On a recent trip to California to encourage students to use social media to reach out to the nations I came across some very interesting stories on the campus of CBU. The most profound story has to deal of course with the nations. California Baptist University challenges its students to think about their whole collegiate time as preparation for service to God. From the moment of new student orientation the students meet around and touch a large marble globe. Then as they march out for graduation they once again touch the globe. They call it the "Kugel Walk”. The faculty and staff hope and pray these are not the only moments that these wonderful students think about the nations.

CBU sends out short term mission teams called ISPs (International Service Projects). These trips also start and end at the Kugel globe located in the Great Commission Plaza. The globe which is a reminder to all those who enter campus to not only pray for the nations but also to prepare for the nations.

I have challenged students not only to use all tools at their disposal to share the gospel but to take everything they learn and apply it to sharing the gospel and making disciples. Students need to be reminded that college, believe it or not, is a season of life that will come to an end. I pray that they will make better decisions than I did in college. I shared with some of them that there will be classes that have absolutely nothing to do with the nations and so they will have to work with the professor to be creative in applying the concepts learned to their Christian walk and the nations.

One such class that I took in seminary had little to do with the nations. It was a church administration class. My desire at the time was not to work in a local church and never work on a local church staff. (I still do not have that desire, but understand a more mature version of Obedience, meaning... wherever He leads, I'll go) However, I knew that missionaries have teams and they require a different set of administrative skills. After sitting and talking with the professor he agreed that it would be a waste of time to do some of the assignments he was requiring. So the two of us came up with assignments that would better prepare future missionaries. 

When I shared that story with some students at CBU they could not believe that we were able to change some assignments to better prepare myself for future service.