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…ch and loved the leadership. And, I was excited to start a ministry from scratch. But with limited experience (of making crucial mistakes) I would have to say I went about it wrongly. The truth is I created little more than a para church organization under the umbrella of a local church. People visited our ministry and talked about how excited they were to see “so many college age people connected to our church.” This was exciting for…

I just wrote a new article for YouthMinistry.com on the issue of para-church organizations and the local church. It discusses my concerns with the role they’re playing in the lives of college students. If you want to check that out and join the conversation, click here to go to that site. …

…s That Might Shock You (and change the way you do ministry). This post discusses how the “traditional college student” is changing and how it might affect our ministries. Fifth most was read blog post of 2010 was: Para Confused In The Church. This post challenges the typical approach to doing ministry in a local church context. …

…ttle commitment. Plus, they can transfer as a junior more easily than get in as a freshman to many schools. The interesting thing is most college ministries haven’t figured out how to reach commuter campuses. Even most para church campus ministries don’t focus on them. That to say, this is a mission field that is essentially untapped. Also, I’d say that the majority of churches work in this context – most are not close to…