No Student Sent to College Alone!
April 2023 Core Actions to Jump-start DFW
We are working with Movement DFW and National Network of Youth Ministries to encourage 20 to 40 churches and a number of Christian Schools to jump-start DFW in April so that it becomes normal for no student to start college alone, but succeed with a team on mission. Please indicate your Church's or School's commitment to take the core actions below by emailing john.decker@everystudentsent.org and reubanks@nnym.org. We will take this commitment to the Movement DFW team, and get back to you with directions before you take these steps
Core Actions
Invite parents:
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Notify parents by Email. Include the ESS Parent Page. Or see sample email.
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Notify parents via newsletter and/or social media. See samples at end of this page
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Have a leader announce this to parents in church. Use videos or slides at the end of this page.
Invite Students
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Notify students by email, social media or text. You can use the ESS Student Page or see media Samples at the end of this page. See sample email.
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Invite Juniors and Seniors (or at least seniors) using the Dashboard tool
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Discuss Every Student Sent at one or more Youth Group meetings. See content/videos below.
Someone from Every Student Sent or National Network of Youth Ministries can meet with you on Zoom to help! Contact us at the bottom of this page.
Videos to share in church or Social Media
Click YouTube Share to get URL, or download MP4 from Media Kit
Student Video - 55 Sec
How ESS works - 1:58
70% Drop off + How ESS works - 3 Min
Lecrae - 28 Sec
Youth Group Content
Powerful content from ESS and national influencers is broken into 5 to 9-minute videos and is great for Youth Group meetings.
- Share some of the videos above, encourage them to log onto Every Student Sent and create a profile. Talk about your own college experience. Assign them to check out and follow groups at universities and be ready to discus that next week.
- Go to Courses, and pick some episodes to show in Youth Group. Most are 5-9 minutes. Suggestions are:
- Segments from the Thrive Course. Watch one or more discuss as a group.
- Sent 2021 Training. Great national leaders. Yasmin Pierce's video is an exciting start.
- Mobilized for Mission - This session on stories of revival is very encouraging
Text for Church Bulletin (applicable all Spring/Summer)
College-bound students and parents: The first 72 hours on campus dictates friends and faith outcomes. Don't let your students start college alone! Help them connect now with Christian friends, campus ministries, and churches at their future college at EveryStudentSent.org!
Bulletin Insert or Social Media Posts
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Students can become Mobilizers for your church, school, or city:
Give your students ministry experience and let them share ESS with their friends in church.