Series Where Collegiate Ministry Begins

Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 1

I served as a collegiate minister on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello for 8 years. They were precious years of enduring ministry. Both of our kids were born during that time, and I’m convinced that there…

Jeff Noble
April 21, 2009
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Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 2

Segregation of Youth Groups Our churches have ensured their own demise by segregating their youth into “youth groups”, entertaining these same youth for 6 years (instead of challenging them in daily discipleship), and then, as if to put the nail…

Jeff Noble
April 23, 2009

Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 3

No Transition to Adulthood You would think that our churches would embrace their youth as their key strategy to impact the world of tomorrow for Christ. It would also ensure that they have a church of tomorrow. However, in the…

Jeff Noble
April 30, 2009
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Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 4

You Get What You Expect Maybe the main reason we don’t see many churches producing dynamic young disciples for the Lord Jesus is because we just don’t expect much from our young people. I have found that people will generally…

Jeff Noble
May 12, 2009

Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 5

Disappearance of Testimonies It’s hard to do collegiate ministry these days when the college students we’re attempting to minister with and to have never heard from anyone what it means to follow Jesus personally. Oh sure, they’ve heard tons of…

Jeff Noble
May 19, 2009
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Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 6

Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts I’ve tried to show in this series of entries that for us in the church or the campus to do effective collegiate ministry, we must begin far earlier than when students arrive on…

Jeff Noble
June 10, 2009