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Tom Knight talks with Ethan Welch (bio), lead teaching and vision pastor with The Bridge Church in Wilmington, NC, and Scott Urbanek (bio), pastor of discipleship and college at Mercy Church in Charlotte, NC, about the necessity of collegiate ministry efforts in newly planted churches.

Questions discussed are:• Why are college students are good for church plants?
• What is the best model for collegiate ministry within the local church? 
• What are some of the success stories you have about collegiate minsitry?   

You might share this episode with:• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors.  

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Tom Knight talks with Bart Glasgow, from FBC Woodstock in Woodstock, Georgia, about the importance of “Friendhip Families” for international student ministry.

Questions discussed:• How did you get started in international student ministry?
• How did ISM change your life?
• How have you been able to bless international students?
• What are the qualities of a good friendship family? 

You might share this episode with:• Pastors
• laypeople
• people interested in cross-cultural ministry

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Tom Knight talks with Neal Eller (bio), a lay leader who focuses on ministering to international students, about the importance of “Friendship Families.”

Questions discussed are:
• How did you get involved with ISM?
• What is a friendship family?
• What are the essential qualities of a good friendship family?

You might share this episode with:
Pastors, someone interested in cross-cultural ministry

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Tom Knight discusses the anniversary as well as the significance of the Protestant Reformation with Dr. Stephen Eccher of Southeastern Theological Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.

Questions discussed:
• What are the five solas of the Reformation?
• What is the priesthood of all believers?
• How does the priesthood of all believers affect college students?

You might share this episode with:
• Collegiate Ministers
• People interested in the reformation
• College Students

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Tom Knight discusses women in leadership with Jon Sheets (Bio) and Kristen Schleich from Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC. 

Questions discussed are:

• Why is it important to have female and male interns?
• How does Mercy Hill organize student groups?
• How does Mercy Hill invest in female collegiate leaders?

You might share this with:
• Collegieate ministers
• Church planters

You might also like:Episode #13 “No Little Women:  From Helpers to Necessary Allies” with Aimee Byrd

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Tom Knight discusses the NC Study Center with its director, Madison Perry. What is the center for Christian life and thought all about? How could its philosphies affect the way your ministry strategy on your campus?

Questions discussed:
• What is a study center?
• What do study centers do to help students?
• What is the relationship between the campus and the student center?

You might share this episode with:
• Pastors
• laypeople

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• Episode #11 Rod Dreher “The Benedict Option - Part 2″
• Episode #10 Rod Dreher “The Benedict Option - Part 1″

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In this insightful episode Tom Knight interviews Tom Howe, Gallup StrengthsFinder coach and director of Unleashed By Design, about his work to help individuals and teams see how God has designed them uniquely and what to do with their top 5 talent themes. This episode will be particularly helpful for creating a team culture of strengths in the collegiate context.

Questions discussed are:
• What is StrengthsFinder?
• How can it help an individual?
• How can it help a team?

You might share this episode with:
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors.
• everyone on a team, really

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In this explosive episode Tom Knight interviews Aimee Byrd, author of No Little Women: Equipping All Women in the Household of God about her work to expand the conversation about strengthening women in the church, specifically as it pertains to collegiate work.  

Questions discussed are:
• What is the meaning of “ministry”?
• How are women “necessary allies”?
• Why is it important to have female leaders in collegiate ministry?
• Should ministry to women be separate from ministry overall?

You might share this episode with:
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

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Tom Knight interviews Darrick Smith (of the No Campus Left team) about his work with and hopes for the Historically Black Colleges & University (HBCU) ministry movement in North Carolina and beyond. 

Questions discussed are:
• What are challenges for reaching students at HBCUs?
• What should someone who is not African-American know before trying to do ministry at an HBCU?

You might share this episode with:
• Anyone who has HBCU ministry on their radar…
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

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Rod Dreher discusses his book and the concept behind ”The Benedict Option” … This is part two of a two-parter.  (Go back listen to NCL episode #10 for the first part).  

Questions discussed are:
• How does the Benedict Option affect collegiate ministry? • How does a collegiate ministry not become a “holy huddle” that does not look out into the campus? • What is the importance of education for the student? You might share this episode with:
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors You might also listen to:
Episode #10 Rod Dreher “The Benedict Option” (Part 1)

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Rod Dreher discusses his book and the concept behind ”The Benedict Option” … This is just part one of a two-parter.  This episode focuses on how the Benedict Option interacts with culture.  Episode 2 will focus on how the Benedict Option intersects with education and collegiate contexts. Brace yourselves!

Questions discussed are:
• What is the “Benedict Option”? 
• Why did Rod write this book?
• What are the challenges that Christians face during a rapidly changing American culture?

You might share this episode with:
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

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Tom Knight and Jonathan Yarboro, of the No Campus Left team, discuss the frontier mission field of the early college high school context. Packed full of good nuggets regarding this often ignored mission field, make sure to have a notebook handy!

Questions discussed are:
• What is an early college?
• How can churches do ministry at early colleges? • Do you think Early College will be more common in the future? You might share this episode with:
• Youth pastors • church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

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Tom Knight interview Chase Jenkins from First Baptist Church of Durham, NC about international student ministry and reaching the nations here. There is a lot packed in this one, so get ready….  

Questions discussed are:
• How do you do international ministry at FBC Durham?
• How did you get into international student ministry, or ISM?
• What people groups do you work with?

You might share this episode with:
• people interested in cross-cultural ministry
• missions pastors

You might also listen to:
Episode 19 - Bart Glasgow “The importance of Friendship Families Amongst International Students” 

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Tom Knight interviews Dave Turner and Elizabeth Hughes from Summit Church (Raleigh-Durham, NC) college ministry. They discuss the importance of reaching freshmen, their “Fresh Ten,” puppies, and popsicles.

Questions discussed are:
• Why is it important to reach freshmen early?
• What were some examples of how you reach freshment?
• How do you structure your collegiate ministry to multiple campuses?

You might share this episode with:
• church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

You might also listen to:
Episode 20 - Ethan Welch and Scott Urbanek ”Two Sides of the Same Coin: Collegiate Stories from Two Church Plants”

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Tom Knight interviews Scott Kilby from Baptist Campus Ministry of the High Country, located in Boone, NC. Scott quickly learned that he needed a team to support the ministry he was accomplishing with college students and set about building that team. He shares his story of how God worked.    Questions discussed are:
• Why did you decide to change your job and jump into collegiate ministry?
• What has helped you in raising support? • What advice do you have for those thinking of raising support? You might share this episode with:
• People looking to raise support teams to be on the mission field

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Tom Knight interviews Lucas Aube (at the time of this recording with Encounter Student Ministries at Bishops University) in Quebec. They discuss what it’s like to do ministry in a secular culture with practical applications for various ministry contexts.      Questions discussed are:
• What is collegiate ministry like in secular Canada?
• What do you emphasize in trying to reach students?
• What is the history of your ministry? You might share this episode with:
• church planters • missionaries
• collegiate leaders
• pastors You might also listen to:
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Tom Knight interviews Mike Puckett and Anna Kilby, from BCM of the High Country, a collegiate ministry in the mountains of North Carolina. They discuss their story and how they developed a culture of “grit” through adversity.    Questions discussed are:
• Why did you do such a radical shift in your ministry philosophy? Was it easy? • What advice do you have for those who are facing such a choice? You might share this episode with: • church planters
• collegiate leaders
• pastors

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Tom Knight interviews Tyson Langhofer, from Alliance Defending Freedom, regarding the recent legal decision against North Carolina State University for free speech violations. (Listen to Part 1 with Ed Russ)     Questions discussed are:
• What are free speech issues on college campuses?
• Is there a problem with “time, place, manner” and free speech zones?
• How do students seek help when their free speech is challenged?   For more about ADF click here.     _____   Like us on Facebook @NoCampusLeft  on Twitter              

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(26:24) Tom Knight interviews co-Pastor of Grace Church, Ed Russ, regarding the recent legal decision against North Carolina State University for free speech violations. ⋅⋅   @NoCampusLeft  ⋅  #NoCampusLeft  ⋅  #NCLpodcast               26:24

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(25:26) Tom Knight interviews author and collegiate influencer Stephen Lutz, five years after publishing his book, “Collegiate Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture”  ⋅⋅⋅   Tom and Steve talk about five issues that could disrupt how campus ministry is done, and see if Steve was right in his forecast.       @NoCampusLeft  ⋅  #NoCampusLeft  ⋅  #NCLpodcast