Our byline at Christian Challenge is:

Changing the World through God-honoring relationships

We do this first by helping students have a growing, intimate relationship with God.  For some this means entering a relationship with God  for the first time by hearing the Gospel and receiving Christ. For others it means understanding for the first time what this relationship entails and taking it seriously.  And for others it is simply coming along side them and walking with them in the god-ward way they are already moving.

And for all we want to help solidify a foundation of connecting to Christ and looking more and more like Him that they can build on for the rest of their lives.

We also fulfill the objective by helping them know how to be in relationships that honor God.  To be a blessing, to initiate, to practice a holy curiosity,  to clear up relationships, to forgive and ask forgiveness, to serve, to do well in school - these are just some of the areas in which we mentor students.

And then changing the world.  As we practice God-honoring relationships in the places where God has us, people are changed.  But the scope of our vision goes beyond just our present location. We give students a vision for the people’s of the world.  Some can only be informed and pray, while others are able to spend a summer or semester in another country.

This is just a brief glimpse at our overall vision.  In following posts I will describe what this looks like more specifically.