I’ve been getting a lot of questions over email regarding the release of my new book, College Ministry 101. So, I thought I’d address some here. I figure if that many people are emailing me about it, there must be more that have the same questions but aren’t emailing. Anyway, here are a few questions I’ve seen multiple emails on:

Where can I buy the book? You can pretty much buy them at any Christian book store, Border’s, or any other online store (Amazon.com, directly with Zondervan, or Youth Specialties… or you name it, you’ll probably find it).

What’s the cheapest place to purchase the book? The least expensive place will certainly be Amazon. They buy it in such bulk that there’s no way others will be able to compete with their price. It’s crazy – they’re the Walmart of publishing, for sure.

Is there a place we can buy it that’s most beneficial to you? Not really. However, if you purchase it from CollegeLeader, it does benefit our ministry there. CollegeLeader is dedicated to helping college ministry leaders in their context and we are trying to do much more, so every few bucks can help in that mission. I don’t personally make anything off it when it’s purchased through CollegeLeader, whereas through other avenues it does equate to a personal royalty. But I’d prefer it to go to CollegeLeader – in case you’re wondering. And, by the way, I don’t currently take any money from CollegeLeader either.

Will there be online dialogue about it? I am planning on putting together a site shortly where we will have ongoing dialogue about each chapter. This will have video of me explaining the heart behind each chapter as well as ongoing discussion over specific topics covered throughout the book.

Is it just for local church leaders? I really think this covers any context today. I really tried to make it as universal as possible to any context and tried to focus just on those areas that could apply to any context. That said, the first and last chapter do specifically talk about the local church context. But, chapters 2-11 are definitely universal.