10 Ways to Use Collegiate Magazine

by Lindsey Bush

By now your back-to-school planning is in full swing and you’re likely putting the final touches on welcoming your students to campus. But don’t let the events take all your time. An all-important priority should be equipping your students with college-focused Bible study material that encourages them when they’re not inside the walls of your BCM or a local church.

Enter Collegiate magazine, a refreshing and affordable combination of Bible study and feature articles centered on biblical truth and issues relevant to college students. With biblical depth and practical advice for the realities of daily life, students will be challenged to study God's Word, make a difference in the world, and deepen their walk with Christ.

So how can Collegiate fit in your plan? Here are a few ideas:

1. Network with parents during welcome week. Encourage them to continue investing in their young adult’s spiritual life by ordering a Collegiate subscription and contributing to other BCM activities throughout the year.

2. Reach out to new students. While you’re helping students move in, leave copies in their dorm rooms. Or leave free copies in dorm room lobbies and campus common areas. Don’t’ forget to include a sticker or flier with your welcome events info. And later, send a copy to Bible study group newbies as a “glad you came to visit” gift.

3. Coordinate your efforts with local churches. Encourage individual families to adopt a student and send a Collegiate subscription along with occasional meals and care packages.

4. Distribute copies to other local college ministries and/or leaders. It’ll support them in their efforts to start new Bible study groups. After all, we’re all working together to reach these collegians.

5. Promote student-led Bible studies. Give them copies of Collegiate to start new groups in their dorms or apartment complexes. And don’t forget to tell them about the free online teaching plans, biblical commentary, and promotional posters at threadsmedia.com/collegiate/leaders.

6. Give out the magazine as door prizes at your events. Everyone likes a useful freebie!

And here are some perks for you, the leader:

7. Find out what other college and campus ministries across the country are doing in the ministry spotlight section in every issue.

8. Check out our playlist to beef up your iPod. (There’s a quick link available at threadsmedia.com/collegiate/leaders.)

9. Use ideas from the magazine for your upcoming speaking topics or to find new guest speakers (since several of our writers are frequent speakers at college campuses across the U.S.).

10. Enhance your ministry by using the Bible studies for your personal quiet times or by reading feature articles on issues relevant to college students. You don't have to be in college to enjoy reading the magazine!



Lindsey Bush is grateful she still gets to live out some of her college experience at Western Kentucky University as the editor of Collegiate magazine. To learn more about Collegiate and other Threads resources, go to threadsmedia.com.