I started in college ministry in 1999 with some very unfortunate motivations, and I don't think I'm alone. I had pure motivations, too; but if I'm honest, at least part of me set out to build my own kingdom ...

There's a Warren Wiersbe quote that I love: "I learned never to adopt a method until I understood the principle behind it."Let's face it—we've all followed various methods for other reasons. We see someon...

My wife recently took our daughters to see The Nutcracker. It's become a tradition in our family...for the girls, that is. They get dressed up, go out to dinner with some friends and then enjoy the ballet. It's...

College ministry in the summer can be an interesting beast to tame. Some of our ministries aren't really affected by the summer months; others blow up with all of our students returning; others go dormant becau...

Identity isn't an issue during the college-age years; it is the issue. In fact, understanding the ins and outs of this process is a non-negotiable for leaders of college ministries around the world; and I don't...

Some of your students graduated last year and went off to college. Some of these students will be coming home for the holidays and/or winter break. Youth workers differ over the best way to connect with them...

Serving college-age people (18 to 25) is one of the biggest joys of my life. If you work with young men and women, you know the reasons for my joy, as well as the difficulties they are facing.The reality is peo...

As I write, I'm overhearing a conversation about the overabundance of resources available for children's church ministries. In fact, these people are comparing them, talking about what they include, their pros ...

For many churches, there is a generation gap where a good number of 18-25-year-olds are missing. But there are practical ways to solve this problem, and an effective college-age ministry is a vital part of the ...

The transition from high school to college is usually the most dramatic in young people's lives. In this humorous and thought-provoking resource, Chuck Bomar offers up pearls of wisdom gained over years of pers...