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Brown Brown ●● Columbia Columbia ●● Cornell Cornell ● ● Dartmouth Dartmouth ●● Harvard Harvard ● ● Penn Penn ●● Princeton Princeton ●● Yale Yale

Advancing the Kingdom of Jesus Christ

in the Ivy League

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Ivy League Christian Foundations

The eight Ivy League Universities were established with strong Christian roots. Original mottos included:

– Brown: “In God We Hope”

– Columbia: “In Thy light shall we see the light”

– Dartmouth: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness”

– Harvard: “Truth for Christ and Church”

– Princeton: “Under the Protection of God She Flourishes”

– Yale: “Light and Truth”

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Ivy League Adrift

Although these universities were largely established to bring glory to Christ, they have drifted far from their moorings:

– Harvard attempted to de-recognize a Christian ministry because it required its leaders to be Christian.

– Dartmouth boarded up the chapel’s stained glass windows because of their explicitly Christian nature.

– Princeton’s Chair of the Ethics Department, Peter Singer, advocates infanticide, euthanasia, bestiality and necrophilia.

– Many other examples can be cited.

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The Good News: 5,600 students are involved in Christian ministry

The Bad News: 106,400 students (95%+) either do not know Christ or are not involved in Christian ministry. The situation is worse among the faculty and staff.

Ivy League Christianity is barely afloat

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As the Ivy League goes, so goes the world

There is a concentration of many of society’s future leaders at a relatively small number of universities:

– The Ivy League Universities are arguably among the most culturally influential institutions in America, if not the world.

– Their graduates are extraordinarily influential in all areas of society.

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•8 of the 9 U. S. Supreme Court justices

•4 of the 7 Massachusetts Supreme Court justices who recently legalized same-sex marriage

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Alumni include political leaders

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Alumni include business leaders

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Alumni include arts and media leaders

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If we are going to reach the world for the Gospel

and change our secular culture, we must see the Ivy League transformed for Jesus Christ.

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Our Founding

Date: January 2002

Founder: –Matt Bennett (Cornell ’88, ’89)

Why:

–The success God brought about through Matt Bennett at Princeton can be multiplied and spread throughout the Ivy League.

–We have the potential to change the world for good by developing thousands of godly Christian leaders.

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Our Mission

To change the world by bringing sweeping spiritual transformation to the Ivy League Universities,

thereby developing and mobilizing godly leadership to transform all sectors of society.

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Our Goals

By the year 2020 we are trusting God for

– 100% of students, faculty and staff:

• Knowing a true follower of Jesus Christ on campus

• Receiving 3-5 opportunities to hear the gospel every year

• Having the opportunity to grow in devotion to God and in character development

– 20% of students, faculty and staff involved in Christian ministry

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Imagine 20% Involvement

That is: 46,000 Ivy Leaguers(11,400 undergrads + 11,100 grad students + 6,200 faculty + 17,100 staff)

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Why Christian Union?

“In their mission to the Ivy League campuses, Christian Union has emerged as a powerful influence in building tomorrow’s leaders.”

- Steve Douglass (Harvard ’69), President, Campus Crusade for Christ

• Christian Union uniquely has the FOCUS and RESOLVE to see the Ivy League radically transformed for Jesus Christ.

• This ministry is intentionally positioning itself with the adequate resources and comprehensive strategies to reach the eight schools.

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Our Initiatives

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Evangelism

•Free Bibles & Christian books

•Ads & websites sharing Christ

•Outreach dinners

•One-on-one meetings

Christian Friendship

•Weekly meetings

•Social events

•Retreats & conferences

Discipleship

•Weekly Bible Courses

•One-on-one discipleship

•Extensive reference room

•Ministry training

Service

•Mission trips

•Service projects

•Character development

How Students Benefit from Campus Ministry

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A few Accomplishments in 2006-07

• 456 Bible Course sessions were held for Princeton undergraduates

• 5 students received Christ

• 5,000 people learned about the state of the Gospel through The Ivy League Christian Observer

• 180 alumni, parents, and friends prayed on a daily basis

• 58 projects of other ministries were funded through partnership grants

• Scores of students at a variety of conferences were challenged to live whole-heartedly for Christ

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Our Plans

• By 2008: Harvard campus ministry launched

• By 2012: A ministry center on every Ivy campus

• By 2015: A ministry team on every Ivy campus

• By 2017: 100,000 believers learning about the state of the Gospel via The Ivy League Christian Observer

• By 2020: 20% of students, staff, and faculty receiving the benefits of Christian ministry

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Tel: 609-688-1700www.Christian-Union.org