About Chi Alpha
August 19th, 2005
What is Chi Alpha?
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries is a Christian campus ministry on universities throughout the United States and around the world. We are a movement of college-age men and women earnestly following Jesus. We are not a fraternity or sorority. We invite everyone to be a part, regardless of background.
Incidently, we’re also known as the outreach arm of the Assemblies of God to secular colleges and universities. The Assemblies of God trains and sends missionaries through it’s U.S. Missions Department to direct and faciliate Chi Alpha ministries on campus.
What is Chi Alpha Like?
We meet on campus in groups of varying size and style. These gatherings are informal, infused with music and interaction, and cover topics from relationships to the nature of truth. These meetings are opportunities for students to meet God, each other, and the needs of the community.
What Makes Chi Alpha Different?
We are focused on transforming our world, locally and around the globe. We experience the supernatural. We work hard to learn from and join with international students. We strive to be multicultural. We see that faith and thinking are related.
What’s Important to Chi Alpha?
Our Mission: We will reconcile students to Christ, transforming the university, the marketplace and the world. We will accomplish this by creating a Spirit-empowered community reflecting our vision of ministry and core values.
Our Five-Fold Vision of Ministry:
• Asking God for help (like during an Organic Chemistry final). We call this prayer.
• Doing what Jesus would do (for instance, actually attending Organic Chemistry once in a while). We call this discipleship.
• Helping each other (think study partner for Organic Chemistry). We call this fellowship.
• Telling God thank you (especially after passing Organic Chemistry). We call this worship.
• Transforming the world (using Organic Chemistry to to alleviate diseases that afflict impoverished countries). We call this witness.
Our Core Values:
Integrity, Servant Leadership, Excellence, Community, Diversity, & Creativity
What does the Name Chi Alpha Mean?
In the Bible, the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” Inspired by this verse we chose the phrase “christou apostoloi,” meaning “Christ’s sent ones,” to represent who we are. The Greek letters Chi (X) and Alpha (A) are the initials of this phrase, which reminds us that we should live to reflect Jesus’ life.
How did Chi Alpha get started?
View this timeline to learn more about the history of the Chi Alpha movement.
Where are We?
We are on over 200 campuses here in the U.S. and have a close association with hundreds of other groups around the world. Check out our directory to find a chapter near you.
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