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.