Christian Challenge's Core Elements
Christian Challenge is committed to three core elements in its ministry. These elements involve being Christ-Centered, People-Focused, and Ministry-Oriented.
Being Christ-Centered means putting Christ at the forefront of everything that we do as part of the Christian Challenge ministry. It also means turning to God for guidance and committing everything that we do to God for His honor and glory since it is our privilege to serve God in this way.
Being People-Focused means focusing on being Christ to other people and giving them a taste of God's love through word and action. Helping others as God directs is an important part of the Christian life and therefore an important part of the Christian Challenge ministry.
Being Ministry-Oriented means taking on the mind of Christ and viewing other people through the lens of God’s love. It means being missionally minded and reaching out by sharing the gospel of Christ through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development. It also means engaging in meaningful fellowship with other believers in the Body of Christ and following God together.
Being Christ-Centered means putting Christ at the forefront of everything that we do as part of the Christian Challenge ministry. It also means turning to God for guidance and committing everything that we do to God for His honor and glory since it is our privilege to serve God in this way.
Being People-Focused means focusing on being Christ to other people and giving them a taste of God's love through word and action. Helping others as God directs is an important part of the Christian life and therefore an important part of the Christian Challenge ministry.
Being Ministry-Oriented means taking on the mind of Christ and viewing other people through the lens of God’s love. It means being missionally minded and reaching out by sharing the gospel of Christ through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development. It also means engaging in meaningful fellowship with other believers in the Body of Christ and following God together.
Christian Challenge's Core Beliefs and Values
Christian Challenge has committed itself to a series of values and commitments in student ministry that provide guidance and direction to help Christian Challenge fulfill its ministerial role in encouraging and equipping a generation of GCC students to joyfully pursue Jesus and develop their vision, skills, knowledge, and character to become disciple makers through their churches, on campus, and among the nations.
Our Core Values
• We value the clear gospel message of the hope of salvation
• We value God’s Word and the work of the Holy Spirit
• We value the worth of the individual
• We value learning for a lifetime
• We value laboring for the Gospel for spiritual reproduction
• We value a loving community
• We value lives of knowledge, character, skills, and vision
• We value global perspective
Our Commitments
• Commitment to the authority and reliability of the Word of God (Proverbs 30:5; 2 Tim 2:16-17)
• Commitment to an atmosphere of love (Eph 4:15, 5:1-2)
• Commitment to change from the inside out (Rom 8:29, 12:1-2; 2 Cor 5:17-18)
• Commitment to the concept of spiritual multiplication
• Commitment to building community within the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12-27; Heb 3:13, 10:24-25)
• Commitment to expanding our world vision–God’s heart for the nations (Ps 96:3, Is 11:9; John 3:16; Acts 13:47; Rev. 7:9-10)
• Commitment to a radical faith and risk taking for Christ (Matt 11:12, 17:20; Luke 14:33, 9:23)
Our Core Values
• We value the clear gospel message of the hope of salvation
• We value God’s Word and the work of the Holy Spirit
• We value the worth of the individual
• We value learning for a lifetime
• We value laboring for the Gospel for spiritual reproduction
• We value a loving community
• We value lives of knowledge, character, skills, and vision
• We value global perspective
Our Commitments
• Commitment to the authority and reliability of the Word of God (Proverbs 30:5; 2 Tim 2:16-17)
• Commitment to an atmosphere of love (Eph 4:15, 5:1-2)
• Commitment to change from the inside out (Rom 8:29, 12:1-2; 2 Cor 5:17-18)
• Commitment to the concept of spiritual multiplication
• Commitment to building community within the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12-27; Heb 3:13, 10:24-25)
• Commitment to expanding our world vision–God’s heart for the nations (Ps 96:3, Is 11:9; John 3:16; Acts 13:47; Rev. 7:9-10)
• Commitment to a radical faith and risk taking for Christ (Matt 11:12, 17:20; Luke 14:33, 9:23)
Christian Challenge's Ministry Priorities
Evangelism
Christian Challenge believes that sharing the Hope of Jesus Christ is the only way to transform a lost a dying world, and that telling the World about Jesus is the thing that we have been tasked with.
Discipleship
_Christian Challenge desires to help students grow in their love for God and love for others. It is our command from Christ and the only way to help train people is through studying the word of God, so that’s what we at Christian Challenge are all about!
Leadership Development
The passion of Christian Challenge is to see a generation of leaders arise and reclaim their rightful place helping to bring glory to God. We train students to step out in faith!
Christian Challenge believes that sharing the Hope of Jesus Christ is the only way to transform a lost a dying world, and that telling the World about Jesus is the thing that we have been tasked with.
Discipleship
_Christian Challenge desires to help students grow in their love for God and love for others. It is our command from Christ and the only way to help train people is through studying the word of God, so that’s what we at Christian Challenge are all about!
Leadership Development
The passion of Christian Challenge is to see a generation of leaders arise and reclaim their rightful place helping to bring glory to God. We train students to step out in faith!