Do Your Students Know?

Do your students know… why you do what you do?

Do they understand your mission on campus?  Have they caught your vision for how you will, together, move towards accomplishing that mission?

Does your mission fit within the larger mission and vision of the institution you serve at?  Why or why not?  Do your students know about it?

Can your students, especially your student leaders, iterate your purpose to others?  Would you be proud, or embarrassed, if you overheard them answering questions about your ministry?

You might be surprised!

Today is the first day of leadership training with our new student leaders.  We have three primary goals for this first day:

1. To begin to reconnect relationally,
2. To begin to readjust to being back at school, and
3. To begin the process of making sure everyone knows why we do what we do… and why it matters!

Notice that in all three instance I said ‘begin’.  It will be a process.  It needs to be.

So as we embark on a new year of ministry, with a new crop of student leaders, can there be any better way to start the year than to make sure that everyone is on the same page… looking towards our shared mission and purpose on campus… and preparing to chase hard after the goals we create together?  I think you know my answer!!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this!