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New Season of the CO StaffCast

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Today, Thursday, September 4, 2025, Season 4 of the Campus Outreach StaffCast podcast went live. Our first episode of the new season begins a journey that we will follow for the entire season. Our theme is “The Definition of a Laborer". 

For over 40 years, Campus Outreach has endeavored to "build laborers on the campus for the lost world.” As we come to our 50th year, I am privileged to produce this podcast series that will capture the years-long development of what we mean by “a laborer.” 

In Matthew 9:37-38, Jesus lamented and called his disciples to action when he said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (NIV) It is clear that a laborer is one who is actively engaged in God's Kingdom work. But what else?

Our definition, at this point of development, is that a laborer is “a person mobilized through the church to live out Christ-centered identity with Spirit-filled character, who is governed by a Biblical worldview and who engages persuasively among non-Christians with the gospel and is equipped to multiply this lifestyle in others.”

All of Season 4 of the StaffCast will focus on interviews with Campus Outreach staff and pastors about their reflections, encouragement, critiques, and exhortations for our ministry and our staff on 100+ college campuses all around the world build laborers for the lost world.

Join us on this journey of Season 4 of the Campus Outreach StaffCast. You can find the show on your favorite podcast services, or visit the following link: bit.ly/m/costaffcast

Conference Weeks

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International Resource Staff from Brazil, Thailand, South Africa and the Philippines

The second half of February is booked with great opportunities. From February 20 through March 3rd, I am participating in three Birmingham conferences: The Campus Outreach Resource Connect, a College Missions Retreat and the Briarwood Presbyterian World Missions Conference.

The Resource Connect is an annual conference for Campus Outreach staff who have what we call "resource" roles. The idea behind the Resource staff for Campus Outreach is more than administrative, office or operations staff. Since Campus Outreach is specifically a college ministry, the resource staff and resource teams are those who help resource, support and serve the campus ministries while also being vitally engaged in the main thrust of the campus ministries. The Resource Connect is a time to encourage, support and collaborate between resource staff and teams. It is always an encouraging time for those staff who are often behind the scenes and making things happen. The last Resource Connect I participated in was in 2018, so it was a joy to reconnect with these valuable staff, including four international staff I personally connected with and helped process after the Resource Connect wrapped up.

I will also be participating in the World Missions Conference at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Briarwood is Campus Outreach's founding church. This is a church that is committed to missions: including teaching, sending and supporting. Briarwood has been one of our cornerstone financial partners for 20 years. The last time I was in the country to participate in their World Missions Conference was in 2004. I am excited to participate and share what God has done in Brazil and to share about what our new season of life and ministry will bring with Campus Outreach Serve.

Right before the Briarwood Missions Conference, I am participating in a College Missions Conference where I get to have dozens of conversations with college students who are considering the next steps after graduating and how their place in the Kingdom of God affects their decisions. I, also, am participating in a Q&A with a panel of missionaries and will be teaching on Sunday morning.

If anyone will be at the Briarwood World Missions conference this year, please stop by our booth so we can reconnect.