We believe that God ordained the Church to do the work of ministry. From our beginnings, the CCO has always served in support of this mission through partnerships with the local church. CCO staff members who work for churches serve in positions exclusively dedicated to college ministry, although on occasion we combine some positions to include young adults or high school youth.
Our church partners enjoy the following advantages by working with us:
- The church has a full-time representative on campus, drawing students into the life of the church. Instead of taking a four-or-more-year hiatus from the church, students in these ministries find themselves integrally involved in the life of a local congregation.
- Because of our extensive network, the CCO is able to find many strong, highly motivated potential staff people.
- The CCO shares funding: the church is responsible for half of the funding for the position and the CCO will facilitate raising the balance of the staff person’s financial needs.
- CCO staff workers receive the latest training in ministry to college students.
- Supervision responsibilities for each staff person are shared between the church and a CCO Area Director .
- There is mutual agreement upon a job description. Our staff members are accountable to a job description that is developed, approved and overseen by both a CCO Area Director and an institutional supervisor. Both supervisors must agree to these specifics before a position is finalized.
- There is no obligation to hire a staff person unless the church is completely satisfied. Both the CCO and the institution must agree upon the person to whom they offer a position, and that person is then free to accept or decline the position. This creates a positive and mutually-desired placement outcome.