Campus Outreach StaffCast

We return for the second part of our conversation with Andrew Harris and Neil Powell in England. We learn more about Neil's church-planting initiatives in Birmingham and London. Listen to the encouraging and amazing things that God is doing through multiplication and partnership in the United Kingdom. Movement Spotlight: Campus Outreach Central Florida Music by QubeSounds and Bamboo Corporate...

Our guest tandem today is Andrew Harris and Neil Powell. Andrew is the regional director for Campus Outreach in Birmingham, England. Neil is co-director of the London Project and works for City to City Europe. God has used their partnership in Birmingham, England, to ignite a campus movement under the authority of City Church Birmingham. In our conversation, we talk about their faith journeys and...

We return for part 2 of our conversation with David Cunningham, pastor and former CO staff. We dive deeper into the relationship between the local church and students, graduates, and current CO staff. David's understanding of true partnership in Christ stems from his failures and from riding the wave of God's movement in ministry. Listen to the unique perspective of a pastor who brings t...

Our guest this week is David Cunningham, pastor at Christ Community Church in Helena, AL. David's experience as a student, graduate, CO staff member, and church planter lends significant weight to his advocacy for CO. He shares about being prepared to labor when it’s hard and when faith, not mere resignation, is required.  Movement Spotlight: Campus Outreach London Music by QubeSounds and Bam...

Our guest this week is Neil MacMillan, Pastor of Cornerstone Free Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Neil is a seasoned church planter and shares his thoughts about the cultural shifts that led to the decline of the evangelical church in the UK. He also shares about the amazing dedication to mission that adversity can bring and the opportunity that Gen Z is opening to the resurgence of the gospel in S...

We return for part 2 of our conversation with Neil MacMillan, pastor and church planter in Edinburgh, Scotland. Neil continues to champion Campus Outreach in strong commitment to and partnership with the local church, discipleship and mission. Could the Lord use Campus Outreach to help raise up the next generation of church planters in the UK? Neil closes by encouraging CO to take advantage of how...

We return for part 2 of our conversation with Cam Colquitt, Regional Director for CO Lynchburg. Cam shares more about the privileges and struggles that come with ministry. He opens up about seeing God's smile behind the seemingly frowning providence for their region and the redemptive work God is doing in Lynchburg, the East Coast Network and partnerships within Campus Outreach. Music by Qube...

Our guest this week is Cam Colquitt, Regional Director for CO Lynchburg, under the authority of Rivermont EPC in Lynchburg, VA. Cam shares his story of personal redemption while also sharing the grassroots history of their campus ministry and God's smile behind the seemingly frowning providence over the past years.  Movement Spotlight: CO Christchurch, New Zealand Music by QubeSounds and Bamb...

Our guest this week is Al Barth, Director of Church Planting at Spanish River Church in Boca Raton, FL. Al's history with Spanish River and City-to-City Church Planting Network has taken him around the world. His experience and wisdom offer a unique perspective to being a catalyst for local church partners and how Campus Outreach can engage in the global church. Movement Spotlight: Campus Out...

We return for part 2 of our conversation with Al Barth, Director of Church Planting at Spanish River Church in Boca Raton, FL and leader in the Redeemer City-to-City Church Planting Network. Al challenges young believers to be catalysts and useful for Christ. He uses his experience to speak about how Campus Outreach can engage in the opportunities and challenges in the global church.  Music by Qub...

Our Guest this week is Michael Graham, one of the authors of the recent book, The Great Dechurching. Michael shares about his own journey in life and ministry, and how a deeper look into his own local context led him and Jim Davis to what became an insightful tool for anyone in ministry. Movement Spotlight: CO Manila, Philippines Resources (Part 1): The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics The G...

We continue our conversation with Michael Graham, program director for The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics and executive producer and writer for the podcast series As in Heaven. Michael breaks down the findings of the book The Great Dechurching and its relevance to campus ministry today. Michael also shares about an upcoming project which will be the largest religious survey ever conducted...

(Part 1) Our guest this week is Tim Rice, teaching pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, FL - the hub church of Campus Outreach Central Florida. Tim shares his experience going from campus ministry to church planting, the profound opportunity that campus ministry is for the church and how it can be a bridge to faithful Christian adulthood. Movement Spotlight: Campus Outreach Houston,...

(Part 2) We return to our conversation with Tim Rice, teaching pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, FL. Tim reflects on the challenges to campus ministry today, not going "pro” in ministry and how to be galactically wrong while maintaining a robust sense of the gospel. Resources: Sonship - John (Jack) Miller Commentary on Galatians - Martin Luther Commentary on Romans - Martin L...

Our guest this week is Rodrigo Puebla, Team Leader of Campus Outreach Monterrey, Mexico. Rodrigo shares his calling, dreaming and laboring on the campus of Tec de Monterrey. His story testifies to God's providence through friendships, opportunities and hardships - all leading to a passion for reaching college students and impacting the DNA of the Mexican church. Movement Spotlight: Campus Out...

(Part 1) Our guest this week is Collin Hansen, Executive Director of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Based on Collin's biography Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation, we discuss his opinion of Tim Keller's legacy. We also take advantage of his editorial experience to discuss the campus ministry, the global church, reformed theology, technology and the soci...

(Part 2) We continue our conversation with Collin Hansen, Executive Director of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Collin helps us understand the importance and dynamic of campus ministry and the need for and application of cultural apologetics in the tension of current trends while continuously being a learner. Collin repeatedly brings us back to the good news of the Son of God.   Resour...

Part 2 of our conversation with Denny Catalano brings insight into the current campus reality and encourages grassroots ministry. Denny brings us into honest reflection on the challenges of ministry and culture that he and his wife, Michelle, have experienced. Our conversation is full of references to books and challenging questions about comfort in ministry and how much Jesus is worthy of all we...

Our guest this week is Denny Catalano, Regional Director of Campus Outreach Memphis. Denny shares about his experience as a student, as a young CO staff and about so much he has learned while laboring and leading. Denny charges CO as a ministry to embrace the stewardship of producing laborers and going deep in personal intimacy with Christ. Movement Spotlight: Campus Outreach Monterrey, Mexico Res...

(PART 1) We begin Season 3 of the StaffCast with Sandy Willson, our first returning guest on the show. Sandy has extensive pastoral experience with CO hub churches and currently serves as the Interim Director of the Gospel Coalition. Sandy shares about spiritual illiteracy and curiosity on today's college campuses that require personal character in ministry. Sandy also shares personal reflect...

(PART 2) Welcome back for Part 2 of our interview with Sandy Willson, Interim President of The Gospel Coalition. Sandy continues to charge Campus Outreach staff to labor and to embrace curiosity, both in ministry and in relation to the local church. Sandy speaks into the next 5-10 years and how CO and churches can partner together for even greater impact. Music by QubeSounds _________________ If y...

Season 3 of the Campus Outreach StaffCast is coming this month, August 2024. The Campus Outreach StaffCast is made specifically with you in mind. This is a podcast made by CO staff, for CO staff. For this upcoming season, we will focus on what God is doing now by interviewing Campus Outreach staff where God is working and hearing from CO regions in our Movement Spotlights. We will also dive into w...

This week, we are joined by Earn Tiwaporn Pukongchai. Earn came to know the Lord as a college student in Thailand and has been on staff for the past 11 years. She is currently the Resource Director for the CO Khon Kaen region. She shares her testimony of faith in a Buddhist culture, about the remarkable fruit that God is providing through the team in Khon Kaen and preparing for expansion and futur...

This week, we have another special episode. Kent Bailey, Executive Director of CO SERVE, shares about the vision and value of prayer along the years of Campus Outreach and gives a charge to our staff members to take full advantage of the upcoming annual Worldwide Day of Prayer on April 2, 2024 Sign up for the Worldwide Day of Prayer 2024 at this link: https://co-wdop.as.me Music: No Longer Slaves...

This week, we are having a special episode. We are introduced to our new host, Jon Elam, who spent 21 years with CO in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, serving in many different roles and has recently joined Campus Outreach SERVE. Kent Bailey, executive director of CO SERVE, shares about the legacy of prayer in the life of Dr. Frank Barker and how that influenced Campus Outreach as we ramp up to our annual...