Tania's Ministry Blog at Collin College

 

To give follow this link -  https://anyfocus.org/kfg/ Thank you so much for being part of the building up of God's kingdom in the lives of college students! Your help in this has been instrumental in lives being transformed! Grace and peace,  Tania Volosen  

  September Ministry Update  This year has kicked off to such an exciting start with lots of events, Bible studies, small groups, fellowship nights, and quality time! Through this busy season, I have gotten to share with students why I get to be on campus - because of the generous ministry partners who want students to know Jesus and experience a community rooted in Christ. Thank you for your faithfulness to Jesus and the ways you are investing in the lives of these college students!   Each Thursday night, our ministry hosts a worship and fellowship in the back of the Cougar Café called "Thursday Night Fellowship". This school year, we have seen so many new students come each week excited for gathering.  At the end of August we kicked off a sermon series about our three core values - Complete Devotion to Jesus, Real Friendships, and Raising Up Leaders. Throughout these sermons we would break out in discussion groups to talk about our reflections from the sermons. I g...

August   Hey Friends! I am sitting here writing this blog and am welling up with gratitude to God for what He's done this month. Before I begin sharing, I want to say a big thank you to you all for being part of this story of redemption that God is working out here at Collin! The Lord has continued to remind me of His faithfulness to pursue and His own heart as a servant.  Staff Retreat  August kicked off with one of my favorite experiences - staff retreat! Our FOCUS staff got to spend time together in prayer, worship and fellowshipped as we prepared our hearts to meet students as the school year starts. I loved getting to spend quality time with my Collin team, especially with my girly - Luna!  Summer Celebrations  This August has looked like a lot of quality time with the friends! Our small group from last school year had one final core hang before the summer ended. We got to spend time celebrating four August birthdays, celebrating Elaina's new start at ...

  Jubilant July  Hello everyone!  When May rolled around, I had a feeling the summer would come and go in a flash, it seems that it has done just that! As I sit and reflect on the month of July, I can't help but feel gratitude bubble up inside.  This month has been a reminder of the gift of community, but also the realization that community doesn't happen on accident. Thank you for contributing to the building up of a Christ-centered community of college students here in DFW!  Something that has felt so special this summer has been the opportunity to connect with my fellow campus ministers! To have such co-workers who are dedicated to loving God and helping others love Him, has been such a tremendous gift. It makes me think of Paul and his how highly he would speak of his fellow co-workers. As Christians refer to each other as brothers and sisters and this summer this has become so real to me. At the end of the month, I am actually going to be moving in with my ...

  June Update:  Hello, friends! I hope you all are having a great summer so far!!  With the semester having come to an end, June has been a time of slowing, connecting, and recharging. Through it all, God's faithfulness has continued to stand out to me. Cultivating a rhythm of rest has reminded me a lot of God's invitation to Israel to honor the Sabbath. This looks like trusting that God can sustain us even when we aren't spinning the wheel at the same pace we normal do in the busier seasons. It has reminded me of Psalm 46:10 which says, "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." This brings me great relief. When life gets slower, it can be tempting to think that God isn't being magnified, but there is comfort in knowing that God remains exalted even as we are still.  This summer has also provided the opportunity to spend quality time with students in ways that I don't typically get to throughou...