njslc presentation: companions peer ministry
TRANSCRIPT
Learning Objectives
• First to Love in the First Six Weeks
• Servant Leadership Approach
• Knock, Open the Door and Build
Community with First Year Students
What’s behind the door?
What challenges or obstacles
did you face in the first six weeks?
• Homesickness
• Roommate problems
• Loneliness
• Inability to relate to and meet new people
• Anxiety or Insecurity
• Spiritual emptiness
• Doubt of choosing the wrong school
• Class schedule or difficulty
• Fear of the future
• Inability to get involved
• Too involved
What engaged you
during the first six weeks?
• Welcome Week Events
• Resident Assistants and Floor Meetings
• Organization Fairs
• Mass and Worship Services
• Convocation
• Interaction with Upperclassmen
CompanionsBuilding community in leadership through faith and service
• Who?
– Upperclassmen,
Mentors, Advocates,
Lifelines, Liaisons
and Friends
• What?
– Peer Ministry
– Faith Based Programs
Three Pillars
1. Community
2. Servant Leadership
3. Faith
Why?
• For Students:
– Experience of belonging
– Avoid transferring out
– Contribute to the
community
• For Student Leaders:
– Leadership development
– Strive for magis
– Witness growth and
discovery
First to Love in the First Six Weeks
• Different types of
programs
• Collaboration
• Recruit from
all angles
• Calendar early
Jesuit Ideals
• The First Companions:
Ignatius, Xavier and Faber
• Men and Women for Others
Summary
• First to Love in the First Six Weeks
• Servant Leadership Approach
• Open the door, relate to first year students
and build community
LIFEBOAT ACTIVITY
1. Jesuit Priest
2. Woman Who Thinks
She Is Pregnant
3. Captain of the Ship
4. Elementary School
Teacher
5. Lifeguard
6. 87 Year Old Man
7. Marine Biologist
8. CEO of a Bank
9. IRS Agent
10. Housewife with 2
Kids at Home
11. Lawyer
12. Wal-Mart Greeter
13. Movie Star
14. Governor
15. Cancer
Researcher
Contact us for more information
or with your questions:
Justin Hoch: [email protected]
Francis Kelly: [email protected]