Launching a Ministry
The process of launching a ministry may change from campus to campus. Never-the-less there is a logical flow to the process and once you understand the process you can always adapt it. With this in mind, the articles in this section are organized in a logically sequential order. This order follows the process a staff member or volunteer would follow in launching a ministry. Students living on the campus would follow a different process and the resources for that are found in “Students Launching a Ministry: Starter Kit.”
Introduction: What Will it Take?
While difficult to put into an exact sequence, this section attempts to provide a helpful pattern for launching a ministry. This article is the introduction.
Overview: Building A Catalytic Enterprise
This article, written to local leader, provides an overview of the process of building a catalytic ministry: launching, building, and coaching ministries on multiple...
Overview: Launching Movements Well
Before getting into the actual process, this article will provide you with a helpful overview of the pioneering process.
Preparation 1: Filling Out a Campus Profile
Launching a Movement begins with some basic research and fact-gathering about the campus. Such information can be helpful in determining the best strategy for starting...
Preparation 2: Decoding The Campus
This too is basic fact-finding, but of a different nature. This is research through the eyes of faith—understanding where God may have provided open doors onto the...
Preparation 3: Prayer Walking
Prayerwalking involves taking our prayers to the very places where we desire to see God’s presence manifested and our prayers answered. Prayerwalking is the powerful...
Finding Help 1: Person of Peace
Before launching the ministry, see who God has prepared in advance to help you with this mission. One way to find that person is to have your spiritual eyes open for a...
Finding Help 2: Campus Volunteers
It has been said that within 5 miles of every campus are the resources necessary to reach that campus. Potential volunteers are everywhere, but are most easily found by...
Finding Help 3: Church Partnerships
The help you need to reach the campus maybe also be found in a partnership with a local church that has a heart to reach the campus.
Launching 1: Eight Ways to Start a Ministry
Launching a ministry can be quite simple if there is a group of students already willing and able. If there is not, getting on campus can require some creativity and...
Launching 2: Publicity
Ultimately, to begin a ministry on campus, you need to hold and publicize an inaugural gathering. You must publicize it to the degree that there isn’t a Christian on...
Launching 3: Launch a Group-Start a Ministry
A lot hinges on this first gathering, and there is much to be accomplished in a very short amount of time. This article will walk you through the paces.
Gaining Traction 1: Cell Groups
Cell Groups are Small Groups that possess the critical traits of a full-grown ministry. Activities like socials, prayer, outreach, and Bible study all happen within the...
Gaining Traction 2: Forming a Leadership Team
As the ministry grows, you will look to raise the quality of the leadership, but for now what is needed is simply a few people to share in the labor and responsibility,...
Gaining Traction 3: Going From 10 to 50
Your ministry will grow like ministries have always grown: by doing the right things. What are the right things? This article will explain them.
Solidifying 1: Becoming a Recognized Group
With a solid core of students involved, you can now go through the process of becoming a recognized student organization on campus. This will make it possible for you to...
Solidifying 2: Get Students to a Retreat
To quickly raise the level of commitment and spiritual maturity of your group, it’s important to get them if at all possible to a Campus Crusade conference or retreat....
Solidifying 3: Year One–Ending Well
If you end the year well and set the stage for the Fall, you will be poised to double or triple the size of your ministry in the first few weeks on campus in the Fall.
Students Launching a Ministry: Starter Kit
The Starter Kit, containing 19 short articles and documents, is designed by the Student LINC (Leaders in New Campuses) ministry to help a student launch a ministry on...
How to Register Your Club on Campus
In this brief article, Lori Kepner from the Cru legal department walks you through how to get recognized and registered as an official student group on campus. She’s a...
Launching Justice Movements
Students today are not satisfied with a “proclamation alone” ministry. They want to demonstrate the Gospel as well. In order to do this, Cru has unprecedented...
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