College Ministry Proposal

Intro

What:

Proposing a ministry focused on the 18-24 age group

Why:

Because we need to be retaining and discipling the next generation of church leaders

-Every child that is baptised in this church receives a covenantal vow from the congregation for help raise and guide them in their walk.

-The 18-24 years of a person’s life will be the time when ever fundamental belief that they have will be challenged and attacked. They need the fulfillment of these baptismal vows during these years more than almost any other time in their lives.

Readings

Slow Fade:

-only an estimated 25% of 18-25 years olds attend a 4-year university. The rest enter tech fields or Junior Colleges.

-These are the years there they either solidify or reject what they believe.

Let’s Go Fishing:

-Four Laws. The first is what I think we need to be doing: Go where the fish are.

The age group is the most conflicted category, and I’m worried that by pushing them into the young adult group(which has people in their forties with kids in college), or telling them to serve in the youth group, we are trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

We are also neglecting to mentor them in the unique phase of life that they are in.

Why

8 Anchors to the Ministry:

1. Key Leadership 2. Stick to the Word (not a hype program) 3. Build through relationships 4. Engage the culture (help them wrestle with the world)

5. Nurture a community environment (off-site home) 6. Identify core influencers 7. Be consistent 8. Don’t over program

2 Phase Plan:

Spring and Fall retreats,

Phase 1:

Spring and fall retreats ($3,000)

Weekly Bible Studies ($2,500)

On-Campus Events/Outreach ($2,000)

Needs: $7,500

Phase 2:

Off-site house with 3 college interns.

This would tie into point 5, Nurturing a community environemt

A. Rent a 3 Bedroom home in Bellegrove

A. Rent a 3 Bedroom home in Bellegrove

B. Place 3 college interns in the home (Charge $200 per/Offer alternate option)

a. Intern duties:

1. 10-15 hours/week as Lakeside Interns

2. Weekly activity at the home with the neighborhood kids. (Go Fish Law 1)

Weekly activity at the home with the

neighborhood kids.

3. Attendance at Wednesday and Sunday Lakeside activities.

Attendance at Wednesday and Sunday

Lakeside activities.

4. Assist with Lakeside outreach events on campus, help recruit college students

Assist with Lakeside outreach events on

campus, help recruit college students

5. Provide meeting and community space at their residence for bible studies and “open house” time.

Provide meeting and community space at their

Needs: $11,7000 (if they pay $200 each.) or We pay them a salary and let them get the house.

residence for bible studies and “open house” time

So, Why Now?:

1. We have a heavy Belhaven influence right now that we have never had before.

a. FCA Retreat at Lakeside

b. College Ministry Sunday

FCA band playing at Contemporary service

Feeding them, and talking about the Spring retreat and summer plans

2. We have a core of students this age around the church that are not plugged in anywhere.

3. It is a need that Lakeside has been unable to fill for a long time.

(Mention Lakeland Pres)

4. This age group is the most likely to be mobilized for their faith.