Purpose
The local church is key to every believer’s growth. Navigating church-life in a Baptist context is especially essential to each BSM Director’s personal growth and example to students. Also, as a BSM Director, the relationship with the Association of Baptist churches supporting the ministry is critical in order to continue the ministry on campus. The goal is to develop a healthy personal church-life, lead students into local church involvement and serve the churches that provide support to the local BSM.

Biblical Basis


The Givens

  • Pace Setter - Engaging in the life of Associations, Churches, Pastors, Staff on a consistent, monthly basis. Minimum of 2 face to face visits and 3 other contacts not including luncheon servers. 
  • Spiritual Focus - Require student leaders in the active participation with a local church, with strong emphasis on Baptist Churches. 
  • Equipping - Assist churches to engage the college campus. 
  • Incarnational - Participate in the life of your local church with family and/or friends serving as their missionary to the campus. 

Resources
Ginger Bowman - is the ChurchLife 
Specialist. She is here to help local churches build and grow their college ministries. Whether it's connecting church leaders in networking opportunities, suggesting resources for Bible studies, or helping you know how to encourage and support the local church college ministries in your area, Ginger wants to help you connect students with local churches.  You can contact her at 214-577-7866 or ginger.bowman [ at ] texasbaptists.org.

MINISTRY RESOURCE: book review of College Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture by Stephen Lutz reviewed by Ryan Vanderland, Minister to College Students at FBC Midland.


New Workers
Year 1
  1. Visit two churches and/or pastors and staff in the local Baptist Association per month.  Here's the BGCT's church search tool for help finding contact information.
  2. Visit personally with the Director of Missions (DOM) at least once per semester for fellowship and updates.  Here's a list of Associations.
  3. Join a local Baptist church within 3 months of starting.
  4. Develop a Local Advisory Group of 6-8 to meet two to four times a year.
  5. Communicate your expectation to Leadership Team members that they be involved in a local church, particularly a Baptist church.  Here are the resources we have about Leadership Teams.
  6. Attend all Executive Board Meetings and Pastors Lunches.
  7. Write an article in your monthly Associational newsletter as allowed.


Year 2

  1. Visit two churches and/or pastors and staff in the local Baptist Association per month.  Here's the BGCT's church search tool for help finding contact information.
  2. Visit personally with the Director of Missions (DOM) at least once per semester for fellowship and updates.  Here's a list of Associations.
  3. Schedule all Local Advisory Group meetings for the entire year, visiting with the Chairman during first month.  Here are all the resources we have about Local Advisory Groups.
  4. Communicate your expectation to Leadership Team members that they be involved in a local church, particularly a Baptist church.  Here are the resources we have about Leadership Teams.
  5. Attend all Executive Board Meetings and Pastors Lunches.
  6. Write an article in your monthly Associational newsletter as allowed.
  7. Read How to Teach and Encourage Your Students to Join a Local Church by Brenda Sanders (adapted from Rick Warren’s emphasis on the church in The Purpose Driven Life).
  8. Read Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them by Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley & Jason Hayes.
 

Year 3

  1. Visit two churches and/or pastors and staff in the local Baptist Association per month.  Here's the BGCT's church search tool for help finding contact information.
  2. Visit personally with the Director of Missions (DOM) at least once per semester for fellowship and updates.  Here's a list of Associations.
  3. Schedule all Local Advisory Group meetings for the entire year, visiting with the Chairman during first month.  Here are all the resources we have about Local Advisory Groups.
  4. Communicate your expectation to Leadership Team members that they be involved in a local church, particularly a Baptist church.  Here are the resources we have about Leadership Teams.
  5. Attend all Executive Board Meetings and Pastors Lunches.
  6. Write an article in your monthly Associational newsletter as allowed.