College Ministry

A little over a month ago Caleb and I began chatting about what it would look like to have a college liason for The Resolved Church. The result of much prayer and discussion is a new role and ministry of The Resolved. We are super excited to announce Caleb Zeid as our first college liason. The Resolved Church College Liaison will function as a mediator between the colleges of San Diego and the church by being a source of information & a relational contact point for those who may find themselves interested. Below is a blog from Caleb about his heart and vision for this ministry.   - Pastor Duane

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Blog | Caleb Zeid

When looking at the places Jesus has taken me over the past two and a half years, I see the transformation that has been wrought by my involvement with the Resolved. I am filled with the mission of the gospel towards the college population in San Diego. Originally I believed my mission was specifically for the USD community, but recently that view has been expanded. I have started to feel the need all college campuses in San Diego have for the gospel. In light of this, I have accepted a position as the Resolved church’s college liaison.

As college liaison I will be reaching out to students around San Diego County and letting them know about the Resolved. I do this for two main reasons:

1. The majority of college students do not have a church home.

This is due to a number of factors. The belief that “college is a time to be ‘free’ and that figuring out the religion stuff is for after graduation” is rampant. Involvement in parachurch ministries often takes the place of church membership. And even the idea that “God is everywhere so we can just worship him in our own way when we feel like it” is a reason why students do not become involved in churches.

As a leader in a parachurch ministry and a college student I see and hear these arguments frequently. I believe that Jesus is calling the people making those arguments into his Church. The Resolved believes that “You cannot love Jesus and not love his church” and because of that we have a desire to see growth in college student church involvement. Not so we can look hip as the church with all the college students, but so that they can experience a deeper more intimate relationship with Jesus through his people.

2. The desperate need for truth.

This is not an attempt to bolster our Sunday attendance numbers. Rather it is an attempt to point young adults away from the lies of college and toward the truth in Jesus. There is no doubt that the college atmosphere is filled with lies. College students are told lies about how much alcohol to consume, lies about sex, lies about body image, lies about manhood, lies about womanhood, and lies from professors about God.

Even the private religious schools suffer from a lack of truth in their Theology departments. These lies have created a desperate need for truth in San Diego’s college population. I know I am part of this population. I have been told the lies and heard religion professors spout falsehoods. The truth we all need is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Conclusion

The dream I have as the Resolved’s College Liaison is that people are directed away from lies and towards Jesus and his transformative gospel by his work through our church. Please pray for me as I take on this new ministry.

- Caleb