OUR MISSION
To create whole-hearted followers of Christ, equipped to serve the world.
INVEST | TRAIN | PROCLAIM
INVEST IN A FEW
"And the things you have heard me say in the presences of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others." - 2 Timothy 2:2
Jesus had many disciples, but he focused much of his time the apostles. He poured his life into them, raising them up to be leaders. He told them difficult things. They had to work through baggage together.
ONE ON ONE DISCIPLESHIP
Our goal for students is for them to maximize their time by intentionally investing in a few disciples (1-2 per year) over the short 3-5 years they are in college. Older students meet with younger students, teaching them to obey everything Jesus has commanded us, while also helping them understand many practical aspects of life.
TRAIN THE BODY
“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”
-Ephesians 4:11-13
We are ultimately a team, working together on the same mission. Each with individual gifts, we want to be a place that helps students discover their gifts and train them to use those gifts for the advancement of the Kingdom. If we train students how to be engaged in ministry now, then when they leave Highlands this will carry into their local church where ever God leads them. Christ has clearly stated to use the church and only the church to display his Glory.
EVANGELISM TRAINING
One of the primary ways that we train our student is through teaching them how to share their faith. Our methods are in place to help students know how to accurately tell the good news, and to be encouraged to take this news into every relationship they have.
MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT
We also equip students by incorporating them into our leadership when they are ready. Students learn how to take responsibility in a mission and use their gifts for the advancement of God's Kingdom.
PRAYER
We also help students focus on their need to be a part of the church by praying to our Lord as a body. We gear a lot of our ministry on teaching students about prayer.
PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
-Acts 1:8
We believe that the campus of NMHU will not be reached by inviting students to come to one building, to listen to one ‘qualified’ man speak, on one stage, once a week. Instead we believe in equipping students to proclaim the gospel in their natural rhythms of life. God has strategically given each student gifts and has placed them in specific dorms, majors, classrooms, organizations, and athletic teams for his glory. By equipping multiple students, the gospel message will go beyond the walls of the Christian Challenge and be proclaimed more than once a week. We deeply believe that the gospel is powerful enough to change the hardest of hearts and the Holy Spirit is able enough to use ordinary people proclaim a extraordinary message.
MISSIONS
To help students learn how to be a part of the Church more effectively, we provide them with opportunities through stateside and overseas missions.