Author: guy.chmieleski@gmail.com

Leadership Development, Student Leaders, The Campus Minister

Finding A Sustainable Pace

By now, many of us are full-on into a new term of ministry with students.

Whether we’ve been at it for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, or somewhere in between, we’ve likely been going at it hard — recognizing that the first few weeks of the new academic year are critical for connecting with new students. Our desire, as always, is to have the best start ever!

But if we’re not careful, we could quickly find ourselves hitting a wall of sorts.

Yes, the beginning of a new academic year does require a lot from us — in fact, many of us would agree that it’s the busiest time of the year, but it’s also the beginning.

Academics & Vocation, Leadership Development, Spiritual Formation

Spiritual Mentoring | A Resource for Equipping the Saints

Have you ever wondered how you might multiply the efforts of your ministry on campus? I have.

And after 6 years of hard work on the same campus I heard a colleague express something that unlocked a part of the mystery for me in this area…

His statement was something to the effects of:

Student after student, when asked “what made your experience at BU so significant?,” shared a rendition of the same answer: it was the meaningful relationships that they formed.

And almost to a person, they would identify a faculty or staff person who had taken some intentional time to be with them — to be a listener, someone who asked good questions, an encourager, someone who challenged or pushed them, a shoulder to cry on, a mentor, a teacher of life — a friend.