I was talking to a friend today who leads a college-age ministry. He has a very large and growing ministry, less than two years old. If you were to attend their service you would think they have everything figured out. Over a thousand college-age people talking, worshiping, listening to the message, eating and hanging out. You name it, they got it.

They have it all except for one thing: connection with the rest of the church body.

In my opinion this is the most important thing!

We have to understand that having hundreds, or even thousands, of college-age people come to our gatherings is NOT an appropriate definition of success.

What good is it if we get them to come after high school – only to detach after college?

Without connection beyond a service, we still lose. But most importantly (or worse), college-age people end up losing.