I think that the CCO is a wonderful Christian organization for college students who need to know how to live their lives in a Christian manner. The CCO has wonderful leadership.
—Dr. James D. Hall is a retired D.D.S.
CCO staff worker Rashad Clemons discusses what drew him from big-city Los Angeles to Pittsburgh and some of the incredible things he’s doing in partnership with Laurel Mountain Christian Camp. Laurel Mountain camp directors and CCO associate staff workers George and Lisa Foose are also highlighted.
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LDW (Leadership & Discipleship in the Wilderness) took a group of students to Wyoming for 40 days full of adventure, as they learn how to lead, love and serve the people around them while in the wilderness.
LDW shapes students to become leaders by challenging them in uniquely intense environments.
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Geneva College awarded CCO staff member Erica Reitz the Master of Arts in Higher Education Scholarship Award for her graduate research in “The Senior Year Transition: The Role of Senior Year Programs in Students’ Preparedness for Life After Graduation.”
Erica works for the CCO at Penn State University Park where she partners with Calvary Baptist Church [...]
“The CCO introduced me to the theme of ‘all of life redeemed,’ and that changed my life,” says Jeff VanderMolen. “There are people who take their Christian faith seriously. It is not just a Sunday thing for them. Being a part of the CCO’s ministry, as a student and afterwards, has kept me in touch [...]
I think the CCO is the best Christian ministry to college students today, because of their approach on emphasizing discipleship along with vocation, their integration instead of competition with other Christian ministries on the same campus, their emphasis of connecting students to churches and Christian networks within their communities, and their relational approach.
I first became [...]
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars named CCO staff member Randon Willard as its Distinguished Member for his work on Robert Morris University’s campus through service, leadership and integrity.
Randon was invited to be the keynote speaker at NSCS’s induction ceremony last fall.
NSCS is an honor society comprised of high-achieving freshmen and sophomores. It provides scholarships [...]
Comment Magazine, a journal that prepares tomorrow’s leaders to “think Christianly” in every sphere of human activity, compiled a volume with some of the best pieces from its recent archive of articles. CCO staff member Bob Robinson’s “Who Am I? Rooting your identity in the image of God” is among the selected literature.
Bob writes, “College [...]
“The relationships and experiences that I had with CCO campus workers and the programs they sponsored really created a space for me to see God’s call to build his Kingdom very, very clearly,” says Leeann Younger. “Because of that, I have been in pursuit of that goal ever since.” Today, Leeann pursues that goal through [...]
CCO staff worker and artist Yvonne Valenza will be featured in an art exhibition this summer at the Heitmann Atelier & Gallery in Lancaster, PA from June 5-July 25, 2009.
The invitation reads:
Heitmann Atelier & Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a new group exhibition opening next Friday, June 5. After a substantial [...]