Tag Archives: College Ministry
Orange Tour 2011 Notes: College Ministry
Posted on 09. Feb, 2011 by Kenny.
The last session of the Orange tour was totally unexpected. Reggie warned everyone that he wasn’t offering solutions, but simply beginning a conversation. He also encouraged us to stay engaged because he was going to talk about something that most of us in the room thought little about, College Ministry. He shared an interesting statistic from Lifeway.
Of 23-30 year olds who stayed in the church during ages 18-23, only 6% are not currently still in church. (This is probably not exact wording)
Studies have shown that the year after graduation, a significant majority of kids who have been involved in church all their lives “check out” of church, many to never really come back. However, the Lifeway study above shows that if we can get them to stick with it for those critical college years, they’re most likely to make a life-long commitment to a local church.… Read the rest
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Orange 09: Preconference – College Ministry 101
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Kenny.
So, why are you posting notes about a College Ministry session on a Children’s Ministry website?
- Technically my role is the Next Gen pastor and it’s my job to oversee College Ministry. This is why I did this pre-conference session. I put all my notes on the blog so it’s easy for me to find later. So, it’s kind of a convenience things for me.
- Just becasue it’s College Ministry doesn’t mean you can’t learn something from them. Will your kids in preschool eventually enter college? Do you have any college students serve in your ministry? So, it’s probably a good idea to know something about college ministry.
Like I said before, I’m going to oversee college ministry here at Gateway.… Read the rest
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Quick Interview with Chuck Bomar
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Kenny.
I spent the day in a college ministry concentration with Chuck Boamar from collegeleader.org. I know, you’re a Children’s Pastor… what does college ministry have to do with me? If you’re concerned about the kids you minister today, you will care. I spoke with Chuck right after the three sessions for a few minutes. See what he has to say to Children’s Pastors.
Complete notes will follow later tonight.
Orange Conference 09 – College Ministry (Chuck Bomar) from Kenny Conley on Vimeo.… Read the rest
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