dc.description.abstract | The problem this thesis addresses is how campus ministry affects a congregation and its mindset
toward ministry. This research aims to analyze the reasons for a congregation engaging in
campus ministry and how that ministry affects the culture of a congregation. Much of the study
done for this thesis is qualitative, using surveys and interviews. The thesis shows the
effectiveness of campus ministry by highlighting the need for campus ministry in a college
student's spiritual life. The research in this thesis shows that campus ministry is helpful as a
leadership training ministry, that the students in campus ministry are also great candidates for
discipleship ministry, and that campus ministry affects change in a congregation through the
benefits it provides. | en_US |