
“I really think the CCO saved me from a life of hurt from poor decision-making. It taught me that it’s okay to care about the world; in fact, it’s our role to reach out to others. Jubilee taught me that I could love science and still love God.”

“At Jubilee, I saw that God is truly in all things and I can be faithful in the work I’ve been called to. Beforehand, I had struggled to make a connection between faithfulness and the work of an actuary.”

“If I had not been involved with the CCO in college, it is possible I could have strayed away from my faith. I was a fairly new Christian, having come to Christ in high school, and I had not attended church more than a handful of times. Thankfully, with the CCO’s ministry I had a community of Christians around me and I started attending church.”

“Because of the CCO’s ministry, I feel like I was given a good strong biblical background. I know why I believe what I believe; I can defend it if I have to. And I learned that you can have a sense of humor and follow Jesus.”

“The CCO was a great motivator for me to think of Christianity as something more than just a thing to participate in on Sunday. It gave me some intellectual frameworks to look at the world in a larger way and see how we can be ‘in but not of’ the world.”

“Because I was involved in the CCO’s ministry during college, I learned that any talent that I have can be used for God’s purposes, even if it seems insignificant or not useful. I have grown as a leader and am able to more purposefully understand and study the Bible.”

“My faith was there before I graduated from high school, but college was a real education. The CCO brought maturity to my faith, convinced me of the importance of fellowship, developed me as a Christian leader, and gave me a Christian perspective on all of life.”

“Instead of saying you have to go in to ‘ministry’ to make a difference, CCO staff talked about how God can use you to make a difference wherever your talents are. No matter what career you are in, that is your ministry.”

“I am where I am today because of my time at the CCO. The CCO encouraged me to understand the Christian worldview, that church was not a place and God was not to be placed in a box of religiosity. As a result, my faith permeates every decision I make and has brought me to where I am.”

“The Jubilee conference and conversations with Renée opened my eyes to how my faith in Jesus mattered to every area of life. Jubilee helped me see Jesus and a biblical worldview as they relate to all of life. My faith became stronger and began to make more sense out of the world and my role in it.”