Level Up Your
New Student Outreach

This course will help give you everything you need to welcome new students onto campus, inviting them into a community where they can meet Jesus for themselves, where they can be healed and thrive, and where they can be equipped to share God’s good news with others.

  • Encounter Jesus.

  • Learn what New Student Outreach is and why it is important.

  • Identify clear next steps to plan New Student Outreach based on your ministry’s size and context.

  • Know where to get more resources and training for New Student Outreach.

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Course Trailer:
New Students are Arriving!

Play Your Way

Engage with the material in your context!

  • ~60 minutes (self-paced)

    Though we anticipate this course to take around 60 minutes to complete, please feel free to do it at your own pace. All your progress will be saved so you can hop back in a resume where you left off!

  • Course Quicksheet (pdf)

    This is a one-page summary of the material that you can print out as a quick refresher on the key takeaways.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: A Critical Opportunity

    • Before we begin . . .

    • “Do I Belong Here?”

    • Introduction

  • 2

    Chapter 2: The Basics of NSO

    • Lesson 1: What's NSO? Why NSO?

    • Lesson 2: Rooted in Faith

    • Lesson 3: I Object! Top Concerns about NSO

  • 3

    Chapter 3: The Three Phases of NSO

    • Lesson 1: Overview

    • Lesson 2: Prepare Together

    • Lesson 3: Engage the Campus

    • Lesson 4: Grow the Movement

    • Lesson 5: Planting/Replanting NSO Case Study

    • Lesson 6: Established Chapter NSO Case Study

    • Check for Understanding (Quiz)

  • 4

    Chapter 4: Making Your NSO Plan

    • Lesson 1: Welcoming Prayer

    • Lesson 2: Overview

    • Lesson 3: The Plant/Replant Plan

    • Lesson 4: The Established Chapters Plan

  • 5

    Conclusion

    • Closing Remarks

    • Before you go . . .

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