January Collegiate Ministers Update

January '09

Leading the Way

In This Issue

Hands On Haiti

Quarterly Teambuilder

Quarterly Recipe

Video Contest for Cash

Building Future Leadership

Ministry Employment/Opportunities Links

Practice effective communication with texting activities

WHAT'S COOKIN'

Corn Soup for 50!

2 Video Contests

The Church Ministries Committee of BCNet is sponsoring a Transitions Video Contest among college students. The purpose of the contest is to promote the use of the www.sbccampusconnect.net website by 2010 High School Seniors, Youth Ministers, Parents, Church Leaders, Sunday School Teachers, etc.

Length of Videos

From 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

Prizes - $400.00 to the first place winner, $200.00 to the second place winner, $100.00 each to the three third place winners.

B&H is sponsoring a video contest for college students to address the question, "Why do you believe God is Good?"

SEE HERE FOR MORE INFO...

Greetings!

The National Collegiate Ministry purpose statement is: To LEAD college students and others in the academic community to faith in Jesus Christ, to DEVELOP them as disciples and leaders, and to CONNECT them to the life and mission of the church. It is so encouraging to see collegiate ministries leading, developing, and connecting students. This quarter's newsletter is focused on developing collegians as leaders.

Some quotes from leaders who make me think follow:

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position." John Maxwell

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart

"Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish." Sam Walton

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." Rosalyn Carter

"Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too." Robert Half

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." Mother Teresa

"A leader is somebody you follow. I have this friend who wants to be a leader but nobody follows her. I don't think you can be a leader if nobody follows you." Julianna Osborne

As you select leadership teams, discover ways to connect your students to the devastation of those in Haiti, call out gifts in Sophomores that Sophomores have yet to see in themselves, mentor students both in formal and informal ways, and strive for continued growth as a leader in your own life, may the words in this newsletter be helpful to you.

Linda Osborne
National Collegiate Ministry Leader

Network Partnerships

Are You Building for a Future or Just Living in the Present?
4 Ways to develop student leaders and a couple of ideas to help develop yourself as leader.

Collegiate Ministers Fellowship

Monday, July 12^th to

Wednesday, July 14^th

at the BCM at the University of Tennessee. All local, state and national campus and church based collegiate ministers are invited to participate. The purpose of the meeting is to provide opportunities for fellowship, networking, encouragement and idea sharing. Facilitators will include Linda Osborne, Bruce Venable and Arliss Dickerson. There is no fee to attend. Most of the meals are being provided by SBC agencies. To sign up, email Bob Hall at Baptist@utk.edu or call him at 865-546-8272. To secure lodging, call and reserve a room at Holiday Inn, Worlds Fair Park. The room cost will be $86.00 per night.

Quick Links

THREADS
www.bcmlife.net

At Collegiate Week, college students are discipled and immersed in biblical teaching just before the fall semester begins. As we pour into students they are encouraged to go home and impact their campuses for Christ.
Leaders love Collegiate Week, too! As a training event for leaders, you'll have a great opportunity to network, share experiences, and continue learning how to reach college students in your community and on your campus.
Meet us in beautiful Glorieta, NM to relax in the mountains and reconnect with your students before the craziness of the fall semester begins.
Date: August 8-13, 2010
Location: Glorieta, New Mexico (only location)
Theme: One (community)

DOWNLOAD POSTERS AND SAVE THE DATE CARD HERE

Also use this video at state meetings and student gatherings!

JOB OPENINGS & SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

Click here to see Collegiate Ministry job openings posted for Fall 09

Click here to see information on people seeking employment in Collegiate Ministry

Have a job opening on your campus or in your church? You can fill out this form whether you are looking for an intern or a full time employee.

Looking for a ministry position? Whether you are a recent seminary graduate, have a student about to graduate looking for an internship or are just looking for another ministry opportunity, you can fill out this form to get your info in our eNewsletter.

Each submission will be published in the following quarter's Enewsletter only. Enewsletters are distributed in January, April, July & October. All information submitted is subject to approval of the National Collegiate Ministry office