Ideas for uni ministry: Podcasting
Continuing the infrequent series – you may notice a theme!
I’ve been enjoying the rantings of Mark Earngey and Stephen Gardner – two mates from college – in their ‘pilgrim’s podcast’ lately…it’s a great format: there is banter, ideas, theology but the thing I like most are the guests. Each week they chat to someone from college or around Sydney about themselves and the church/ministries they are a part of.
This kind of thing could be put to great use on a campus by having a student, someone from the area, or even a missio as the guest each week.
it would:
- (For a student guest) Provide a means to ‘meet’ the students in the group as they share their story, talk about their church, passions hopes and so on. They no doubt would hearten others as they talk about the struggles and joys of being a Christian as uni.
- (For a local guest) Profile people doing stuff in the area and hear about events/movements that are going to be of interest to students. Hear from grads, or people in the local bible college.
- (For a missio guest) Put the call to evangelise the nations before students in a different and interesting way. be encouraged at how God loves his world through missionary endeavour.
Is anyone doing this already? let me know if you do decide to…i’d love to tune in!
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Well, I’m not. And given Geoff’s relationship of fear with technology, I doubt he’s planning on it.
I like this thought because it’s quite real/personal for online contact.
I wrote out a big reply to your last uni post (on the Bible reading do). I like the concept… my concern is rolling it out ‘en masse’. I could see it working as a kind of virtual ‘prayer triplet’ type reading – a few guys who are committed to the project, and actually commenting on what they’re doing. I’m wary of just seeking to make it easier to do something, because it devalues what it is they do – that is, are people not reading the Bible just because reading off paper is unnatural for them, or because they don’t care/can’t be bothered? If it’s the latter, no matter how easy we make it, they won’t do it.
Reply to Dave BrownHi Dave, thanks for your comments!
I’m hoping that i’ve not missed sarcasm, but I do appreciate getting to know the person they have on pilgrim’s podcast. And it’s a bit of fun. And why would you do it? Get students to! surely there are some aspiring radio jocks around?
re: bible reading, of course you’re right. people have to want to do it in the first place!
I had assumed that it is something that (some) students want to do – So the idea is to use technology creatively to make it easier and better (with the interactive element etc).
triplet thing sounds good. safer commenting with people you know too.
Reply to reubenHey mate,
no sarcasm at all – I intend to shamelessly plagiarise your idea at some point. The greatest form of flattery and whatnot
At least it’s on your old stomping ground…
DB
Reply to Dave Brownsure, go for it!
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