Nor Cal / Nev College Ministries

How can you integrate college students into the life of your church? Here are some ideas:

• First, be careful. Some churches work students to death and burn them out. They are students, not pack mules. Put limits in place and observe them.

• There are some roles in the church that college students can fulfill well: worship team members, sound technicians, nursery workers, and youth sponsors are some of the most common. Let them know about these opportunities.
• A word of warning—-make sure that you offer opportunities beyond youth ministry. Yes, college students are naturally gifted at helping with that age range. However, some of them are desperately trying to escape from youth ministry and asking them to be youth sponsors or a youth pastor is a bad idea. Let them serve elsewhere.
• Get adult volunteers to come and help you out. Ask them to become host parents for students.