2017 IN REVIEW ASHLEY & PHIL SINEATH
FRIENDS,Â
DECEMBER 2016
TRENDS
Each number below represents an individual human life changed within the 30 Campus Outreach ministry franchises throughout the world. This transformation is only made possible by your generosity. It is in this spirit we share these numbers. Thank you for facilitating this impact through your giving and prayers. We invite you to join us in praising God for the lives He has transformed.
Jesus called men and women to follow Him. Today, Jesus is still calling college students to turn from their sin, trust in Him, and to come and follow Him. The gospel message is being shared and this year 1,180 students began following Jesus.
After the 12 disciples left everything to follow Jesus, He spent time establishing them in their new faith. He knew they needed a foundation to build a life upon. This year 2,906 students were discipled to follow Christ for a lifetime.
Jesus knew His mission would require leaders, so he trained his disciples to lead effectively. This year 2,236 students were trained in biblical leadership principles and practices.
After Jesus ascended to heaven, his disciples were mobilized to carry on His work in the world. This year 528 graduates were strategically mobilized to serve Christ in the community, church, and family.
...in Campus Outreach began following Jesus through the ministry of Campus Outreach. Praise God that students are hearing of God's love in Christ and responding in faith.
Almost 5000 students heard the gospel of Jesus Christ at evangelistic gatherings designed to speak to the unique questions college students have about faith.
Matt A.'s (far left) eyes were opened to the spiritual and physical needs of the world on a mission trip in 2016. He now desires to utilize his gifts in engineering and design to serve the world around him. He married Caitlin (far left) in November 2017, and they now live in Birmingham where Matt works as an engineer and Caitlin in pharmaceuticals. Taylor (center left) began following God in a whole new way in the fall of 2015. For the next two years he learned to walk with God and was developed as a leader, serving in various roles around campus. This year, he married Abby (center left) and they live in Nashville, where Taylor is a CPA and Abby is a nurse.
Though growing up a good church kid, Chase (center right) did not comprehend the depth and breadth of Christ's love for him until college. After being developed as a leader in college, Chase now wants to follow Christ wherever that might lead him. Living in Birmingham, Chase works as an accountant while his new bride Kendall serves as a nutritionist. Matt C.'s (far right) relationship with Christ began at a young age but was greatly accelerated during his time in college. He served as the president of his fraternity in an effort to be a spiritual influence on his fraternity brothers. With the mind of a leader, Matt now serves as an accountant in Birmingham, where his new wife Lauren (far right) is a elementary school teacher.
"The way I think about what it means to follow Christ in discipleship has been impacted for the rest of my life.” - Taylor
"My understanding of who Jesus is and what he has done for me has totally been transformed. This really does change everything." - Chase
John and Kristi are graduates of Auburn University. After stints in New York City and Nashville, they have lived in Birmingham for 20 years. They are mentors to Ashley and Phil, while John serves on the Campus Outreach Board of Directors.
 
WHERE IS CO, GLOBALLY? Sheffield, UK
95 Campuses Nationally
Chiang Mai, Thailand Khon Kaen, Thailand
Manila, Philippines Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Brisbane, Australia
Christchurch, New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
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FROM 1 TO 110— Astounding Worldwide Growth
2017
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EXPECTED IMPACT The Next Five to Ten Years
Launch New Campuses
Expand to 40 Franchises Develop Kingdom Influencers
Globally Deploy 200 Graduates Each Year Reach Students with the Gospel
Sent Out Leaders into the Marketplace -7-
! !Ministry!Snapshot
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Who!is!Campus!Outreach?! In!1979,!two!men!at!Briarwood!Presbyterian!Church!in!Birmingham,!Alabama!realized!the!aggregate!number!of! students!at!small!regional!colleges!in!Alabama!was!greater!than!the!aggregate!number!of!students!at!larger,! well?known! campuses! (Auburn! and! Alabama),! yet! these! smaller! regional! schools! were! underserved! by! evangelical! campus! ministries.! These! men! had! recently! begun! ministering! at! nearby! Samford! University,! seeking!to!share!their!personal!faith!in!Jesus!Christ!with!college!students.!Within!a!few!years!what!began!as!an! earnest! endeavor! to! minister! to! students! on! local! campuses! in! Alabama! multiplied! into! a! second! regional! ministry!in!Augusta,!Georgia.!Over!almost!four!decades,!that!multiplication!happened!over!two!dozen!times.!! ! How!is!Campus!Outreach!unique?!! We!are!distinct!in!our!structure,'in!our'focus,'and!in!our'growth'model.!! ! Structure:!Locally-Led,-Globally-Connected.!Traditionally,!para?church!ministries!operate!as!independent!global! or! national! organizations! with! minimal! connection! with! the! church.! Campus! Outreach! is! distinct! in! that! we! operate!under!the!authority!and!leadership!of!independent!local!churches.!Each!Campus!Outreach!team!exists! as!the!official!college!ministry!of!a!particular!local!church,!sent!to!serve!campuses!in!regional!proximity!to!the! church.! Therefore,! there! is! no! Campus! Outreach! headquarters! and! none! of! the! ministries! exercise! any! directive! authority! over! one! another,! but! rather! collaborate! as! one! network! with! the! same! strategic! commitments.!! ! Focus:!Building-Leaders.!Most!ministries!traditionally!focus!on!evangelism,!discipleship,!mercy,!justice,!etc,!and! most!are!excellent!at!these!endeavors.!Campus!Outreach!does!engage!in!these!activities,!but!for!the!purpose! of!building!leaders.!God!is!uniquely!using!Campus!Outreach!to!build!the!next?generation!of!gospel!centered,! transformative!Kingdom!leaders!to!influence!all!of!society.!! ! Growth- Model:! Franchising.! Campus! Outreach! grows! through! each! regional! ministry,! under! the! authority! of! their!franchise!church,!multiplying!and!sending!a!staff!team!to!initiate!a!new!regional!campus!ministry,!under! the!authority!of!a!different!local!church.!This!is!a!delicate!process!between!the!sending!church,!the!CO!team! being!sent,!and!the!receiving!church.!In!other!words,!for!a!CO!to!begin!ministering!on!campuses!in!a!particular! region! an! existing! CO! franchise! church! must! send! an! expansion! team! and! a! receiving! franchise! church! must! "adopt"!the!new!Campus!Outreach!expansion!team!being!sent.!! ! Why!focus!on!college!students!and!how!is!Campus!Outreach!fulfilling!the!Great!Commission?!! Today’s! students! are! tomorrow’s! leaders.! College! students! are! the! most! available! and! accessible! of! any! population!on!the!planet,!orbiting!in!a!relatively!concentrated!area,!craving!exposure!to!new!experiences,!new! relationships,!and!new!ideas,!on!the!precipice!of!the!rest!of!their!lives.!There!is!no!more!strategic!time!to!reach! future!leaders!than!during!this!four!to!five!year!window.!!As!a!leadership!development!organization,!we!build! today’s!college!students!into!the!future!leaders!of!our!churches,!companies,!and!communities.!We!are!focused! on! reaching,! discipling,! and! deploying! the! next! generation! of! gospel?centered,!transformative,! Kingdom! leaders!from!the!college!campus!into!the!marketplace,!vocational!ministry,!and!the!mission!field.!
"I have said publicly more than once that it might be the case that the most important part of my legacy of 33 years at Bethlehem Baptist Church will be that I was the pastor that brought Campus Outreach to Minneapolis. The vision of this ministry is so closely tied to the heartbeat of my life.” John Piper, Desiring God Ministries