Crusade for Christ – the largest evangelical outreach to college students in the world – is only active on a little over 1,000 college campuses.

The college students of today are the future culture makers of tomorrow. The college students of today are the future world leaders of tomorrow.  The college students of today are the future … yet ‘collegiate missions’ is a foreign term to most church leaders – much less church members.

I pray for the day when collegiate missions (i.e. campus ministry) will be as prevelant and as recognized a term as youth ministry. I pray for the day when it will be unheard of for a church located near a secular university campus to not have some sort of ministry for college students. I pray for the day when all of our brotherhood universities add courses and degree programs specific to collegiate missions.

I pray for the day when the Church as a whole decides it wants to forever change the spiritual face of our planet by reaching students in every generation, and I pray when that day comes the Church will put its money where its mouth is.

I’m praying for it, don’t think I’m alone, and believe that day is coming!

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