Space and Presence
The last couple of days I’ve posted some thoughts about how we journey with students who hurt. [If you missed either post […]
Tag: students at risk
On Knowing Our Limits
In my post yesterday I shared some initial thoughts on walking with students who hurt.
Today I’d like to explore what it means to know our limitations…
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m NOT attempting to limit the ways in which God might choose to work through us… but I am, however, wanting to make it clear that for those of us who serve college students, in a pastoral capacity, that we have an obligation to our struggling students to provide them with every resource possible — even if it means passing them off to someone who is “outside” of our ministry.
Walking With Students Who Hurt
Some recent events on campus have had me thinking about our students, and the role(s) that we might play, when they struggle.
As the newness of the school year wears off, and many of the distractions that come in the form of ‘kick-off events’ pass by, students who are struggling will find themselves face-to-face with the demons they’ve been trying to escape.
So my question to us is simple:
What role do we play in the lives of struggling students?