Lead a Weblog for Young Adult Leaders

A couple of years ago I started polling my readers so I could:

•Better understand who you are

•Gain some statistical data

•Test out some theories I have

•Attempt to provide some posts that are meaningful and relevant to the work we are doing

One of the first questions I ever posted was:

How long have you been serving in college ministry?

Nearly 70% of those who took the poll reported having served in college ministry for 6 years or more (6-10 years 31%; 11-20 years 31%; and 20+ years 6%).

I, myself, am just finishing my 15th year serving in college ministry.

Over my 15 years of working with college students, I have worked on 4 different campuses — within 3 different denominations — spanning 3 different geographical regions within the US.

The results of my poll, coupled with my own experiences over the course of my ministry life thus far, have served to confirm a bit of wisdom I was given when applying for my first position in college ministry:

College ministry is a difficult field to get into, but once in, people rarely choose to leave it.