College Ministry Leadership

Chad speculates what effective online college ministry resourcing may look like in five to ten years. He presents the details of 3 interactive elements that would be effective for an online college ministry platform. 1.) Video 2.) Audio 3.) Written & Visual. He also shares the importance of great content, visual appeal, and constant updates.

Corey Olivier is the Baptist Collegiate Minister for metro New Orleans focusing primarily in Tulane University and Loyola University. Corey understands the influence student athletes have on campus and in the community. In this interview, He discusses practical strategies to begin and sustain effective chaplain ministry.

Mike Riggins is the Missionary Deployment Coordinator for The North American Mission Board. He hosts personal fundraising workshops (MSC Training Events) around the country for college ministers and other missionaries. Mike’s also a newsletter author for www.SupportRaisingSolutions.com. Mike provides a theological primer for personal support and some practical ways to get started. He also discusses how to strategize in order to maintain sufficient support and so much more.

Todd Cavanaugh is the Executive Director of BASIC College Ministries and the chairman of the board. After living on a public college campus for several years, Todd developed a passion to see students' lives transformed by Christ. He now travels extensively speaking in the Northeast and organizes large conferences for students.He graduated with an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology after studying at SUNY Brockport and Elim Bible Institute. He and his wife live in Lima, NY with their twin boys. Todd discusses the philosophy of Basic ministries and the future of college ministry resourcing through webinars alongside other efficeint online techniques.

Brian Owen is the college-age ministry pastor at New Vision in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. When he began working with college students at The Point, he quickly realized the importance of connecting college students with the local church. This consequently led to his leadership over CollegeLeader. He became president of CollegeLeader in 2012. His passion is to equip ministries that serve college-age people with the resources and support they need. He loves to create and partner with others who have a desire to see the church address this relatively new age stage. He provides oversight, leads trainings and blogs regularly for College Leader.

June Scoggins, Associate Director at Mississippi State University’s Baptist Student Union, shares ALL THINGS Lunch Ministry. June started lunch ministry in the fall of 1970. During the 80′s and 90′s, this ministry attracted over 450 students. She shares logistical insights into making lunch ministry efficient and purposeful.

Tim Casteel, Cru Campus Director at the University of Arkansas, researched the common characteristics in the largest Cru movements in America. He reflects and discusses the common threads that all ministries can implement on any campus context.

Paul Worcester is the director of Christian Challenge in Chico, California. Paul discusses the importance of the pre-launching process, the fundraising, and the implementation of a gospel-centered campus ministry. 1. Get advice. 2. Decode the campus 3. Raise Support. 4. Mobilize prayer 5. Develop a small core team 6. Get on campus. 7. Make a "fall outreach" plan 8. Sow broadly with the gospel. 9. Make disciples 10. Multiply 11. Relax.

What is the purpose of summer for college ministers? Chad discusses how to get ahead during the summer and the importance of discovering the appropriate rhythm between work and rest. In order to rest appropriately, work must be accomplished. However, for work to be enjoyed, sabbath must occur. Listen as Chad discusses practical ways to work and rest.

John Bryson is the author of collegeready.com and authenticmanhood.com. He is the former college minister at Denton Bible Church and currently co-pastoring Fellowship Memphis. In this episode, John discusses how incoming freshmen can prepare for college and how guys can pursue biblical manhood.

Isaac Jenkins continues our conversation to reach greeks on the college campus. He discusses how he uses You Tube, structures greek ministry, cultivates relationships with offices of greek life, and he shares an evangelism approach to reach sororities and fraternities. Dexter McCluster also shares his testimony.

Isaac Jenkins, Cru director at The University of Mississippi, has over 1,000 pledges "freshmen" actively involved in small group discipleship. Isaac describes effective strategies to reach campus fraternities and sororities through strategically organizing ministry structures in order to make that happen.

Tyler Braun, author of "Why Holiness Matters: We've Lost our Way But We Can Find it Again" discusses how this generation can discover a renewed sense of biblical holiness that shifts away from legalistic behavior to new affections. Tyler also creates a conversational bridge between holiness and mentoring.

Chad interviews Michelle Yao, Nina Lee, and Sarah Seibert. Michelle and Nina are new believers in Christ who will share insight into how to more effectively reach internationals on campus. Sarah, the team leader for the Arkansas State BCM International Team, shares how she mobilizes American students and local churches to reach internationals.

John Aaron Matthew, campus minister at Tennessee Tech University, shares his strategy for evangelism and discipleship. John Aaron gives us a glimpse into what campus ministry looks like at TTU, shares his "Story" evangelism idea, and explains how almost all of his large group participants are involved in small groups.

Chad continues the conversation with Brian Frye, the National Collegiate Strategist for The North American Mission Board. How many collegiate church plants are there? How should a collegiate church plant launch? Should collegiate churches be financially self sufficient? Listen to this episode to hear new strategies to reach the 20.7 collegians in North America.

Some college ministry strategists are saying that we are on the cusp of a major paradigm shift in college ministry toward collegiate church planting, but this shift doesn't come without real questions like: Is collegiate church planting a biblical model? What are the distinctions in collegiate church planting from existing campus-based ministries? Chad interviews Brian Frye, the National Collegiate Strategist for The North American Mission Board. in part 1 of our series on collegiate church plants, we will begin to uncover real answers to these questions.

Chad interviews Steve Masters, campus minister at Louisiana State University and Transitions Coordinator for LifeWay Christian Resources, about bridging the cosmic gap for collegians to stay involved in campus-based and church-based college ministry in order to live out their faith.

Chad interviews Guy Chmieleski, campus minister at Belmont University, about his new book entitled, "Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years" Guy discusses the importance of mentoring a generation driven by relativism and post modernism.

Arliss Dickerson shares the pros and cons of "The Four Seasons of College Ministry". 1. The Cool Adult/The Role Model. 2. Respected Veteran/ The Builder. 3. The Loving Parent/ The Statesman. Each season has strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to maximize your ministry season.

Arliss Dickerson discusses the importance of student leadership teams, the logistics behind creating a leadership team, and the various team structures throughout the country.

Chad discusses the importance of supporting your university with practical ideas from Hanna Hickman, Mark Parsley, and Tyler Hoffpauir.