The Collective
Who We Are?
Our Vision: What is our why? We exist to empower college students to make an impact on their campus, community, nation, and world.
Our Mission: What is the mission of GS Wesley? Our mission is to create a space for college students to be equipped through intentional discipleship and community.
Our Goal: What do we want to accomplish? Our goal is to reach, connect, and engage with the college students of Georgia Southern University.
Our Values: What are our ministry values?
- Discipleship: Investing our lives in each other as a way to deepen our understanding of our faith and life together
- Worship: Creating engaging and transformative experiences that invite students into relationship with God and each other
- Mission: Equipping students with experience and support to become the kind of leaders who make the world a better place by allowing their faith to shape their lives and the world
- Outreach: Forming ministries that are innately attuned to the needs and life of the campuses they serve
- Innovation: Always looking toward ways we can better serve our students and communities by sparking curiosity, experimentation, and longing to be in relationship with others
- Leadership: Looking beyond the campus into the communities to discover ways we can generously share our lives with others
The Wesley Collective
Our What: What is the Wesley Collective? The Wesley Collective is GS Wesley’s student leadership body: a community of students who share ownership of the ministry and invest in it together. Members serve in leadership across Discipleship, Community, and Worship, and help shape large group worship series, small group curriculum, outreach events, mission opportunities, retreats, and more. As a collective, no single voice carries the ministry; every member brings gifts that strengthen the whole.
Our How: What is the purpose of the Wesley Collective? The purpose of the Wesley Collective is to empower college students to lead the ministry of GS Wesley under the guidance and direction of the director. Collective members serve the ministry by:
- Being an active member of Wesley
- Planning events for Wesley
- Preparing ahead of events
- Being present for all Collective meetings (Sundays @ 7 pm)
Our Who: Who Can Join the Wesley Collective?
At GS Wesley, sophomores through seniors may serve in the Collective as the ministry’s leaders and ambassadors to campus. This allows every student with an expressed calling to serve to do so.
- Freshmen first take part in Flight Path (see below).
Students join the Collective through the Affirmation Process, held twice a year (fall and spring). Collective leaders are not elected or hired. A student who senses God’s call makes themselves available, and the Wesley community affirms that call in prayer.
Ministry Pathways
1. The Discipleship Pathway
This pathway is the core of everything at Wesley, focusing on the study of Scripture, the development of a Christian walk, and sharing life together.
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- Small Groups: Leaders develop and launch at least three new discipleship groups per semester. They train two new student facilitators and host quarterly Discipleship Nights featuring worship, teaching, and testimonies.
- Service: As the hands and feet of Wesley, this area organizes three service projects per semester, such as campus cleanups or local food pantry support. Leaders also coordinate semester-long donation drives and build partnerships with local non-profits.
- Prayer: This foundational area requires a commitment to daily prayer for the campus, the community, and Wesley. Leaders prioritize personal spiritual disciplines like daily Bible reading, Sabbath, and fasting to lead from a place of spiritual health.
2. The Community Pathway
This pathway is the vehicle for engagement, ensuring Wesley is a welcoming and well-coordinated environment for all students.
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- Outreach: Leaders plan and execute at least one outreach event every month, such as tabling or game nights, to connect with new students. They also establish three strategic partnerships with other campus organizations each semester.
- Hospitality: Vital to the ministry’s growth, this area recruits and trains ten greeters per semester. Leaders ensure the welcome table is ready at every event and follow up with all first-time guests within 48 hours.
- Operations: Known as the brain of Wesley, this area maintains the master calendar and conducts monthly inventory checks of supplies and tech. Leaders prepare run-of-show documents so major events run smoothly.
3. The Worship Pathway
This pathway focuses on how our community praises God, managing both the technical side of gatherings and the ministry’s public messaging.
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- Social Media: This role manages the digital face of Wesley by posting at least three times a week on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Leaders create weekly recap videos to showcase Wesley’s impact and track engagement to grow the ministry’s reach.
- Communications: Focused on visibility and strategy, this area designs and launches promotional campaigns for major events at least two weeks in advance. Leaders create and distribute invite cards and flyers to maximize campus awareness.
- AV/Lights & Sound Production: This technical area supports excellence in weekly large group gatherings. Responsibilities include managing four full rehearsals per month, maintaining equipment, and creating an environment conducive to transformative worship.
Pathway Leadership Guidelines: Each area within a pathway is limited to two Coordinators max. Any Collective member is encouraged to serve across pathways, but each coordinator may lead only one pathway.
A shared commitment
Expectations: What Does the Wesley Collective Ask of Its Members?
- Time Commitment: Dedicate 6–8 hours per week to ministry tasks and leadership development.
- Pathway Planning: Hold at least one dedicated planning meeting per month with your sub-team to ensure logistical readiness.
- Consistency: Plan and execute at least one event per month specific to your pathway’s mission.
- Attendance: Participate in weekly Collective Coordinators meetings every Sunday at 7:00 pm.
- Spiritual Health: Commit to a personal relationship with Jesus, including daily prayer and Scripture reading.
- Rule of Life: Write a personal rule of life at the start of your term and share it with the director as part of your discernment conversation.
- Compliance: Earn 15 Wings points per semester and attend at least one full Soul Series to maintain university standing.
The Affirmation Process
Step 1
Letter of Availability: Students who feel called write a letter and post it on the Affirmation Wall.
Step 2
Community Affirmation: Wesley students read every letter, then write the name of the person they sense God calling to each area and place it in the affirmation box.
Step 3
Discernment Conversation: The director meets with each candidate, weighs the community’s affirmations alongside readiness and pathway needs (two leaders max per area), and confirms placements.
The Affirmation Process is NOT
- Campaigning, for yourself or others
- Running for a position
- Voting for or against someone
- Worrying about qualifications
Letter of Availability:
Students who feel called write a letter and post it on the Affirmation Wall. The letter includes:
- Your name
- How long you can serve: one semester or a full year
- The pathway area (sub-role) you feel called to serve
- Your personal calling: what serving in this area looks and feels like for you
- Your vision: what God has placed on your heart to do differently in this ministry
Community Affirmation:
Wesley students read every letter, then write the name of the person they sense God calling to each area and place it in the affirmation box.
Community Prayer
The community prays for each person who has made themselves available and for Wesley’s impact on campus.
Discernment Conversation:
The director meets with each candidate, weighs the community’s affirmations alongside readiness and pathway needs (two leaders max per area), and confirms placements.
Let’s Talk About Your Next Step
Interested in joining the Collective? Speak with GS Wesley staff about open roles, leadership expectations, questions about the covenant, and how to get involved. Connect with us at a Wesley gathering to start the conversation.