{"id":12165,"date":"2023-05-16T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/high-school\/go-to-the-campus\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:37:59","slug":"why-go-to-the-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/high-school\/go-to-the-campus\/why-go-to-the-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Go To The Campus?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12165\" class=\"elementor elementor-12165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a2351 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8a2351\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077cd16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"077cd16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to reach students, go where students are.<\/p><p>It\u2019s simple, but strategic. And it\u2019s how Jesus operated\u2014meeting people where they lived, worked, and gathered. He didn\u2019t build a building and wait. He walked into their world. If we want to introduce teenagers to Jesus, we should do the same.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why we go to the campus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650a5e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"650a5e28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43926f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43926f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41406048 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41406048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Campus Is Where Students Are<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07fe26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c07fe26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0287d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0287d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roughly 95% of teenagers in your city show up at a public middle or high school every day. That\u2019s more than any youth group, church, or community program will ever reach.<br \/>Students spend a huge chunk of their lives at school, six to eight hours a day. It\u2019s where they learn, stress, scroll, dream, and figure out who they\u2019re becoming. It\u2019s where their friendships are formed and their decisions are shaped. If we\u2019re serious about reaching the next generation, we need to show up in the place that defines most of their daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4934b54a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4934b54a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b0edd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b0edd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620a9b39 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"620a9b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Students Are Spiritually Open<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d150b8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d150b8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e98537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e98537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The teenage years are one of the most spiritually open windows in a person\u2019s life. According to research, about 75% of people who follow Jesus make that decision before the age of 18.<\/p><p>High school and middle school students are already wrestling with big questions: Who am I? What do I believe? What matters? These questions don\u2019t wait for a church service. They show up in the cafeteria, in DMs, during study hall, and on the walk home. What if we were present when those questions hit?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2a5f8 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4c2a5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIf you want to reach students, go where students are.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db61d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2db61d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee30a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ee30a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d207513 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d207513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Don\u2019t Wait for Students to Come to Us<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d6571 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1d6571\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4f942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a4f942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The truth is, most spiritually curious students aren\u2019t waking up on Sunday morning and walking into your church. They\u2019re not checking your event calendar or signing up for your retreat. If we want to reach students who don\u2019t yet know Jesus, we have to go to them.<\/p><p>Some schools allow caring, vetted adults to volunteer on campus. Others might open doors through tutoring, mentoring, or leading a club. If the school is closed, the parking lot may not be. The football bleachers might be full. The coffee shop down the street might be where students land after school. We don\u2019t force a method\u2014we follow the mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5af9f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c5af9f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12aeaa83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12aeaa83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee29 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Campus Multiplies Your Impact<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fa988 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7fa988\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f04d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f04d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reaching a student often leads to reaching their circle. Teenagers are highly social. They travel in packs. Influence one, and you\u2019re often opening a door to five more. And because students still live at home, reaching one student may also introduce Jesus to an entire family.<\/p><p>The school is more than just a mission field, it\u2019s a network. As students grow in their faith, they invite others into it. They bring friends. They start groups. They reach back into their world in a way no adult ever could. That\u2019s how movements start. Not from the outside in, but from the inside out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb1c3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb1c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe21522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe21522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9982d6f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9982d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Campus Is the Heart of the Community<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c4a3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0c4a3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6125b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e6125b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you serve a school, you serve the community. Teachers notice. Administrators talk. Families take note. The ripple effect of a consistent, caring presence on campus can change the tone of a whole school\u2014and even the neighborhoods around it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081854b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081854b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So Why Go to the Campus?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3f937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de3f937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because it\u2019s where they are.<\/p><p>Because they\u2019re open.<\/p><p>Because they matter.<\/p><p>Because Jesus went first.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s not build a ministry and hope they show up. Let\u2019s go where God is already at work\u2014right in the middle of their everyday lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e20e7 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"e2e20e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Step\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo to your local high school's website. Learn about the campus and what kinds of groups are available for students. Find the school calendar and decide on a public event to go to - like a football game or school play. 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