Campus for Christ Austria
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| legal form | society |
| founding | 1979 |
| Seat | Vienna , Austria |
| management | Andreas Boppart |
| Number of employees | approx. 15 |
| Branch | Mission Society |
| Website | www.campusaustria.at |
Campus Crusade for Christ Austria is a non-denominational, non-denominational mission and training exercise at around ten in the evangelism , adult education, diakonia and mission -day working branches. The work works with all churches such as the Roman Catholic Church , Reformed Church and various free churches .
organization
The mission work , established as an association based in Vienna , employs around 15 full-time and part-time employees. The main office is in Vienna, directly behind the main train station. The work, largely financed by private donations, is a partner of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance and at the round table of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Austria .
Campus for Christ Switzerland is managed by a six-person management team, which has been headed by Andreas Boppart since 2018 .
aims
Campus for Christ was founded to help fulfill the missionary commission of Jesus Christ in a holistic and socially relevant way. The work wants to achieve this by motivating churches and organizations to live and pass on evangelism and discipleship . The motto is: win, train and send (win - build - send) so that everyone knows someone personally who follows Jesus.
history
Founded in the USA in 1951 by Bill and Vonette Bright , Campus für Christus began its work in Austria in 1979 in Innsbruck as a working group for Christian students - today SHINE STUDENTS. In 1989 the association "Agape Austria" was founded, which was changed to the name "Campus for Christ" in 2018, which also laid the foundations for other branches of work.
New branches of work emerged through various "occasions" or campaigns. In 1990 there was an Athletes in Action weekend in Salzburg with Joe Smalley, which sparked enthusiasm for Christian sports work in some people. Out of this enthusiasm, approaches to sporting work developed, which then led to the official founding of Athletes in Action Austria in 1995.
Also in 1990 a crescendo work began in Salzburg and there was the first of many subsequent international projects by Campus für Christus. At that time 45 participants helped with the aid and mission project “In My Name” in Romania, where two orphanages were renovated and adapted. Since then, Campus for Christ has been sending volunteers on short-term summer projects (Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Moldova and Albania, ...) every year as part of the humanitarian branch of work AID - today GAiN.
In the further development, new areas of work were added, for example for musicians, young people and leaders.
Branches of work
The work is divided into around 10 branches.
The branches of work are:
- SHINE: Campus youth movement for Christ
- ATHLETES IN ACTION: Organizer of sports camps and provider of pastoral care for athletes , including at the Olympic Games
- SCHOOL OF NOVICE: Promotion of leadership in the Christian area
- SHIFT: Leadership and team development in the Christian area
- MYFRIENDS: Training for churches in postmodern evangelism
- SHINE STUDENTS: Student movement, promotes future leaders
- CRECENDO: International movement of Christian classical musicians
- WORSHIP CENTRAL: Promotion and networking of Christian pop musicians
International networking
The organization is an independent, legally independent part of the international movement Cru or Agape Europe.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ^ Website of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Campus for Christ Austria website , accessed on February 21, 2020.
- ↑ Agape Europe website , accessed February 21, 2020.