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when it comes to houston and other disasters (a fridea)
What students would lead the way, if a disaster struck close to home? You serve in the midst of lots and lots of zeal. College students can be mobilized to do something in an instant! But the something...
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just show up (a week of frideas #4)
This week, I’ll be posting (and occasionally updating) some solid ideas that you could pretty easily work on – or get students to work on – at this point in the semester. And if you’ve already done...
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the campus common good challenge (a fridea)
Long ago when I was attending Texas A&M, a meteorology student had constructed a simple – you might say “elegant” – little site to report that day’s weather on campus. You simply logged on to...
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five ways to approach halloween on campus (a fridea)
This is an old Fridea that hasn’t lost its steam – with a month to prepare… October 31st is “celebrated” differently campus-to-campus, and many schools may not see much when it comes to the nearby...
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student leader on call
So here’s a wild idea: What if, each week, two or three different student leaders had the chance to serve as “pastor on call” for your college ministry? They could plan to tag along at meetings with...
View Articlethanksgiving & the last-minute opportunities
With Thanksgiving just two weeks from today, I thought I’d repost these notes on last-minute T-Day ministry… College ministry rarely gets to jump into Christmas in the same way that churches do; even...
View Articleyour college ministry’s Out Sick Response Team
An oldie but goodie, and a good season for it… What if your college ministry developed a “care team” to encourage, minister to, and practically help students who are sidelined? While my original...
View Article13 ways to use those grown-ups
Want something new for the New Year? Here’s a post from way back about using adults… I would argue that any college ministry should consider getting adults involved. This is a common effort by...
View Articlethe one problem your college ministry could solve
Happy New Year! I’m excited to be back blogging – and back to offering some “pebbles in your shoe,” some ponderings to bug you as you consider this coming semester. Is there one problem your campus...
View Articlewatch then serve
A big opportunity to deploy students into service is on my mind this morning. But I’ve written about it plenty. So here’s some stitching of past posts that may be inspiring to you, too. We still need...
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