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		<title>Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benson Hines</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all recognize what an important time of life the college years can be. It&#8217;s an opportunity for people to grow spiritually and even minister to others in new and profound ways. But it&#8217;s also a time when many put their faith &#8220;on hold&#8221; or even backslide &#8211; often in new and profound ways! So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=collegestudentplan.com&#038;blog=8187722&#038;post=1&#038;subd=localtribes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all recognize what an important time of life the college years can  be. It&#8217;s an opportunity for people to grow spiritually and even  minister to others in new and profound ways. But it&#8217;s also a time when  many put their faith &#8220;on hold&#8221; or even backslide &#8211; often in new and  profound ways! So we wonder whether college students connected to <em>our</em> church &#8211; our &#8220;home-grown&#8221; youth group graduates, as well as students  attending local campuses &#8211; are really finding the spiritual success they  should.</p>
<p>Discovering the role a church should play in reaching college  students is pretty difficult. This is actually a common problem for lots  of churches, as I&#8217;ve found through interviewing church leaders  throughout the country. But the Dallas area has the unique difficulties  of a metropolitan setting, a large number of widely diverse campuses,  numerous churches, and a huge geographical area to consider.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s clear that for most Dallas churches, our usual ways of impacting  college students haven&#8217;t produced many developed, long-lasting  collegiate endeavors. This is true for those who have tried to build  large-scale college ministry programs, but it also applies to many who  have simply tried to connect with students in smaller, more manageable  ways. Other churches may simply be wondering if they have accomplished  this vital task to the<em> full</em> extent they can.</p>
<p>If for so many churches our &#8220;usual&#8221; hasn&#8217;t worked, what if we tried  something different?</p>
<p>Interested? Let&#8217;s start by looking at the problem. (<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a title="The  Problem" href="http://collegestudentplan.com/problem">Click here</a></span>)</p>
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