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 College - Church Life, Faith and Leadership Development 
Upcoming College Events
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Theological Education and NC Baptist Schools
Every church is a college church - whether you have students who have gone to college or if you have students within driving range of your church. As CBFNC seeks to meet the needs of our church's college ministries, we need your input. Please fill out this survey!
College 2008 Summer Mission Opportunity
The Memphis Sessions: Mixing the Voices of Blues and Hope
A Collegiate Missional Experience
June 15-20, 2008 in Memphis, TN
Sharing in meaningful service, discussions and music; Involving a Christian response to poverty
Sunday through Wednesday - we will be doing a variety of projects in inner-city Memphis, visit the Civil Rights Museum (housed in the Lorraine Motel, the location of MLK's assassination), hear from CBF field personnel about the poverty in the Delta and attend the CBF Field Personnel Commissioning service. In the evenings we will process the events of the day and listen to Memphis blues singers and singer-songwriters share their stories about these issues.
Thursday - our activites shift to the CBF General Assembly. Planners of the GA have included break-out sessions created with college and graduate students in mind. The students will also have the opportunity to serve as volunteers at the event, have a designated area to congregate during the GA and participate in all other aspects of the General Assembly.
Learn more including costs, registration and details of the trip.
CBF and NC Baptist Colleges and Universities Sign Historic Agreement
The highlight of the Fall Fellowship Gathering dinner came when the presidents (or representatives) of seven colleges and universities signed a pledge to provide tuition scholarships for qualifying children of CBF Global Missions field personnel. Read more.
Student.Go Summer Mission Opportunities
CBF National is now accepting applications for Student.Go service for 2008. Student.Go provides summer and semester opportunities for undergrad and graduate students in both domestic and overseas locations. Students work with CBF Global Missions field personnel and ministry partners in positions that make a significant contribution to on-going ministry. Our application deadline for summer and fall 2008 positions is February 1.
Our newly renovated website www.studentdotgo.org has applications, forms, photos, stories and more. Students can also find us on Facebook (Student.Go group) and on MySpace (www.myspace.com/studentdotgo).
We have a very exciting special project opportunity through Student.Go this year. A group of 12 students will be selected to travel to three overseas locations and experience first hand efforts to address the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Students will observe and participate in these ministries - and then receive a challenge grant to begin some kind of tangible efforts to address the MDGs on their campuses back home. This experience will include an orientation week in Washington DC and a debriefing time in NYC. Some fund raising will be required of the students who participate. Interested students should contact us at student.go@thefellowship.info or just complete the Student.Go application and indicate interest in the MDG project.
Antiphony is growing!
Over the next year there will be two new events that will be premiered from the Antiphony Network - a growing movement of opportunities and resources for students. The first will be June 15-20 and will provide opportunities for students to serve together in mission, converse and laugh together in fun, experience the culture of Memphis and participate fully in the CBF General Assembly in Memphis, TN - all for a very affordable price. Watch for more information on this exciting opportunity! The second new release from the Antiphony Network will be August 8-10 and will be a weekend debriefing retreat for all students who have had experienced a summer of ministry - whether through Student.Go, Passport staff, a church internship or another ministry experience. Details for this event are forthcoming SOON! Our next national Antiphony Conference will be December 29, 2009 - January 1, 2010. Location to be announced next summer - but go ahead and put those dates on your radar screen. Between now and then keep your eyes and ears open for more new releases from the Antiphony Network - www.antiphonyonline.com.
Read about our new staff, Wanda Kidd, who will serve as the College Ministry Consultant.
Read an article from Wanda about where her passion from college ministry comes from, what are the challenges that churches face in reaching college students and why she is interested in this position with CBFNC.
Read an article about our College Road Trip to the CBF National General Assembly in June!
Second Annual College Ministry Discussion in Raleigh at Greystone Baptist Church (http://www.greystonechurch.org/), August 4, 2007.
Twenty-eight people gathered on August 4 at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh to talk about their interest and concerns regarding how their churches can reach the college population, and on a broader scale, how CBFNC is going to reach this age group.
The event kicked off with a panel presentation made up of people who are actively involved in looking at campus ministry in their local ministries. The participants were Don Gordon, pastor of Yates BC in Durham, Spencer Joyner, a NC State student who is a member of Greystone BC, Tommy Justus, pastor of Mars Hill BC, Jennifer Helms Jarrell, Associate Campus Minister at UNCC and Campus Minister at a new start at Queens College, and Todd Boling, Campus Chaplain at Mars Hill College. Each participant has a perspective on working with collegiate ministry that engaged those attending.
As participants dialogued with the panelists, several themes emerged, including:
~ the importance of a churchs assertive hospitality toward college students;
~ the goal of training students for Christian leadership;
~ the local church as a ministry outlet;
~ and the networking of those that minister with college students.
After lunch, we broke into small groups to talk about mission trip planning, how churches can overcome their fear of collegiate ministry, how to help students in crisis, and some tangible plans that we can make to promote campus ministry in conjunction with CBFNC.
By the days end, several goals surfaced:
~ forming a college ministry advisory council;
~ forming a ministry council made of students;
~ choosing a common, uniting name;
~ developing a list of churches that have ministry to college students;
~ and holding a third annual college ministry discussion.
There was a passion and interest in reaching out to young adults by those who were attending. This is a critical concern as churches look to the future. As we left, one participant said, I feel like we have been part of something historical today. I hope it continues, and I hope that others will join us.
Contact Wanda Kidd, CBFNC College Ministry Consultant, at asyougo5@aol.com.
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