Public Campus Ministry

1. Public Campus Ministry • The Time is Now!

2. Investing in the future • Two-thirds of Seventh-day Adventist students attend public colleges and universities in North America. • 25,000 attend our church sponsored institutions compared to an estimated 50,000 in public institutions.

3. Investing in the future • Adventist sponsored campus ministries reach about 2,500 of the 50,000 Adventist students attending public colleges. (We are aware of just over 100 chapters around the NAD.)

4. Investing in the future • There are over 19 million students in over 15,000 degree-granting institutions in North America. • The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a ministry presence on approximately 150 of those campuses.

5. Investing in the future • Nineteen million is more than the combined population of the five largest U.S. cities. This does n0t even include the Canadian figures.

6. Why Seventh-day Adventist students attend public colleges • Degree • Perception of Quality • Finances • Disillusionment with church • Accessibility

7. Issues students face • Independence • Major Life Transitions • Loss of Community • Temptations • Challenges to Faith

8. Benefits of establishing an Adventist presence on public college campuses • Retention • Nurture • Faith Development • Leadership training • Evangelism • Influence

9. Adventist Christian Fellowship is the official umbrella organization for public campus ministry in the North American Division www.acflink.org

10. Networking Resources Training & Mentoring How Adventist Christian Fellowship can help you develop ministries for students in your conference

11. Networking High School → College College→Local Church Local Church↔Students

12. Resources Churches Students Campus Ministry Advisors

13. Training & Mentoring The Word on Campus Weekend Training Seminars Certified Coaching Available

14. The Word on Campus • Promotional Videos • Walk the Walk • Where are the Students? • Book: The Word on Campus • Essentials • Practices • Models • Presenters Package • Programming Materials

15. Plans for the Future • High School Student Data Base for tracking and recruiting • ACF chapter on every major campus in North America • Trained lay leadership in every church close to a college • ACF representatives at every level of church administration

16. Is ACF effective anywhere? • UC Berkeley, CA • Maranatha Church -- Tallahassee, FL • Columbia University -- NYC • San Luis Obispo Church -- SLO, CA • The Ontario Conference -- Canada • Advent House -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville • C.A.M.P.U.S. -- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor • Over 100 other locations

17. 66 Registered ACF groups in NAD by location There are perhaps 25 - 30 others not registered Out of 14,000 campuses 1 7 2 2 2 5 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5

18. “You cannot afford to take four years off from serving the Lord.”John Washington, AttorneyCampus Ministry LeaderTallahassee, Florida

19. “We cannot afford to take four years off from providing ministry to and for our young adults while they attend public colleges.”

20. Public Campus Ministry • Now is the Time!

21. www.acflink.orgFor Visioning, training or coaching contact the authors of The Word on Campus Training MaterialsRon Pickell,Coordinator -- ACF NADPastor, Berkeley SDA Churchrpickell@mac.comorKirk King,ACF Events and Missions Committee ChairPresident Service Safarikirkking@servicesafari.org(303) 525-3279