During the course of the past year, an increasing number of college students have attended and even joined the body of Christ at Third Avenue. A few months ago, I spoke to a handful and mentioned five ways I thought Third Avenue Baptist Church could serve them. By God’s grace, should we continue to grow, it is my prayer that our investment in college students would continue to be along these lines:

1. We want to teach you the Word of God – to know it, love it, and live it.

2. We want to disciple you because we think you need more than knowledge; you need a life to follow.

3. We want to instill in you a love for God’s church. She is the one institution that the gates of Hell will never prevail against and yet she is ignored by so many in your generation.

4. We want to encourage you in your desire to fulfill the Great Commission and partner with you as you engage in evangelistic ministries through on-campus evangelical organizations.

5. We want to equip you stand for the truth in a world that is unsure truth exists.

We know that we will fulfill these goals only imperfectly, but as a church near more than one university, it is our prayer that we are constantly moving in this direction.

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