Well, College Ministry From Scratch has finally released. Actually, it released a few days ago…I just forgot! If you’d like to read a sample (the brief introduction as well as the first chapter) click here.
Below is the table of contents. I hope it’s a help to you and your ministry!
INTRODUCTION
SECTION ONE:
Chapter One: A Story of Perceived Success
Chapter Two: Creating And Measuring A Sustainable Ministry
Chapter Three: Developing A Job Description (that fits our goals)
Chapter Four: Your First 90 Days In College Ministry
Chapter Five: Understanding College-Age Issues–An Overview
Chapter Six: Providing A Place To Belong
SECTION TWO:
Chapter Seven: Recruiting Older Adults–Overcoming Obstacles
Chapter Eight: Recruiting Older Adults–Characteristics To Look For
Chapter Nine: Leading College-Age Leaders
Chapter Ten: One-On-One Conversations–Questions To Ask
Chapter Eleven: Starting And Sustaining Effective Small Groups
Chapter Twelve: Shifts In Teaching Approaches
Chapter Thirteen: Seven Critical Teaching Topics
Chapter Fourteen: Mission Trips–What To Include And Why
Chapter Fifteen: College-Age Retreats
Chapter Sixteen: Working With Interns
Chapter Seventeen: Church-Based Campus Ministry
Chapter Eighteen: When Students Are Away At School
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Chuck Bomar is pastor of Colossae Church in Portland, Oregon and founder of CollegeLeader (
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Hey Chuck, I’m a youth pastor who has been asked by my lead pastor to start a college group. This seemed like a daunting task to me because I don’t have much of any experience leading a college group. I picked up college ministry 101 and it helped out a lot! Just downloaded college ministry from scratch to learn even more.
Thank you for passing on your wisdom to other college age leaders!
hey chris. so glad to hear these books were a help to you! thanks for letting me know.
Got it and love it. Buying and mailing to other college pastors in my town. Good information.
great, thanks so much brian!
So we are going through the motions of partnering with the Intervarsity groups on campuses near us as a component of our Young Adult Ministry. We help fund them, partner with them, consult with them to help our church understand college age needs, etc. Anyone have some advice on things to do and not to do when partnering with a parachurch group. I’ll add that our goal is to support their missional efforts on campus while helping them integrate college age christians into a healthy body of Christ.
hey aaron. sounds like you’re doing some great stuff already. not sure if you’ve gotten it yet, but i dedicate a chapter to this in College Ministry From Scratch and give a bunch of ideas. in that chapter i also interview a friend of mine, matt metzger, in madison wisconsin. in my opinion he is doing this as well as anyone in the country. you might want to look him up at blackhawk church there in madison too.