Where Australia and Kenya Meet
This summer marked a historic moment for CMF as we held a first-ever gathering in our 75-year history, bringing together around 175 missionaries and staff for an unforgettable week.
Tag: Globalscope
Bridging the Gap Between Campus Ministry and Church
On university campuses around the world, CMF provides Christian communities for students who, very often, are not Christian. Our Globalscope campus ministries are unique in that Christians, atheists, agnostics and anyone in between can find community together. Their time spent as part of a Globalscope ministry, a community centered on the love of God, is life changing.
Unfolding Globalscope South Africa
Our Globalscope international campus ministries started as a dream to reach college students in major university towns around the world, places where few opportunities existed for young people to explore faith in a loving and accepting community. Now, over 20 years later, Globalscope campus ministers are welcoming students into 14 different campus houses, in 10 countries.
Sophie Anthony to Help Launch a New South Africa Ministry
Sophie Anthony will soon graduate with a degree in Human Health from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and in her four years of college, she has had multiple experiences that have shaped her. She interned at a church serving vulnerable populations, volunteered as a coordinator at a food pantry, spent a summer as a REACH intern at CMF’s Globalscope campus ministry in Uruguay, and even participated in a month-long study abroad program in South Africa.
Anne Brown Campbell Joining Our Team in Erlangen, Germany
How does a dentist from Costa Rica end up pursuing campus ministry in Germany? For Anne Brown Campbell, it was a matter of asking God what his plans and dreams for her were and getting more connected to his global mission.
Community and Partnerships in Tübingen, Germany
Tony Cole is following his call to find new ways to communicate old truths to university students in Tübingen, Germany, as part of Unterwegs, the Globalscope campus ministry team. He puts his background in philosophy and theology to work with his love for bread making and good conversation in order to pass on the welcome of God we know in Jesus. When he isn't working with students, you'll find Tony in the mountains, cooking with friends, or reading in a pub. Here he talks about the importance of partnering with local churches.
Serving and Dreaming of Possibilities in Brazil
For the third straight year, several Globalscope campus ministries from Latin America have teamed up to travel to a different location to serve together. It’s called Proyecto La Paz and each year has been a new and amazing experience. In January students and staff from our ministries in Chile, Uruguay, and Mexico travelled to Brazil where they served with an existing CMF ministry and dreamed about starting a new one.
Sarah Lemke: Serving with Globalscope
Though she is still discerning where she will end up, Sarah Lemke is preparing to serve at a Globalscope campus ministry location.
Seth McManus to help launch new campus ministry in South Africa
Through several years of research, planning, vision trips and relationship-building, Seth McManus is planning to help start a Globalscope campus ministry in Gqeberha, South Africa, to empower and serve students at Nelson Mandela University.
Engaging with international missions through short-term opportunities
Written by Bethany Rivera, Interim Director of Mobilization
As I reflect on my journey with CMF, I often remember that I did not become engaged with God’s mission around the world right away. My journey has not been one from zero to sixty miles per hour. Instead, I see that seeds of understanding God’s mission were planted at a young age through meeting missionaries