Bethel Campus Directors

I (Derek) grew up in a Christian home and saw what it looked like to be a Christ follower from an early age. God used Campus Outreach to show me the grace of the Gospel and the hope we set in Jesus. Before understanding the explicit Gospel, I strived to be better than the people around me through living a moral lifestyle. During my college years the COM staff helped me understand that we are all equal sinners in need of a Savior. I now understand that I was trapped in my sin, but now Christ, through his blood, has set me free to an eternal relationship with him.

God used Campus Outreach to transform my life by teaching me the basics of the Gospel and what life looks like as a Christian. My first Summer Training Project taught me how to read the Bible thoroughly, confess sin with vulnerability, live in community, and how to share my faith with others. I caught a vision of evangelism and discipleship on the college campus and became very passionate about raising laborers to reach the world.

I (Brittany) grew up believing God was real, but never understood what it meant to have a relationship with Him. I came to college empty and tried to find satisfaction through parties, drinking, and relationships, but that lifestyle left me emptier. My sophomore year I became connected with a group of believers who demonstrated a real relationship with God, and I wanted that. I saw my need for a savior, surrendered to Jesus' sovereign rule in my life and found satisfaction in Him.

After college, I worked a few years at a non-profit, and God continually placed various college students in my path. The college years are influential, and there is power in studying God's Word and Christian fellowship. I was connected to a local church weeks after becoming a believer, and the church has helped my faith grow exponentially over the years. I love how CO is connected to the local church and also love the desire of CO to reach out to people who normally wouldn't be seeking out spiritual things. There are so many opportunities on college campuses for the gospel and to connect students to the body of Christ, the church.