What is Chi Alpha?
Chi Alpha is a worldwide organization dedicated to reaching college students with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's sponsored by the Assemblies of God and has been around since 1953.
Chi Alpha has grown rapidly in Indiana over the past five years. Today we are on fourteen different campuses across the state, providing a network of support and resources to thousands of students.
Our Name
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.
Our movement of campus ministries finds its identity in this passage. We believe that God longs to have each and every person be reconciled to Himself, and that the way that re-connection happens is through the representation of his people. Each of us who takes on the identity of “Christian” becomes Christ’s ambassador – or christou apostoloi in Greek, which we shorten to the first letters “Chi” and “Alpha” or XA.
Our name is our constant reminder that each of us has a real part to play in this world. We each can carry Him within us to bring Him closer to the people around us.
Some of the things that make Chi Alpha unique are:
Its emphasis on discipleship - We seek to follow Jesus' example of investing a lot in a small number of students. Those students will then go on to make disciples of their classmates and friends. We believe this is the best way to see real transformation in the greatest number of people.
Its pentecostal approach to ministry - We believe the Bible teaches us to seek and expect the supernatural empowering of God's Spirit as we preach the gospel.
Its network for students - Chi Alpha is the third largest campus ministry in the country, established on almost 300 universities across America. This allows us to better serve incoming high school graduates as they look for a campus ministry home that they can trust.
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