The real temptation in leading a college ministry is to imitate some of the larger collegiate ministries in the country in pursuit of success. The simple reality is that numbers don’t measure biblical discipleship. Consequently, holistic discipleship should be our goal, not numbers. In fact, larger ministries often attract smaller church congregants who focus more on depth; sometimes causing smaller churches to closed their doors. However, larger ministries don’t necessarily mean shallow. Put differently, deep & wide ministries aren’t mutually exclusive.
Why is the temptation “bigger is better”?
There are a variety of factor’s in this mentality, but the simple answer is “larger ministries are spotlighted the most in media” Louie Giglio may be the most famous college minister in the country. He is known for drawing tens of thousand collegians from all over the country. While Choice Ministries (the ministry he started at Baylor University) is doing impactful ministry for kingdom building, it has led to copycat ministries all over the country. What Louie is doing at Passion and large conferences is not intended to translate to every college campus; He has been known to say this. In other words, a cool band and a top notch communicator does not equal a healthy college ministry. A healthy college ministry should be built around mentoring, bible study groups, leadership training, and mission trips.
If you focus on the depth of ministry, God will take care of the width.
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