It was during his college years that CS Lewis learned what it meant to believe in Christ.
It was during his college years that Karl Marx shed his Christian faith. More than ever before, the college campus is a battleground of ideas, competing for followers. Everyone will graduate as believers, but in what? It isn’t a question whether tomorrow’s leaders are on campus or whether these leaders will influence our country and our world. The question is who will shape and influence them? The old tagline of Campus Crusade for Christ was, “win the campus today and you will win the world tomorrow.” Almost every major political, athletic, social, military and religious leader will pass through either a high school or college campus. To reach them with the gospel is to effectively reach the world. The campus ministry of Cru focuses on students, because high school and college represent the small window of time where individuals are open to changing their ideas, beliefs and perceptions of the world. This is the reason roughly 90% of all Christians made their decision for Christ before they reached the age of 21. The fact is, this strategy of fulfilling the Great Commission by reaching the college campus is not a new idea. Cru certainly did not invent it! This strategy is the result of the observation that God has chosen to use college students in key ways to advance his kingdom around the world.
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