I googled “collegiate church planting” and your blog post came up. Sorry I’m a year and a half late.

In case you’re still wondering about the funding issue (and yes, c.c.p. is still unpopular, unfortunately), I think I’ve figured it out. C. c. plants are competing with para-church campus ministries for funding. So long as denominations and supporters of these organizations believe the para-church is more effective in making and mobilizing college-age disciples than church are, they will continue to get the funds and collegiate churches will not. The question is, which is most effective? (Denominational) Student Unions across the country have been ineffective for several years now, yet collegiate churches have barely been given a chance. Yet my friends at New Life OSU (Ohio State) have experienced increasing and comparatively phenomenal success with the collegiate church model. I think it’s time that people from across the country who believe in collegiate church ministry link arms to raise the issue of what is most effective in the mission of making disciples among the collegiate populations.

His Kingdom come,

matt