My friend from high school is dying from cancer.” A student I have been discipling this semester recently shared this with me. It is one of several hard conversations I've had with students these last few weeks. One student I have connected with this year is dealing with mental health issues that concern his family [...]
by Carson Conover, Campus Ministries at Longview and Blue River Community College Global Project 2020 Community college ministry is uniquely challenging in a number of ways. But, this kind of ministry also has its benefits. For example, students don’t leave for the summer which presents an opportunity to train and equip student leaders for the [...]
by Travis Hamm For those who may be unaware, Collegiate Impact is a network of local churches and on-campus ministries working together to bring the gospel to over 70,000 Kansas City area college students from 17 colleges. Just like other ministries and churches, we have had to navigate the challenges of Covid-19. Last March all [...]
Travis Hamm, UMKC and Rockhurst The school year has begun on colleges in Kansas City, and that means we are busy connecting with new students. I often share with others that there is a real need for ministries to college students on college campuses. My interactions with three students this past week only reinforced this [...]
By Travis Hamm, Director of Collegiate Impact and MB Collegiate Strategist ([email protected]) Looking Back With Gratefulness It is hard for me to believe, but this fall marked the beginning of our 12th year of ministry to Kansas City college students. It was the fall of 2007 that a core team of students, graduates, and ministry [...]
By Travis Hamm, BR-KC Collegiate Minister and MBC Collegiate Ministry Strategist College Ministry Partnership On Tuesday, July 30th, Collegiate Impact hosted our first New Partners Training. Representatives from 7 K.C. area churches gathered to learn what it looks like to partner together in discipling college students. The evening included introductions of individuals and churches, training on how to disciple [...]
By Carson Conover; Longview/Blue River Community College OUTREACH We’ve begun a new semester at MCC Blue River and Longview! The first month of a new semester is always an important time to make new student contacts, set up face to face gospel appointments, share Christ, have fun, and start Bible studies. There’s a lot of [...]
By Travis Hamm There has been so much going on lately with my new Collegiate Strategist role. 1) We unveiled a new website! In recent years, MBC College Ministry has not had a centralized web presence. Our strategy team determined a website is essential for us to cast vision about college ministry and connect people [...]
by Travis Hamm Recently my wife, three kids, and I said goodbye to Bola Saliu. We shed some tears as reality set in that this may be the last time we see her. It has been our joy to have this sweet Nigerian girl living in our home for the last two years. She has [...]
It was a good semester for Impact. While there is plenty to share, here were a few key happenings: The Kaleo Community held our yard sale at the beginning of November and collected over $300 to give to Restoration House of Greater Kansas City. Thank you everyone who donated items, helped us organize the event, [...]
