5 Keys to Effective College Ministry

Third floor lobby of the Curris Center, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ once said, "If we can win the campus today, we will win the world tomorrow." Without question, university campuses are one of the most strategic mission fields in the world. Not only do they contain our country's future leaders, but college students are also more committed today than at any other time in recent history to making a global impact with their lives.

Over the years, I've had the privilege of interacting with many pastors of local churches who have a great desire to reach college students but for different reasons have not seen the success they'd hoped for.

As I've worked with college students for more than 20 years as apart of the local church, I would like to suggest five key components or best practices we have seen great returns on. Read more

On Sunday mornings the lobby pictured above becomes the Journey Cafe, a ministry of the Journey Church which holds its Sunday worship gatherings in the third floor ballroom of the Curris Center.