IMPACT STORIES
These are just a handful of resources which have been developed by CCO staff and staff alumni to use in ministry with college students. We hope you find them useful as well!
Whatever it takes: How hot dogs help bring Christ to campus
The first week, they remembered the hot dogs but forgot to bring chairs.
So after the middle-aged church members, together with CCO...
How a dying church found new life
We knew we had to do something to revitalize the church. After decades of declining attendance, we had to decide whether or not we had a...
In the Wilderness: Trading Distractions for Discipleship in Creation
In the summer of 2021, 14 college students and a handful of seasoned CCO staff entered into this amazing-and terrifying-invitation to six...
Jeff Schallick: Not What I Expected
Jeff Schallick sits in a small trailer on the windswept plains of Wyoming, tracking chemicals and sand. Life after college hasn't been...
Never Too Late to Lead: How Mentorship Shapes Ministry
After introducing the five college students who would live in the church's discipleship house for the year, CCO staff member Dan...
Kayla Smith: Standing Up
Growing up, I remember my parents always telling me that God can use your stuttering but he cannot use your silence. That phrase held...
The Fruit of Partnership: CCO & First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Since the University of Central Florida began construction in 2017 to open a downtown Orlando campus, the leaders of First Presbyterian...