Adventists in Non-Adventist Colleges and Universities: Implications for Ministry from a Personal Journey

Authors

Paul Buckley, Andrews UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Adventist young people who don’t attend Adventist schools often find themselves marginalized in the life of the church. Reasons exist for attending non-Adventist schools. Instead of classifying all tertiary schools outside of the Adventist educational system as public education, a more accurate term would be non-Adventist colleges and universities (NACU). The author shares his personal journey with NACUs and makes suggestions for what churches can and should do to minister to young adults attending school away from home. These include relationship building, networking, introducing expectations quickly, integrating students into church activity, and mentoring. This calls for collegiate focused ministry on the congregational level and a re-framing of Christian education to be broadly based in congregations instead of merely at Adventist Schools.

First Page

39

Last Page

44

Book Title

Reach the Campus, Reach the World

Editor

Steve Case

Publisher

Advent Source

City

Lincoln, NE

Series

The 180° Symposium

ISBN

9781629093666

Recommended Citation

Buckley, Paul, "Adventists in Non-Adventist Colleges and Universities: Implications for Ministry from a Personal Journey" (2010). 180 Symposium Publications. 100.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cye-pubs/100

Acknowledgements

Posted with permission, Center for Youth Evangelism at Andrews University