The most important thing we do for our students on campus at Drexel University is share the gospel with them and how much they are deeply loved by God. Teaching them that forgiveness is available through Christ’s work on the cross and that they can have the promise of forever with Him, if they realize their need for a Savior and say “yes” to His sacrifice, unconditional love, redemption and grace.
Something else that has been a critical part of our ministry is helping students through challenging and sometimes life-threatening mental health struggles and crises.
Confronting the ‘crisis stage’
Recently, we had to intervene with a student who in so many words said, “I just don’t want to live anymore.”
Thankfully, our help provided the support and resources needed and, though still struggling, this student seems to be out of the crisis stage and trying to implement a variety of strategies to go through the healing process.
From the outside looking in, it is easy to view the role of the campus minister as evangelizing the students, which, don’t misunderstand me, is necessary and the reason we are there, but often people overlook the fact that most of the time we need to just minister to them.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Jennifer Musser and originally published by the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey.
