Campus Ministries
Campus Ministries is an integral part of the university’s strategy to fulfill its stated purpose. It functions as a key component of the collegiate experience at North Greenville University. As an institution of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the university is committed to quality education in a biblically sound, Christ-centered environment. Ministering to the spiritual needs of students is as important as meeting their academic needs. Students need opportunities to be exposed to the gospel of Christ, to grow in a relationship with Christ, and to share in ministry and service for Christ.
Church Relations is a primary component of Campus Ministries. Through Church Relations students impact churches through worship and ministry, representing the Lord and NGU. The Office of Church Relations builds valuable partnerships with churches and denominational agencies for the glory of God and for the purpose of building cooperative relationships and recruiting students.
Through Campus Ministries students are encouraged to realize their full potential as complete persons, developing intellectually, physically, socially, culturally, morally, and spiritually. By assimilating all these components under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, students are challenged to integrate every aspect of the whole person through the educational process. Students have the opportunity to experience a special sense of community through the development of close, personal relationships with other students through Campus Ministries. By building relationships with caring, Christian faculty, staff, and administrators, students are nurtured in their faith pilgrimages. Three action words express the mission of Campus Ministries: Know, Grow, and Go.
Know points to the need of every student to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Sinfulness is a common malady for all humanity (Rom 3:23). Selfishness, pride, and rebellion mark the lives of everyone. Apart from Christ, people are hopelessly doomed to be separated from God. Justice demands that humanity deserves to be punished for their sins. There is nothing that people can do to pay their sin debt. But God, who is rich in mercy and loves his creation, sent his one and only son, Jesus, to be born of a virgin, live a sinless life, die a vicarious death paying humanity’s sin debt, and rise from the grave conquering death in order to give eternal life to all who receive Christ. A person receives Christ through repentance (turning away from sin and to the Savior) and faith in the person and work of Christ. Salvation is
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the essential starting point of the gospel of Christ, but there is much more involved in following Jesus.
Grow signifies the biblical command to obey Christ and his teaching. The Lord revealed himself most clearly through the Scriptures. In order to grow in godliness, believers must be students of God’s Word through reading, hearing, studying, learning, meditating, memorizing, and applying it. Believers grow through both private worship (quiet time/personal devotions) and corporate worship with other believers. They grow through prayer, fellowship with other Christians, and through serving others. Believers are called to make disciples. This calling involves knowing and doing all that Christ taught. It includes spiritual formation, mentoring, and leadership development through relationships, accountability, and service.
Go is the only appropriate response to Christ’s Commission (Matt 28:18-20). Christ followers are called to make disciples of all people groups everywhere. The mission of God has always been global in nature. To disciple our neighbors while ignoring the nations is to fall short of Christ’s calling. To reach the nations while ignoring our neighbors is equally to fail to accomplish Christ’s commission.
The spectrum of Campus Ministries includes worship, evangelism, discipleship, prayer, fellowship, and ministry.
Worship Chapel services are designed to minister to the spiritual needs of the entire university family. Students share leadership roles in these times of worship. Many students have received Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior during chapel. Through music, drama, testimonies, media presentations, and preaching, students are encouraged to surrender their lives to the lordship of Christ and to live for Him daily. Students have other opportunities for worship through clubs and Christian organizations like the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Evangelism Gospel conversations should mark the lives of every believer. Evangelism is a primary task of any ministry centered in the gospel of Christ. All Christians share in the responsibility to communicate the good news of Christ to those who do not know Him. Evangelism is more than a responsibility; it is a great privilege. Through chapel services, student Christian organizations, personal encounters, classroom presentations, and small groups, students are exposed to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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