Expand your impact and impact a college near you!
Welcome to Chi Alpha’s Church Partnership Initiative.
Is there a college campus near your church? Many Assemblies of God churches are located near a college or university campus, and they wonder how to reach the students who live right in their back yard. A church may have a vision and resources to reach and disciple students—they simply need the training to be fruitful. Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, U.S.A. now has a proven way to train church staff/volunteers to assist them in engaging the campus and eventually launching a church-sponsored Chi Alpha ministry. You and your church can start now!
Next Steps
#1: Lay the Foundation: Prayer
- Pray both on and off campus.
- Enlist others to pray.
- Organize specific prayer focus times.
- Pray for workers with passion to reach students.
- Pray for faculty and administration.
- Pray for open doors of opportunity to connect.
- Pray for disciples to be made.
- Pray for students you know by name.
- Pray for other believers and ministries on campus.
Here is a guide for prayer walking.
#2: Do your Homework: Decode the Campus
- What is the student population and make up?
- What degree programs are offered?
- Who are the gatekeepers? Department of Student Life.
- What is required to form a Recognized Student Organization (RSO)?
- What is God doing already? (other campus ministry groups)
Here is a list of questions to ask.
#3: Identify a Worker/Leader: Keep Growing
- Do they/you have a love for Jesus/devotional life?
- Do they/you have godly character?
- Do they/you have some college experience (degree preferred)?
- Do they/you have ministry experience and are biblically literate?
#4: Start a Simple Process: Begin to Minister
- Discover spiritual interest
- Simple discipleship
- Gather for community
- Train leaders
- Develop strategies
#5: Get Training and Charter with Chi Alpha
- Apply to be a Campus Missionary-in-Training (CMIT) or go through New Director Training.
Resources
Click here for a digital copy of Chi Alpha and the Local Church to understand more about Chi Alpha and the local church relationship.
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Learn more about New Director Training (NDT) below.