It’s that time again! Students are going back to campuses. Students are wondering will I get along with my room-mate this semester? They are busy trying to understand their syllabi and their instructor’s emphasis for each assignment. Some maybe transferring from a different campus or maybe starting school for the first time. And amid all this, we know there is a spiritual component that needs to be addressed as well. Statistics tell us that ninety-five percent (95%) of the close to 900,000 people in Kentucky, aged 12 to 24, do not profess to be an active Christian. And for those who are currently active in church, statistics tell us that 60% of those students will be walking away from their faith after high school. Based on the facts there is only one logical question, “how does my church reach college-aged students?” The answer is always found by looking to Jesus (Heb 12:2). Let’s look at how Jesus called his first disciples in Matt 4:18-22 (Mar 1:16-20, Luk 5:2-11, Joh 1:40-42).Regarding East Frankfort and our sister church Buck Run Baptist Church, Hinton says:
Students need food, love, and to experience family away from home. Buck Run Baptist Church initially began ministering to both the KSU men’s and women’s basketball team through families in their church welcoming students into their homes. East Frankfort Baptist Church began ministering to the KSU baseball team with a church sponsored Wii baseball game against the team. Reaching college students is easier than you think but you must be willing to…… “walk by the Sea of Galilee”.Read the rest here.
I am grateful for our partnership with Brian and we continue to pray for his ministry at KSU and beyond. I am also grateful for his kind words about our church. We still have a lot of work to do. Let's continue to work to God's glory staying focused on the good news of Jesus.
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