Our ministry by no means stops when we walk across the stage and turn our colored tassels from one side to the next. Our ministry, our life, continues until our dying breath. What a burden!
Now, that statement may appear burdening, but it should be exciting! Our ministry continues throughout our life, and it could look countless different ways. Just as we aren't called to be college students the rest of our lives (though some may disagree), we aren't all called to work in full-time Christian ministry. But we are all called. After your time at USC, you might go on to be a nurse, or open your own practice, or photograph precious little brats (er, I mean children). You may be very successful, and the Lord may bless you financially. You might also struggle to get by. But thankfully, our success is not dependent on what the world sees as success. Whether you live on Easy Street or not, our success is in Christ. We are His. What He did for us over 2000 years ago, bought us into His family! What better successful life is there?
Even as we are His, not everyone knows this life, this eternal family, exists. So who better to tell them? US! We are ALL called to share the wonderful riches of God's grace. We are all perfectly placed for our time at USC to have our own ministry and share Christ's love with others, and that is awesome! What more influential time in a person's life is there other than college? Whether you are involved in Greek Impact or not, whether you lead a Bible study or not, we are all called by Christ to share His love and grace. But it doesn't stop in college.
Just as Christ's love never ceases and His grace always overflows towards us even when we don't deserve it, we should never cease sharing the Gospel wherever we are. It doesn't matter if you are on the Grassy Knoll in the Greek Village at USC, in a small cubicle working a 9-5, or working with orphaned children in a small village in Uganda. There are people in every segment of society and every corner of the world who do not yet know Christ.
I urge you to continue sharing your faith in college, and leading and attending Bible studies, and coming to Greek Impact! Those are all wonderful ways to grow closer to the Lord and have a deeper walk with Him.
But I urge you even more imperatively to continue sharing the Gospel and leading Bible studies and getting involved in a great church after college. You might go on to graduate school after your time at USC. What a great place to have a ministry! You might be employed as an engineer after graduation. What a great place to have a ministry! You might work in a small cubicle in an office. What a great place to have a ministry!
You see where I'm going with this. The point is, you don't have to join Staff with Cru and Greek Impact to have a ministry and live a missional life. We are ALL called to live out the Gospel and share it with others wherever we may be. We are Christ's Ambassadors. You can have a ministry in your sorority or fraternity RIGHT NOW. You don't have to wait to make an impact. You don't have to be a theological genius- God uses all of His children to change the world by changing people's lives with the truth of the gospel!
"All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us."
- 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
So live missionally. Seek to serve the Lord wherever you may be. And just be AVAILABLE. He will use you in amazing ways.
Written by Braxton Towery
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