Staff Development
Student Leaders: Resetting our Focus
From a staff perspective, student leaders are at the heart of a college ministry. None of us has the financial resources to build a full-time paid staff that can meet the demands of both the students involved in the ministry and the students on the campus who [...]
Staving Off Staff Division
Staving Off Staff Division
BY: BOB BECKWITH
A ministry colleague once shared with me how his small group based campus ministry, one that involved about 300 students/week, imploded almost overnight as a consequence of a division that worked its way into his staff. The ministry never recovered. Today it exists as a small fraction of what it [...]
A Foundation For Future Ministers
BY: BOB BECKWITH
One of the realities of campus ministry is that many of our ministry staff are just out of college/seminary and are in their first full time, long-term ministry position. The first ministry experience is vital part of every minister’s development. A good experience will usually confirm a calling and lay the foundation for [...]
Motivating Campus Ministry Interns
BY: BOB BECKWITH
Campus ministry interns are typically young, energetic, passionate and idealistic. Unfortunately, they are also volunteer. In August, when everything is new and exciting, motivation is rarely an issue. By February, however the newness has worn off, the weather has turned cold, living on support has lost its luster, and the intern’s thoughts have [...]
Investing In Our Leaders
If you were to ask most any campus minister what one thing they need more of, most would say money. Specifically, money for better facilities and more staff. But the reality is large funding increases are probably not coming soon. To wait on our annual conferences to better ante up [...]
