Spiritual Readiness
Believer’s College Prep helped create Campus Ministry Link, a ministry of CampusRenewal.org
What happens when all your high school juniors and seniors
connect with college ministries in advance?
They return home for Christmas to energize youth groups and schools with stories of growth and leading others to Christ!
Do College Right! Campus Ministry Link
The Black Rock Church Story
Transitioning in the Faith
Most Christian high school students (80%) intend to continue their faith walk in college. However, 7 in 10 are blindsided and walk away… By age 30, only a third of these have returned to church and have already made the major life decisions. What if they could return home for Thanksgiving and share stories of growth and seeing students come to Christ, rather than being aloof and cool to faith. USA Today says that the freshmen year is the most dangerous time in the life of a teenager. The good news: We’ve seen that any church or school whose parents and students viewed these videos then actually connected to campus ministries via the LiveAbove.com website, went from losing the typical 70% to keeping most. We hope you enjoy the tools on this site to help your family, church, and school, make a real difference for seniors going off to college and juniors selecting colleges with solid campus ministries. Students are now discovering that the most open time in a non-believer’s life to hear and see the gospel lived out - is the first 3 weeks on a college campus, while they want to meet everyone and have not settled into a peer group. Freshmen are the best to reach them, but need to connect with other freshmen and upperclassmen to help. 90% of people come to faith before the age of 24 and the largest number of college students do so the first months on campus. Freshmen are the best to relationally reach other freshmen, IF they are prepared. .
John Decker is the founder of Believers College Prep and is the Project Director for Campus Ministry Link with Campus Renewal
Youth Transition Network pioneered some of this transition movement, and is now producing excellent material for parent-teen relationship. Campus Ministry Link has replaced the former LiveAbove database. but the videos are powerful for your teens. Go to our video page for more content for your church.
Campus Stories
Watch and read exciting student campus stories.
The 3-Minute Apologetics Game Changer
Don’t leave home without it! The 3-minute Apologetics Game Changer - Try it in your high school or college!