Join us at this years Loving & Leading Conference on November 1-3 in Milford, Ohio. We will have the opportunity to provide five equipping sessions specific to college ministry on the [...]

Lake Park, GA- January 12-13 Venture of Faith Camp in Lake Park, Georgia will host their second annual Single’s Retreat on January 12-13th, 2018. The cost is $45 a person. You can find more [...]

Venture of Faith Camp in Lake Park, Georgia will host their second annual Single’s Retreat on January 12-13th, 2018. The cost is $45 a person. You can find more information or reserve your [...]

Attending college starts a new chapter in life that will bring major changes in your life. Moving to a new area, living on your own, meeting new people, and having new professors with new studies [...]

Can you think of any students or faculty on your campus that are strongly opposed to Jesus? It may be the outspoken atheist professor or it may be the students who laugh and mock at anything [...]

Moving away from home and coming to college has its benefits and challenges. A new town, new people, a new place to live, a new hectic class schedule, and trying to find a new church home are [...]

Over the past few years of college ministry, we have observed a common thread with students and finding a church home. Research and surveys have concluded that anywhere from 70-80% of 18-22 years [...]

With the amount of international students studying in America climbing each year to record highs, it is vitally important that we as the church take every opportunity we can to reach these [...]

“There are around twenty evangelical campus ministries here at Stanford,” he said, “and we’ve discovered that Jim Stump leads more students to Christ each year than all [...]

I have heard and even practiced doing something not knowing if it is allowed and then planning to ask for forgiveness later. On the college campus, clubs and organizations have a guideline book [...]

The second summer session has begun which is the half-way mark of summer break. That means the fall semester is right around the corner. Take this remaining time to regroup, refresh, and relax a [...]

Just the other day I was speaking with someone who was burdened about the effects college had on a young person they knew. Here was yet another young person who was faithful to church through [...]

As I walk the campuses across America, I am blown away at the magnitude of students and buildings on each campus! I am thrilled at the opportunity God has given to us but overwhelmed at how to [...]

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs released a list of over 300 world world leaders who studied at American Universities. The opportunity to reach and impact [...]

College ministry creates a new dimension in witnessing for Jesus. Many college students possess a post-Christian mindset. Many of these students remain ignorant to God, sin, creation, a future [...]

March Madness for basketball fans may be the most exciting time of the year. Busted brackets, major upsets, cinderella stories, and down to the second wins is what this time of year is all about! [...]

As believers we should be on the initiative to speak with people. We should be ready and willing to get to know people. We should be the ones to make people feel welcome and at home. People may [...]

The fall semester seems to always run in one gear, wide open! After a short break over Christmas the beginning of the Spring semester starts a little smoother and slower than the rush of the fall [...]

We have established the fact that the university in America is the most powerful institution in the world. As believers and members of the Church of the living God we must ask ourselves [...]

As we kick-off a new year of ministry I want us to really think on this question, “What does Jesus Christ think about the colleges and universities today?” This is a question we all [...]

Now that we are reaching out to international students, opportunities to share the Gospel will come next. It can be intimidating to begin sharing the gospel with a person from another country and [...]

The average college campus has students from 40-80 nations from all around the world. Many colleges I have researched have representation from well over a hundred different countries. This is [...]

With the amount of international students studying in America climbing each year to record highs, it is vitally important that we as the church take every opportunity we can to reach these [...]

For the 10th straight year in a row the international population has reached a record high! For the first time ever there are over one million students studying in America from every country in [...]

We are facing a post-Christian culture that is based heavily in the humanist mindset. Students, whether believer or unbeliever, often have great questions about the issues of life. Our current [...]

Venture of Faith camp in Lake Park, GA is hosting the Are You M.A.D. ? singles conference on January 13-14th. It begins with lunch on Friday and ends 3pm on Saturday. Registration is $45 with a [...]

We looked last week at some issues in our current culture and society that are a ripple effect. Two of the core issues are a strong shift from the Biblical view of marriage and gender being that [...]

In our current culture and society, there has been a strong shift from the Biblical view based upon gender being that of a man and a woman. Marriage being redefined and bathroom usage is just a [...]

I absolutely love working with college age young people!! Their energy and creativity is contagious. Many of our students are ready and willing to participate in outreaches and activities. They [...]

A careful study of revivals and missionary movements reveals that the majority of these trace their roots to a college campus. “Campus Aflame” is a book that will wet your appetite for a great [...]

Charles Malik did research on Christianity and the college campus and had this to say… “The university is a clear-cut fulcrum with which to move the world. The problem here is for the [...]

Serving without expectations is to do the work of ministry without receiving anything in return. Serving others according to Jesus should be done out of a love for them. If we are not careful we [...]

Culture has changed drastically in America in the last sixty-five years. In 1950 the average age to marry for a female was 20 and for a male was 23. Fast forward to 2016 and the average age to [...]

Working with teenagers for about seven years was great! I felt there was nothing in ministry that could be compared to it. Then I began working with college age young adults. It was then that I [...]

Witnessing to young adults is exciting! After going out witnessing to different groups of people for years one things has stood out. This age group, like none other, is so open to talking and [...]

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psalm 50:15) Hey yall, my name is Ethan Green, and I graduated from Appalachian back in 2015. I attended [...]

You ever feel like you want to quit? Feel like you cannot go on any further? Sometimes life can get that way. It may be work, school, your marriage, finances, church, the Christian life, ministry [...]

Walking around campus, you see people everywhere. I think about all the social media tools and devices that connect us instantly with hundreds of friends 24/7. With so many people and so much [...]

There seems to be an epidemic running wild among college age young people. During the 2014-15 school, the campus community at App was rocked by nine student deaths. Suicide and drug overdose [...]

Hi! My name is Courtney McKinney. I am currently at first grade teacher at a wonderful, small school outside of Boone, NC. I graduated from Appalachian in 2014 with my undergraduate degree and [...]

You may be dating your girlfriend or boyfriend right now and wondering “is this the one?”. You may be single and wondering where the right “guy” or “girl” is at. How will you know if he or she is [...]

God has provided the sponsoring church and students to establish a ministry at East Tennessee State University. All the requirements have been met except for a faculty advisor. We have a couple [...]

“Be still and know that I am God.” Hello! My name is Danielle Eggers and I am currently serving as the Collegians for Christ President. I am a senior at Appalachian State University double [...]

We live in a world today where dating is a casual word. It doesn’t spark concern or seriousness. Many times it is just something you “just do”. In all actuality, dating should be [...]

We are excited about a new start-up at Youngstown State University! The group is hitting the campus hard with the start of the Spring semester. They are laying the ground work of forming a core [...]

Hi guys! My name is Nicole Riccio, and I graduated from App in 2014 with a degree in Child Development. When I came to Boone I was excited to be a part of the community and immediately started [...]

With 886,052 students enrolled, there is an 8.1% growth from last year. This is the 8th consecutive year with growth. The top 5 leading countries: China India South Korea Saudi Arabia Canada The [...]

I suppose the beginning of my faith journey is similar to many college-aged Christians. I was baptized as a young child, grew up going to church with my family, participated in youth group in [...]