Campus Outreach

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Campus Outreach is a network of interdenominational Christian organizations, focusing on evangelizing and discipling college students worldwide under the mission statement "Glorifying God by Building Laborers on the Campus for the Lost World."

Campus Outreach is distinguished from similar organizations such as Campus Crusade for Christ in that it focuses on small to mid-sized campuses where another ministry does not have a presence. In addition, the Campus Outreach method of evangelism focuses on building relationships, eschewing such tools as tracts, preferring instead face-to-face conversation about the direction and purpose of one's life. Also, the ministry takes very seriously the charge from Matthew 9:35-38 to raise up laborers, and not simply believers, by discipling new believers to share their faith with others, as stressed by Dawson Trotman and others.

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[edit] Timeline[1]

  • 1978 - Campus Outreach Birmingham founded under Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama.
  • 1981 - First ministry outside of Birmingham is founded. The Collegiate Christmas Conference is first held.
  • 1982 - First summer training project is instituted.
  • 1983 - First cross cultural training project is created.
  • 1985 - Campus Outreach Board is formed.
  • 1989 - First Campus Outreach franchise is formed in Augusta, Georgia.
  • 1990 - First international franchise formed in Thailand.
  • 2006 - The Campus Outreach network has franchises in 22 locations.

[edit] Mission Statement

The Campus Outreach Mission Statement is "building laborers on the campus for the lost world." It is based upon the "Great Commission" outlined in Matthew 28:19-20, as well as Jesus' lament about the lack of working "laborers" in Matthew 9:35-38.

[edit] Franchise

Campus Outreach is not a single cohesive organization: Rather, it is a network of organizations that are franchised to local churches in the target area. The organization then effectively becomes the college ministry of that church, with the staff answering both to the Campus Outreach board and the leadership of that church.

[edit] Fundraising

  • Staff members raise financial support for their living expenses before beginning full-time status.
  • Students also are permitted to raise support for the various summer training projects.
  • In both instances, donations are tax-deductible gifts made to the Campus Outreach organization.

[edit] External links

[edit] International Franchises

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Campus Outreach History
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