Pastors, youth ministers, and church staff can easily stay in touch with students if they too have the technology or, better yet, if the church has the technology. The beauty of this form of communication is that one can type a message and send it to all of your college students at once, as a group. We have heard of youth directors who e-mail a weekly devotion to their college students. If one of the students replies to the devotion, the youth director can respond personally. A pastor or church staff worker might do a weekly or a monthly letter to all college students with a devotional message and newsworthy items from home.
Computer technology is new for many of our churches.
Hence, you can be creative as you use it to stay in touch with the congregation's college and university students. In conclusion, when congregations take the time to reach out and keep in touch with their college students, it is greatly appreciated. It means more than a student might ever tell you. But as you do this, it will help them make the transition into college and adult discipleship. As campus pastors, we appreciate and value our partnership with congregations.