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defining our cause
Understanding the Mission,
Vision, and Values
of Campus Crusade for Christ
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Campus Crusade for Christ was started in 1951 at
UCLA by Bill and Vonette Bright. There are currently
over 60 ministries under the umbrella of Campus
Crusade. The Campus Ministry is one of them - that
is us.
Since the beginning, God has called Campus Crusade
to help fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)
in this generation by winning,
building, and sending.
our mission
Turning lost students
into Christ-centered laborers.
(Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 9:36-38)
This is what our mission means:
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Taking the initiative to share our faith so
that every student on every campus can hear
the gospel in an attractive, meaningful manner.
(Win) Colossians 1:28; Romans 10:13-14
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Offering a place where Christian students can
connect with other Christian students and grow
in their faith. (Build) Ephesians 2:10; 2 Timothy
2:2
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Equipping students to walk with God for a lifetime
and have an impact for Christ on the campus and
the world. (Send)
2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Revelation 5:9; Romans
12:1-2; Matthew 24:14
our source
We know that apart from Christ we can do nothing.
Our efforts to win, build, and send are fruitless
if we do not depend on the Lord to work in us and
through us.
- The Holy Spirit who
glorifies Christ. When we placed our trust
in Christ as Savior and Lord, Christ enters the
lives of believers by His Holy Spirit. Jesus said
many things about the Holy Spirit:
- He is our helper. (John 14:26;
John 15:26)
- He is our teacher. (John 16:13)
- He gives us the power to share
Christ with others. (Acts 1:8)
- The Holy Spirit does not focus
on himself, He glorifies Christ. (John 16:14)
- The Holy Spirit develops His
character in our lives. (Galatians 5:22-23)
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Prayer. God longs for every
person to know Him. He wants us to depend on him.
One of the best ways to demonstrate our dependence
and faith is simply by talking with the Lord about
what is on our hearts. (Philippians 1:9-11;
Colossians 1:9-12; Colossians 3:16)
- Ask the Lord to increase your
faith
- Ask the Lord to open the hearts
of people on campus so they will be open to
the gospel and respond in faith to Jesus' love
and forgiveness. (Matthew 7:7-11)
Remember, even if only a few of you are praying,
Jesus is there with you. (Matthew 28:20)
our scope
Every Student.
We want to link arms with Christian students, volunteers
and churches to help give every student an opportunity
to say "Yes!" to Christ and experience God's
love and forgiveness. We look for every available
means to share Christ in a relevant and compassionate
manner.
Every
person on earth. Campus Crusade for Christ
is committed to unite with the worldwide body of Christ
to help accelerate world evangelization through ongoing
training, discipleship and prayer. We want to influence
a chain reaction of people reaching people with the
Good News of Christ's love and forgiveness.
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