What do you mean by, “All things?”

Issue No. 1 Jul./Aug.

The first Core Value of the CCO states: All things belong to God. This is a concept that can drastically shape one’s view of the world, and this is one of the biggest themes we hope to convey to Kenyon students. It also happens to be the underlying concept behind the title of our newsletter. Paul says of Christ Jesus, “...all things were created by him and for him...For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things...”(Colossians 1: 16, 19, 20). In verses 15-20, Paul uses the term “all things” five times! How might college students see life differently if they believed all things belong to God? How might they pursue a career differently? Or romantic relationships? Or playing? Or eating? Or spending their money? We often manufacture a great chasm dividing the sacred and so-called “secular.” It is when we understand that literally all things belong to God that we can study physics, be in relationships, spend our money, work as businesspersons, create art and music, and even prepare and/or eat meals and do it all for the glory of God.

I feel that this is best summed up by Paul in Romans 12: 1: “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering” (The Message).

We look forward to being able to walk alongside college students as they are asking the big questions of life, and being able to journey with them throughout their development of who they will be after graduation. We hope and pray that we will faithfully offer them a Biblically-based view of the world; a view that can inform all aspects of their life and provide them direction and meaning.

Campus Ministry at Kenyon College

CCO: Transforming College Students to Transform the World

The Importance of Campus Ministry:

• College students are our future world leaders with the greatest potential for good or ill in our world

• These years are a time when many critical decisions are made that will affect the rest of their lives and how they view the world and their purpose in it

• Campuses provide a concentrated audience

• Any impact (positive or negative) in the lives of college students will lead to an impact on other institutions, systems, and cultures

Needs of Kenyon Students:

• Christian students need support in their walk with Christ and their ministries on and off campus

• New believers need nurture so that their faith can have a strong root even amidst other students who may not support their choice to follow Christ

• All students need balance between busy schedules of work and competition, to come aside for much needed healthy rest and play

CCO Ministry at Kenyon College:
My Mission Statement-To help Kenyon students develop a transformative, Biblically-based view of the world, rooted in their life changing relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Support and develop Christian student leaders in their various roles

• Disciple Christian students as they journey through various issues of faith with implications to how it affects their daily living

• Seek relationships with non-Christian students, welcoming open and honest discussions with them about faith in Christ with the hope of inviting them into a relationship with Christ.

To partner with me in God's work at Kenyon College:

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CCO | 5912 Penn Ave. | Pittsburgh, PA 15206

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Thank you for your prayerful support!