This time of year is an opportune season to intercede for and minister to incoming students. You can use the following as a guide for your prayers.
Christian Union Day and Night is one of three ministry arms of Christian Union, alongside Christian Union Universities and Christian Union Cities.
Christian Union Universities (CUU) develops transformative Christian leaders at the nation’s most influential universities. CUU faculty promote the good news of Jesus Christ to all students, whether they come to college as Christians or non-Christians. Many young men and women arrive at university with no intention of joining a Christian ministry or local church, but by the grace of God and the efforts of CUU faculty and student leaders, they embrace Jesus Christ and are forever changed to live for Him. One student recently said, “I came [here] to get rich. But, I’m leaving as a slave to Christ.”
The most critical time to reach incoming students for Christ is the first few weeks of their freshmen year. During these opening weeks, it’s as if the concrete is poured but has not yet hardened. Frosh are often willing to try a group or activity that they hadn’t previously considered. However, after those initial weeks, it is harder to recruit new students to join the ministry later in their college career.
Therefore, CUU faculty and student leaders conduct an intense, strategic Freshmen Welcoming Campaign at the outset of every academic year. Our targeted prayers for the Freshmen Welcoming Campaign will change the course of individual students’ lives, the work of God at each university, and the next generation of leadership in our nation.
