A friend sent me a piece of information that rocked me back in my chair. This year’s freshman class of college students in the U.S. numbers 13.6 million, which is the largest in history. Who is going to introduce these to students to Christ, since there are only about 4,000 college ministers on campus?
The answer is “The Church.”
If you don’t have a ministry to college students in your church, start one. You can start small, with a single small group. Or you can start huge with a worship gathering, multiple small groups and a social justice team. Whatever you do, talk with campus ministers about how you might partner with them to make a difference on campus.Talk to other churches about how you can work together to accomplish the Great Commission on campus.
A few other things you might need to know:
7 in 10 students own a laptop.
6 in 10 watch TV online.
3 in 10 visit YouTube frequently, but Veoh, Hulu and Joost are climbing in their visibility.
A majority of college students expect 24-7 connectivity and rely on the web for communicating, socializing and entertaining themselves.
The bottom line: Your church and your ministry needs a well thought out, easy to navigate web site. You need video on your site. You need to be using Facebook, YouTube and a plethora of other sites to get the word out that college students are welcome in your body of believers.
One other thing to consider. If your church doesn’t have a concept of how to accomplish young adult ministry, you better get started. The 13.6 million college freshmen are going to begin appearing in your town looking for work once they get their diplomas. Is there a place for them in your ministry?
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