{"id":37351,"date":"2020-09-02T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.local\/?p=37351"},"modified":"2020-08-31T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:35:59","slug":"collegiate-ministries-prepare-to-pivot-quickly-as-uncertain-fall-semester-begins-across-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2020\/09\/02\/collegiate-ministries-prepare-to-pivot-quickly-as-uncertain-fall-semester-begins-across-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Collegiate ministries prepare to pivot quickly, as uncertain fall semester begins across state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>JEFFERSON CITY \u2013 <\/b>With the Fall semester about to begin, MBCollegiate Campus Missionaries are making plans \u2013 and contingencies for what happens if their campuses move online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Currently, most campuses are reopening, but it\u2019s far from education as usual. Campuses like North Central Missouri College (NCMC), Crowder College, and Missouri State University will have in-person classes with indoor mask requirements and social distancing. On-campus organizations will be allowed to meet on campus as long as they make safe modifications to their activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NCMC Campus Missionary Christina Boatright says, \u201cOur ministry is allowed full access to campus and we will be modifying our normal events to be as safe as possible \u2013 our annual start of school BBQ will be outside with pre-made dinner boxes; our ice cream and lawn games will have prepackaged ice cream instead of hand dipped; our Wednesday lunches will have less indoor seating; and masks, gloves are required for all volunteers. We installed a new touch-less hand sanitizer machine [in the BSU building], and we are hiring a student to help with weekly sanitation efforts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Circumstances are similar for Campus Missionary Aaron Werner at Crowder College. \u201cI can still do things on campus like our BBQ, PIE Day and other events, as long as we make necessary adjustments,\u201d he says. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While Campus Missionaries are grateful they can still do things on campus, changing the way things are done to include masking and social distancing, hold events outdoors when possible, serve pre-packaged food, and adhere to other guidelines required by the campuses is an arduous task. \u201cThe biggest challenge is just having to change nearly everything we do,\u201d says Jason Yarnell, Campus Missionary at Northwest Missouri State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other campuses are taking a more conservative approach, further restricting activities and reducing or eliminating student organizations\u2019 ability to meet on campus. Campuses like the University of Missouri-Kansas City are severely limiting the number of in-person classes and are asking students to adhere to social distancing both on and off campus. Individuals who are not students or staff will not be allowed on campus at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Travis Hamm, director of Collegiate Impact, sees this as a unique opportunity for his organization\u2019s aim of starting ministries on all 17 campuses in the Kansas City area. \u201cWith opportunities to minister on-campus limited due to the pandemic, we\u2019re not bound to campus-specific Bible studies and events. It opens the opportunity for students from our unreached campuses to participate, either virtually or at outdoor events around the city. When campuses fully reopen, we could be positioned well to have new works ready to start on other campuses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many campuses will not return to campus after Thanksgiving. The <\/span><span class=\"s2\">semester will either end early or move online. But many Campus Missionaries are skeptical that in-person classes will last that long. \u201cMost people I&#8217;ve talked to think we will not last more than four weeks before we go back to online only,\u201d says Jason Yarnell, Campus Missionary at Northwest Missouri State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The question of if or when school will move back online is like living \u201cwith a dark cloud hanging over us,\u201d Yarnell says. Ministries must be prepared to switch \u201cat a moment\u2019s notice,\u201d says Aaron Werner, Campus Missionary at Crowder College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The uncertainty is particularly difficult for international students. \u201cInternational students are very nervous, more so I think than us Americans, because of how it can affect their visas,\u201d says Greg Xander, Campus Missionary at Truman State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Though the circumstances are ever-changing, the Campus Missionaries\u2019 hearts and prayers for the students remain the same: \u201cThat students would come to Christ who don&#8217;t know him, that we would continue to make mature disciples, and that we can connect with new students,\u201d says Scott Westfall, Campus Missionary at Missouri Valley College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">\u201cThey [students] will still be everywhere on campus and their peers will still need community \u2013 and ultimately Christ. Pray that they rise to the challenge,\u201d Yarnell pleads.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JEFFERSON CITY \u2013 With the Fall semester about to begin, MBCollegiate Campus Missionaries are making plans \u2013 and contingencies for what happens if their campuses move online. Currently, most campuses are reopening, but it\u2019s far from education as usual. 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