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May 2-4, 2010
Nashville, TN Early Registration by Jan. 31: $120 For more info and to register click this LINK Scholarships still available for Emerging Regions & those raising their own salaries.
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Reaching, Connecting & Strengthening Freshmen
There are a large variety of ways to reach freshmen, to connect them to a local church and to strengthen them in their faith. In this and in future transitions articles for our BCM E-Newsletter various collegiate ministers will share how they do so. Please email me strategies, ministries, materials, etc... that you use to reach freshmen which will be included in future articles. See what others are doing at the
University of West Florida BCM,
First Baptist Church, Denton, TX &
University of Alabama BCM
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Call 2 Ministry Events are conferences designed to lead high school, college, and post-college students to discover, embrace, and pursue God's call to a Christian related vocation and to ministry leadership. Conferences include dynamic speakers, resource filled workshops, and practical follow-up steps to answer God's call successfully.
March 2-3, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
March 16-17, Burning Bush Baptist, Ringgold, GA/Chattanooga TN
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Collegiate Week
August 5-10, 2012 (Sunday - Friday)
Glorieta, NM: LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center
Program Fee: $65
**Program Fee Only** College students and leaders gather for teaching, worship, and fellowship in the beautiful mountains of Glorieta, New Mexico. This profound spiritual encounter leaves students refreshed and inspired for the coming semester, ready to impact their campuses for Christ.
Click For More Info & to Register
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According to the US Census Bureau, the enrollment of College and Universities for the fall of 2011 topped 19.7 million students. This is up from 14.4 million students in 1991. Not only has our mission field grown by 1/3 over the last 20 years, but the way we reach students has changed significantly as the culture that we have to negotiate on a daily basis has changed dramatically. Add to all of this the economic downturn that is affecting all of our ministry budgets. All of this is enough to make you want to through up your hands! However, there are 3 things that I would remind you to keep in mind as you continue to reach out to college students.- Hebrews 13:8 tells us "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow"! It matters not what goes on in the world, Jesus is the same and his call for us to reach students is the same!
- Major on the Majors! Don't get side tracked by all the issues surrounding your ministry. Do what is important to reaching Students. Share Christ with students every day, grow student that are followers of Christ and connect them with His bribe, the Church. If you are not doing these 3 things you are not majoring on the majors!
- Nurture your own spiritual needs and the needs of your family. Do not neglect your time alone with God and quality time with your family. This is where we get our strength to do our ministries!
There are several very significant events that are just around the corner that you may want to be involved with.
- Beach Reach We are filling up fast, but you still have time to plan to bring a group of students from your campus or church to help share Jesus with other Students during spring break!
- Called to Serve Jack Easton is working with NAMB to continue the conference for Students that felt called of God to serve in a Christian vocation. The name has changed from Kaleo to Call 2 Serve, and LifeWay is continuing to work closely with NAMB and Jack Eason to help continue this outstanding meeting. It really fills a training gap for those that have been called to ministry. There are two meetings scheduled for this spring. Find out more about the meetings at this link.
- Collegiate Summit I am really excited about this event!! It is going to be outstanding. We have great speakers (including Gabe Lyons, Pete Wilson, Eric Geiger) and some really terrific breakout times that will help you be a better Collegiate Minister!! To register or get more info, click on this link. This meeting would be great for those who volunteer in your Collegiate Ministry, such as teachers, parents, and even pastors who preach to college groups!
A great new Bible Study resource as just been released by Threads that I think is a great resource dealing with some really big hurdles that student struggle with. The title is
The Seven Deadly Sins.
Click this link to check it out. It may be just what you are looking for!
Motel 6
has partnered with the BGCT Collegiate Ministry folks and given them a discount on their hotels for their Spring Break Beach Reach each year. The folks at Motel 6 want to make this same offer to all of you and have asked me to share the following info with all of you.
"Motel 6 offers a 10% discount to all Baptist Student Ministries staff and students! Since Motel 6 is the lowest priced hotel of any national brand, the discount will help you save even more. To book your individual reservation you can call 1-800-4-Motel6 and use the BSM discount code - CP560345. To book a group reservation (10+ rooms), please contact Natasha Colkmire at 706-965-9271. Motel 6 has 1,100+ properties throughout the United States and Canada and is 100% pet-friendly. We look forward to having BSM staff and students stay and save at Motel 6!"
John Moore,
National Collegiate Ministry Leader
Church and Network Partnership
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 What Does Real Ministry Cost?
We live in an age of increased financial austerity in ministry, especially in the world of collegiate ministry. Staff positions are being eliminated, budgets are being cut, priorities are being shifted, and everyone is having to learn to do more, or at least the same, with less. Finding alternate streams of support are becoming more and more vital to our continued existence, not just in ER areas but across the Bible Belt. It's a time of intense hand wringing and increased frustration.
What are some of the things we can focus on that don't cost money? (MORE)
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Leadership: Mentoring, Info for Your Growth and Prayer Reminder
There are lots of excellent and lengthy explanations about how and why mentor others. Spring semester is always a time to
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