WHY THE CAMPUS?

Throughout history, movements have published manifestos to encapsulate and communicate their mission. Rice Broocks penned the Campus Manifesto, stating the reasons we must reach the campus. Here’s an updated version of Every Nation’s Campus Manifesto, which has the potential to change the world.

The future leaders of society are on our campuses.

Virtually all of the world’s presidents, prime ministers, senators, members of parliaments, bankers, lawyers, judges, teachers, doctors, and business leaders have passed through the college and university system. In every critical aspect of a nation’s culture, the campus is where we find the future influencers.

Major movements, bad or good, start on the campus.

From spiritual revival to political revolution, the campus gives birth to change. Marxism, atheism, feminism, and practically every other “ism” that has spread around the world at one time started as a tiny seed on the university campus.

The majority of those who become Christians do so as students.

Countless studies continue to confirm that most people surrender to Christ before their twenty-fifth birthday. This hits close to home. Many of our current leaders responded to the gospel before their twenty-fifth birthday.

International students impact their nations.

International students represent the top one percent of the students in their home nations. Many of these students come from nations that restrict or ban the gospel. By reaching them while they’re on our campuses and sending them home with the gospel, we can broaden the gospel’s reach in the world.

The values on campus become the values in society.

The philosophy, morality, and ethics taught by professors on university campuses slowly but surely work their way into public policy, media, and education. Those ideas and values become preserved for decades through legislation, education, music, movies, literature, and media.

The most available and trainable groups of people are on our campuses.

Since they have few obligations, students have few limitations to following Christ and serving him boldly. The campus is not only the source of the next generation of business, government, and educational leaders, but it’s also where we find the next generation of church leaders and cross-cultural missionaries.

When we reach a student, we reach a family.

Moms, dads, brothers, and sisters are often impacted by the stories from students who return home with a changed life. The New Testament pattern of church growth showed entire families turning to Christ. That hasn’t changed. One weekend home visit from a student transformed by the gospel can start a spiritual chain reaction that impacts every member of their family.

God promised to pour out his Spirit on sons and daughters. (Acts 2:17)

In other words, we should anticipate and hope for an enormous awakening in the younger generations of the world. We have to be prepared to handle this abundance by sending missionaries who are equipped and empowered to make disciples to colleges and high schools.

Students all over the world need hope. . . . We need to be willing and ready to respond and say, “Here I am Lord; send me.”

Courtney Ott

Campus Missionary, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

The harvest is ripe, [. . .] God is on the move. And so let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus to a broken world that’s waiting to hear the gospel.

Chris Goldswain

Church Leader, Every Nation Kirche Berlin

I believe that through our campus ministries we’re creating, not just a community where [students] can belong, but we’re equipping them to really find purpose in their life and just hope for the future.

Shinsuke Takagi

Campus Leader, Tokyo, Japan

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A vision to reach the whole world through the university campus.

Campus ministry is a dedication to take the gospel to college students, right where they are on campus. It’s a calling to serve, to impact, to go.

Campus missionaries around the world evangelize and disciple students, advancing God’s kingdom on the university campus.

Every Nation church members
Every Nation Campus students in Manila, Philippines
Every Nation members at the Build Conference
ENC students from Every Nation Kenya
ENC students meeting on campus

Stories from the Campus

Wildfires and Wild Faith on Maui

Wildfires and Wild Faith on Maui

“Through all of this tragedy, what I’ve seen is it makes a believer’s conviction stronger, and it makes that hope even stronger.” When wildfires tore through Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023, God made a way for our local Every Nation church to meet the needs of their...

Raising Up Campus Leaders in Stellenbosch, South Africa

Raising Up Campus Leaders in Stellenbosch, South Africa

“Discipleship is just key so that people can know God, walk with him, fulfill their call on their lives, and really go out and just do great incredible things for God.” Watch how our Every Nation Campus team in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is discipling students to go...

Reaching the Campuses of Boston

Reaching the Campuses of Boston

“We do campus ministry because even when we can’t see it, the harvest is still full and plentiful.” Watch how the gospel is changing the lives of students from around the world in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.