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Gospel Foundations

The study BCM already uses for students who are new to faith, or who grew up around it and never actually read it. Start here.

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“I Don’t Know Where to Start”

Where to open a Bible for the first time, what a Gospel is, and why nobody expects you to start at Genesis.

Reading plan

Hard Questions

Suffering, science, other religions, the parts of the Bible that are difficult. Kyle has a Master of Divinity and enjoys these conversations.

Email Kyle

Anxiety & Mental Health

Students have written about this here more than anything else. The UA Counseling Center exists and using it is normal — so is telling a campus minister.

Read Abbie’s essay

Rest, Sleep and Saying No

Where to decompress in Tuscaloosa — the Riverwalk, the Arboretum, a coffee shop, the Quad, or the prayer room in this building.

Student essays

Money

Budgeting on a student income, giving when you have almost nothing, and how support raising for a mission trip actually works.

Support raising

Dating & Relationships

Roommates, friendships, romance and conflict — the Freshmen Journey Group Kickoff runs a whole breakout on this.

The breakout

Majors & Calling

“Through serving in my local church as a college student I was able to explore, discover and develop my gifts and passions.” — Kim Andrews.

Read Kim’s story

Missions

What a summer project is, what a semester away costs, and what happens to your degree plan if you go.

Missions

Written resources beyond Gospel Foundations are being gathered. Ask a campus minister for what exists today rather than waiting for this page to fill up.

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