Mission + Vision.
Mission | Reach college campuses because the future of the world rests with the next generation.
Vision | A gospel-centered church on every campus.
Collegiate.
In a growing post-Christian context where teens and 20s are leaving the church in record numbers we prioritize a Bold Proclamation of the Gospel on secular campuses. Impacting college students not only multiplies potential vocational Christian workers; it also brings Jesus into engineering firms, IT industries, hospitals, schools, and businesses. The world sends it’s best and brightest students to US campuses. When they come to faith in Christ, adopt solid Biblical principles, and learn leadership skills, they return as missionaries to nations and peoples otherwise never reached!
Church.
From beginning to end, scripture speaks of God's people, the Church: the Bible speaks of Jesus as the head (Colossians 1:18), believers as the body - uniquely gifted, building one another up (1 Corinthians 14), the Spirit as its life, and a promise that upon a foundation of faith in Jesus as King it will never die. (Matthew 16:16–18). Every year, we equip college men and women in Intensive Leadership Development with the expectation that following graduation they will be prepared to serve and lead wherever God takes them. As they graduate and saturate the world, they are prepared to impact their local communities through the vehicle of the church.
Network.
A multiplying movement of cooperative, interdependent, and autonomous churches Focused on Church Planting on college campuses. Collegiate Churches are already on over 20 US campuses, joined together and equipped for multiplication through: two annual National Conferences designed to strengthen and inspire church for campuses; Regional times of support & encouragement; Summer Leadership Training to expand the vision of college students; and Resource sharing that accelerates learning and development. We are bound together by decades of relationship, a common statement of faith, and a set of agreed upon ministry values and intentions.
Core Values
Jesus is our message.
With scripture as our foundation, we proclaim the gospel. Jesus is the hope of the world, full of grace and truth, the only Name by which we are saved, and to know Him is to know life to the full. He is the best thing we have to offer, and a message is meant to be proclaimed. Therefore, we proclaim the gospel boldly and seek to show people Jesus in all that we do. (Romans 1:16)
Our message drives our presence and proclamation.
The local church is our center for multiplication.
We believe the local church is the primary vehicle God has chosen to use to reach this world. Healthy churches with good governance and clarity of focus lead to spiritual formation and missional behavior in its members. Through the local church we multiply disciples who make disciples, leaders who develop leaders, and churches that plant churches. In this way, the Kingdom of God flourishes from one campus to the next like living water spilling over to others. (2 Timothy 2:2)
Our center for mission drives our multiplication.
The campus is our mission field.
The college campus is one of the most important mission fields of the 21st century where the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s workers, leaders, parents, and citizens are shaped. We are always looking to the next generation of college students who might become disciples of Jesus. After coming to know and follow Jesus on campus, we send them out at graduation to live on mission with Christ in their profession, their family, and in local churches all over the world. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Our mission field drives our strategy.
The character of Christ is our aim.
As disciples of Jesus, we want to know Him, live like Him, and teach others to do the same. We hold to God’s promise that He Himself will sanctify us, using all that we encounter in this life to form in us the glorious character of Christ. We help those we disciple and those we develop in leadership to be connected to Jesus, abide in Jesus, and conformed to his image as primacy. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Our aim drives our discipleship and leadership development.
Collaboration is our way forward.
We are a relational network of churches who generously share our time, talent, and treasure to promote health, excellence, and sustainability in multiplying disciples and churches in college towns. Acknowledging differences in orthodoxy and orthopraxis, we are committed to the energy, patience, and coordination required to learn, grow, and support each other. Linking arms with the broader Kingdom, we partner with Gospel-centered churches and Jesus-following individual donors, who love the local church, and believe in the next generation. As a movement of campus missionaries, we have partnered with Reliant Mission for our financial stewardship and accountability. (Philippians 2:3-4)
Our way drives our humility and unity.