Purpose
Campus Mission exists to network and equip districts, local churches, pastors, or individual leaders to engage with college and university campuses in such a way that college students are transformed by the Gospel and, in turn, transform the world around them.
Vision
As Campus Mission accomplishes its purpose…
- More local churches will be actively engaged in ministry with college students
- More student leaders are developed to make an impact in their ministry contexts
- More campuses will have missional communities for the students to experience transformation
Core Values
- Identifying individual leaders with a calling to reach students in a campus setting
- Partner with churches or districts with a desire to reach a nearby campus
- Implementing effective models and potential partnerships to engage a campus
Strategy
- Discipleship: reaching and teaching students with the Gospel
- Community: providing belonging and pastoral care of college students
- Service: engaging students actively in the mission by serving those in need
Resources
- The Campus Mission Coordinator and Leadership Team
- Campus Ministry (para-church) organizations like InterVarsity, CCO, Cru, Navigators, etc
- Local Churches and District Leaders near a campus
Leadership
Chris Bean: Coordinator serving with InterVarsity as a Church Engagement Catalyst
Berna Proffitt: Executive Director of The Potter’s House Coffee Ministry in Springfield, MO
Liz Christensen: Director of Destinations Coffee at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daniel Glaeser: InterVarsity staff at Modesto, CA & Pastor of Atwater Church of the Nazarene
Contact
If you or your church would like to explore ways to engage a college or university campus in your community, please contact Chris Bean for more information.