'Engage, invite, identify, and invest—I pray these four words will equip and encourage you to seek out a college student in your church, hometown, or at the college campus nearby.' - Tiffany Hudson
I’ve heard it said that two of the greatest points of growth in a person’s life occur in the first year of life and the first year of college. While I have not researched to fact check this, personal experience has given validity to such a statement. College is a pivotal point in the lives of young adults as they navigate the first taste of independence and ownership of their faith journey. With nearly 20 million college students across our nation, the harvest is plentiful.
Engage, invite, identify, and invest—I pray these four words will equip and encourage you to seek out a college student in your church, hometown, or at the college campus nearby. Make a plan to engage with a college student within the first few weeks of his or her academic semester. Invite him or her to coffee, lunch, or church. Listen and identify the practical needs he or she may have and seek to fill them. Invest by inviting him or her into your everyday life and leading him or her in prayer and study of God’s Word.
Tiffany Hudson is the Baptist Campus Minister at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tiffany and her husband, Joel, have four daughters ranging in age from elementary to high school. They enjoy partnering together in ministry and life as a blended family. Collegiate ministry is her heart and calling. She loves the thrill of August on a college campus and being able to journey with students in some of the best years of life.
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