http://ncncollege.com/taxonomy/term/9 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://ncncollege.com/node/57 <p>Chi Alpha is the Assemblies Of God ministry to secular colleges and universities. If you’re doing college ministry in the Assemblies, you should really let Chi Alpha know about it so that they can work together with you to reach collegians.</p></p> <p>This is really easy to do: either <a href="http://chialpha.com/htdocs/word_doc/affilitationcover.htm" class="external text" title="http://chialpha.com/htdocs/word doc/affilitationcover.htm" rel="nofollow">charter online</a> or if the link is defunct email <a href="mailto:chialpha@ag.org" class="external free" title="mailto:chialpha@ag.org" rel="nofollow">mailto:chialpha@ag.org</a> and ask for a charter form and instructions. </p> <p>Why charter? </p> <ol> <li>Recognition as a member of a national campus organization. This means that you gain credibility with university administrators for your on-campus ministry </li> <li>Annual Chi Alpha directory—great for networking. Chi Alpha is on over 200 campuses nationwide—that’s a lot of experience to tap into </li> <li>Special grants, discounts, and eligibility for free evangelism literature and training materials through Assemblies of God organizaions such as Light For the Lost and Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade. This is a major benefit for outreach! </li> <li>Chi Alpha Missions Opportunities Magazine - Chi Alpha is the largest supplier of long-term missionaries in the Assemblies of God—we know how to mobilize college students for global impact! (learn more at <a href="http://www.xamissions.com/" class="external text" title="http://www.xamissions.com/" rel="nofollow">xaMissions.com</a>) </li> <li>You will be included on the national XA directory at www.chialpha.com - This is a great way for students to find out about your ministry—and for area youth pastors to find out about your ministry so they can refer students to you! </li> <li>Becoming part of a training and continuing education network. There aren’t a lot of places to get training for college ministry—but you’ve just found a good one! </li> <li>Nationally produced campus ministry promotional material - Chi Alpha makes some great gear that you can order if you’re using the name, and you can only use the name if you’re chartered!</li> </ol> http://ncncollege.com/node/57#comments administration chi alpha Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:24:49 -0600 xaglen 57 at http://ncncollege.com http://ncncollege.com/node/12 <p>Almost everything on this website is relevant to Chi Alpha missionaries, but there are three things which make Chi Alpha missionaries distinct from most other college ministers (and in which they need special training): </p> <ol> <li> Chi Alpha missionaries lead <a href="/wiki/index.php/CampusBasedMinistry" title="CampusBasedMinistry">campus-based ministries</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/index.php/ChurchBasedMinistry" title="ChurchBasedMinistry">church-based ministries</a>.</p> </li> <li> Chi Alpha missionaries raise their own <a href="/wiki/index.php/SupportRaising" title="SupportRaising">funding</a> </li> <li> Along with full-time college pastors, they are professionals committed to a <a href="/wiki/index.php/Kaizen" title="Kaizen">lifetime of learning</a>.<br /> http://ncncollege.com/node/12#comments chi alpha Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:33:52 -0600 xaglen 12 at http://ncncollege.com