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Are We There Yet?
Having A Healthy Level of Anticipating For College
by Tommy McGregor
Last summer my family was preparing for a trip. The trip was to a camp in central Florida where I was speaking. We were going to be at this camp for one month, so you can imagine the amount of luggage that a family of four (which includes two small kids) would require. Also, after a month of camp-life, we were planning a trip to Disney World. It is an understatement to say that we were not packing light.
Feeling a little like the Griswold’s in the original Vacation movie, we filled the back of our mid-size SUV as well as a large car topper. As we loaded up to pull out of our driveway for the 10 hour excursion, I was slightly concerned about the few hundred extra pounds that we had added to the vehicle with all we had packed. To ensure our safety, I decided to take a four block detour to our neighborhood service station to check the tire pressure. So, we drove down our street, down two others, and within about 2 minutes we pulled into the parking lot of our local mechanic. As I prepared to get out, my four-year-old son asked, “Are we there yet?” CONTINUE READING
Tommy McGregor is the founder of TheTransMission and the author of the book, Lost in Transition: Becoming Spiritually Prepared for College.
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Five Questions to Begin Thinking Correctly About Your Transition To College
In a short seven months from now, you will begin living as a college student in an new environment and setting. The goal for you, between now and then, is to get prepared. Romans 12:2 says that in order to live a life transformed, you must begin to renew your mind... CONTINUE
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THE THREE MINISTRY COMPONENTS OF THETRANSMISSION
PARENTS
Preparing Your Child For Their Transition Year
Once the Christmas Tree has been taken down and another year's calendar is up, a high school senior finds themselves back in the halls of high school for the very last time. Not only is this their last semester in the school that they have known for so long, it is also the final stretch of a major chapter in their life. Graduating from high school and going to college is not just the next step for many graduating high school seniors, but it is also a new life stage that will require more maturity, responsibility, and growth.
TheTransMission was created to help you prepare your child for this huge moment in their life. We understand that the whole family goes through a transition and that it is often hard to know how to accurately prepare them for college. All students prepare academically for college by taking tests and filling out college applications. Many will prepare socially and emotionally in their own way, but very few Christian high school seniors will take the necessary steps to prepare spiritually for college. CONTINUE READING
MINISTRY LEADERS
What Is A Transition Year?
Each spring, another class of high school students prepare to graduate and make the highly anticipated transition to college. For Christian seniors, the emphasis of preparation should be put on making a spiritual transition to college, since most Christian college freshmen struggle to reconnect to a Christian community in this new stage of life. The majority of well-intentioned youth ministries are only able to devote a small amount of time during the spring semester to prepare seniors for this journey, when realistically, according to statistics, more focus is needed. CONTINUE READING
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