What key characteristics set Campus Outreach apart?
RELATIONAL EVANGELISM
Campus Outreach has a strong commitment to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with unbelieving students on each campus. We believe that this is commanded and modeled all throughout scripture. We look at texts like Romans 10:13-15 and 2 Timothy 4:2 as scriptural basis for sharing our faith with non-Christian students on the campus.
Life-on-life discipleship
We believe the best spiritual training takes place in the context of relationships. We are committed to intentionally opening our Bibles and lives with one another. This emphasizes our value for the authority of God’s Word and the authenticity that is experienced through life-on-life relationships. We focus primarily on discipling new and young believers while training them to do the same with their fellow college students.
Strategic growth through multiplication
Our ministry has found that the most effective way to grow big is by staying small. Campus Outreach is made up of over 30 ‘franchises’ throughout the world. Once a franchise grows large enough, it reproduces and launches new staff members to a new region, in partnership with a ‘franchise hub church’. This new host church assumes all authority and oversight for that franchise. So in essence, Campus Outreach is an organic collection of the 30+ college ministries of individual churches, which share a common vision and strategy. However, there is no central headquarters or singular central authority. Every franchise’s unified vision is to continue growing toward expansion as we seek to take the Gospel to new college students all across the world!
Commitment to the local church
Each Campus Outreach franchise is under the authority and leadership of a regional church body which serves as a crucial source of authority, resources and leadership. By functioning in partnership with and under the authority of local churches, we prepare the next generation of leaders for a lifetime of service in the Body of Christ. Campus Outreach Central Florida serves as both a ministry and mission of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, FL.
A global network
Campus Outreach is an organic network of churches with a vision for building laborers in one of the most strategic contexts on earth. Our network of 30 franchises in 7 countries creates unparalleled growth and service opportunities. Franchises partner to execute leadership assessments, training projects, conferences and strategic initiatives. Collaboration is critical to finding the best deployment tracks for graduates, both in the U.S. and abroad.
