COLLEGE LIFE 101: An insider's guide to succeeding spiritually after high school.

THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
College can be an awesome time of spiritual growth and life-long friendships, but there are also many challenges that can make college a place where faith is severely damaged.  This sessions discusses four things that have tripped up countless Christians and will hurt your relationship with Christ if you're not careful.
What you'll learn:
> Three emotions that will fuel your temptations in college.                
> Two of the most destructive sins Christians face on campus.
> One argument that can take away your faith.                                 
> Zero community support for your faith since you don't know anyone yet.

IT'S YOUR FAITH: OWN IT
Entering college marks a major transition in your life.  As you move away from your parents and your established Christian community, you need to own your faith in a more personal way that will be vital to your spiritual survival in college.  Not only will you need a deeper heart commitment to Christ, but a stronger intellectual commitment that the Bible is God's Word.  Two things that will help you own your faith are Big Shoes and being Earthquake Proof.
What you'll learn:
> Being yourself in the face of peer pressure.
> Discovering why you really follow Jesus.
> Why the Bible is not a book filled with mistakes.
> How the Princess Bride gives the Bible historical reliability.
COLLEGE STUDENT PANEL
Hear from college students about college life and their transition from high school. You will be able to ask panel members about issues of concern to you about being a college student.

IT'S YOUR FAITH: LIVE IT
Living out your faith in college will require greater self-awareness and involvement with a new Christian community.  This session will help you understand the personal dynamics of how you will be tempted in college and how to walk in forgiveness when you fail.  You will also learn not only the importance of Christian fellowship, but how to find the community that's right for you. To live out your faith you'll need to think of Trout and Puzzles.
What you'll learn:
> How ignoring your God-given needs will lead you into temptation and sin.
> How to walk each day in the forgiveness you have in Christ.
> The two biggest reasons Christians stop looking for fellowship in college.
> The benefits of being involved in Christian community.
> Five principles for finding the Christian community that's right for you.
> How to look for your new community before you get to college.

IT'S YOUR FAITH: SHARE IT
Jesus said that we will actually grow in our faith when we die to ourselves and we do that by serving others. The openness to hear the gospel on the college campus is amazing. The college years represent one of the last windows of openness in a person's life to respond to the claims of Christ. This session will help you see how God is using college students to build His kingdom and how you can participate. You will be challenged to Get In The Game and join thousands of college students who are building His kingdom.
What you'll learn:
> College students are lost without Christ..
> College students are hungry for the gospel.
> God can use you to reach the world for Christ.
 

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