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Free Starter Resources for Students & Parents
Simple, practical tools to help you think clearly, grow spiritually, and follow Jesus well from day one.
- A short devotional guide for your first weeks on campus
- A simple prayer guide for faith, courage, and wisdom
- A Bible reading plan designed for busy students
- A framework for thinking clearly about faith and culture
- Bonus resources for parents and mentors walking alongside students
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Trusted by Leading Christian Thinkers
"If I could give just one apologetics book to a Christian going off to college, it would be this one."
Frank Turek
Author, I Don't Have Enough Faith to be and Atheist
"Welcome to College has been my go-to book for helping students prepare to succeed spiritually, relationally, and academically in college."
Sean McDowell
Best-selling author, speaker, and professor at Biola University
"The single best volume I have ever read for preparing students to follow Jesus and flourish as His disciples in college."
J. P. Moreland
Author, Love Your God with All Your Mind
Who This Book Is For
This book is written for:
• High school students preparing for college
• College students navigating faith, doubt, and cultural pressure
• Parents who want to send their student off with confidence
• Campus ministers and mentors guiding young adults
Whether you’re heading to college yourself—or helping someone who is—Welcome to College equips you to think clearly, live faithfully, and follow Jesus in a changing world.
"I know of no better book you can put into the hands of a young Christian headed to college."
John Stonestreet
President, Colson Center for Christian Worldview
About the Author
Jonathan Morrow (D.Min., M.Div., M.A., Talbot School of Theology) is the Director of Cultural Engagement and Student Discipleship at Impact 360 Institute, where he teaches high school and college students. He has also served as an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University. A nationally recognized speaker on biblical worldview, apologetics, culture, and the next generation, Jonathan is passionate about helping students build a lasting faith in a digital world.
He is the author of Welcome to College, Questioning the Bible, and Think Christianly, and coauthor (with Sean McDowell) of Is God Just a Human Invention? He has contributed to The Apologetics Study Bible for Students and Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture. Jonathan has co-led three national Gen Z research studies with Barna, creates on-demand courses for families, and regularly leads biblical study tours for students in Israel, Greece, and Turkey. He and his wife have been married 24 years and have three children. Find him on YouTube (@Jonathan_Morrow) and at jonathanmorrow.org.
