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1.
What is Campus Crusade for Christ?
Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian student
organization. We work in cooperation with many local churches to aid
the spiritual development of young men and women. Traditional, orthodox
Christian beliefs are the core of the Campus Crusade for Christ
movement. We hold to the essential claims of the Christian heritage
including the birth, life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
2.
What does Campus Crusade for Christ believe?
The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, God's infallible written
Word, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that it
was uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, and that
it was written without error (inerrant) in the original manuscripts. It
is the supreme and final authority in all matters on which it speaks.
We accept those areas of doctrinal teaching on which, historically,
there has been general agreement among all true Christians. Because of
the specialized calling of our movement, we desire to allow for freedom
of conviction on other doctrinal matters, provided that any
interpretation is based upon the Bible alone, and that no such
interpretation shall become an issue which hinders the ministry to
which God has called us.
3.
How was Campus Crusade for Christ started?
When Bill and Vonette Bright founded Campus Crusade for Christ at the
University of California, Los Angeles in 1951, the underlying concept
was to "win the campus today and change the world tomorrow." By 1960,
Campus Crusade had spread to 40 campuses in the United States and two
other countries. Bill Bright began establishing a wide range of other
ministries to reach various segments of the world. Today Campus Crusade
serves as a network of more than 890 growing movements on university
campuses in the United States and approximately 220 campuses overseas.
Campus Crusade's goal is to take the gospel to the 60 million
university students in the world.
4.
Why does Campus Crusade for Christ exist?
College students often find themselves in an environment that is
tearing away at their moral and spiritual stability. The college
environment exposes young people to many new ideas and worldviews. For
this reason, Campus Crusade for Christ is present on hundreds of our
country's college and university campuses. We serve as a spiritual
resource to students, providing information, training, relationships,
opportunities and environments that are conducive to spiritual growth.
Imagine the changes the world would see if every one of the 60 million
college students had an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel
every year. Our goal is to see as many students go from a place of
unbelief to a place of belief in God. We want to see students embrace
the purpose, love and forgiveness that God offers them in a
relationship with Jesus Christ.
5.
What is your relationship to the local church?
Campus Crusade for Christ considers itself an arm of the Christian
church with a focus in areas like evangelism and discipleship with
college students. We work closely with pastors and churches throughout
the United States and in every country where we have ministry
activities. Our statement of faith clearly maintains our belief in the
deity of Christ, and in the authority and reliability of the Bible.
6.
What does Campus Crusade for Christ do on campus?
We serve as a spiritual resource to students, providing information,
training, relationships, opportunities and environments that are
conducive to spiritual growth. Our goal is to turn lost students into
Christ-centered laborers and we are committed to reaching the 60
million college students of the world with the gospel. To do so, staff
members meet with students to answer questions, help them grow and
develop their own ministry. Typically once a week, a large meeting is
organized to unite everyone involved and offer opportunities to attract
new people. The meeting can include drama, music and a speaker. Campus
Crusade also sponsors outreach activities on campus to help all
students to understand what it means to have a personal relationship
with Christ. The goal is to help students understand the meaning and
purpose that God has for life and help them to grow in a faith that
will enhance every area of their lives and give them a desire to share
the gospel with others in the world.
7.
How is Campus Crusade for Christ funded?
Campus Crusade for Christ is a non-profit organization supported by
donations from individuals, businesses, churches and foundations. Each
staff member is responsible for securing contributions to cover his or
her own salary and expenses. We are a charter member of the Evangelical
Council for Financial Accountability. Founded in 1979 by Billy Graham,
the ECFA serves as a monitoring agency to ensure that non-profit
Christian ministries maintain the highest ethical standards. Voluntary
ECFA membership requires full financial disclosure and the exercise of
sound fund-raising practices. An annual report is published and
available upon request.
8.
How is Campus Crusade for Christ staffed?
Staff members with the ministry are selected through a process that
includes a written application, references and interviews. They are
evaluated by their spiritual, personal, emotional and leadership
abilities. All campus staff must also have a college degree. Staff
members on the field are responsible for coordinating weekly meetings,
instructing Bible studies, leading outreach activities and helping
student leaders to develop in a number of ways. Staff members also
serve in a number of leadership capacities on the national and regional
level utilizing skills in technology, human resource management,
communications, finances and research and development.
9.
Are all Campus Crusade for Christ movements the same?
The structure of our ministry is designed to reach the highest number
of students in the most effective ways. There are four different areas
of ongoing focus:
Catalytic -
Faced with the realization that 7 million college students are on
campuses having no full-time Campus Crusade staff, Catalytic staff
members are trusting God for a vital, effective ministry on every
unreached campus. We look for the "catalyst" on a specific campus - a
key student, a church partnership, a professor - who can help launch
and lead the ministry. We currently have 700 campuses with ministries
matching the Catalytic model.
Ethnic Student
Ministries - The campus population is
changing rapidly. As more and more ethnic students come to campus, they
are increasingly immersing themselves in an ethnic student subculture
on campus. If we are to reach these students, we cannot rely on
traditional means of ministry. Ethnic Student Ministries (ESM) came out
of a burden to see that ethnic college students have at least one
chance to hear the gospel. There are now 60 ESM movements on campuses
nationwide. Currently there are three national movements within ESM
that have the same mission, but involve different ethnic groups:
The Destino Movement (Hispanic students)
The Epic Movement (Asian-American students)
The Impact Movement (African-American students)*
Staffed Campuses -
Traditionally our ministry has a team of staff based on a major state
university campus. That team is focused on sharing the gospel with
every student on that campus, building into the lives of Christian
students and raising up leaders among the students to go abroad and
help launch new ministries.
Worldwide Student
Network (WSN) - There are 60 million college
students around the world. This represents only 1 percent of the
world's population--the "powerful percent." These are the future
leaders of the nations. WSN is the international effort of the campus
ministry to serve the nations of the world in reaching college students.
10.
How can I contact Buffalo Campus Crusade for Christ?
Visit our "Contact Us"
page on this website.
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