Collegiate Ministries

The ministries of Christian Challenge are the collegiate arm of the Colorado Baptist General Convention. These campuses and directors are partners to help Colorado students move from youth to future leaders in the church. As such, please be sure to pass on the names of any students coming to these campuses for follow-up and encourage them to contact the directors listed below before they arrive so they can make a smooth transition. Current stats show that we are loosing 80% in this transition and it will only be together that we narrow the gap. Here is the list of campuses and directors currently in Colorado:

Colorado College - Al Barrera (alnmarcy@integrity.com)
CSU Fort Collins - Wade Pacheco (wadep62@yahoo.com)
CSU Pueblo - Ryan Lindsey (ryan@challengepueblo.com)
Mesa State College - Darrin Crow (darrin@minister.com)
U of Colorado - Bobby Pruett (Pruett@colorado.edu)
Denver Metro Area - Ron Gustman (rgustman@juno.com)
U of Northern Colorado - Ginger Walcker (gwalcker@comcast.net)
Air Force Academy - Bill Gandy (bgandy@ppba.org)
Western State College - Joe Ricks (ajricks@juno.com)
Trinidad Junior College - Jacob Bassing (bassing33@hotmail.com)
Pikes Peak CC & UC, Colorado Springs - Al Barrera or Bill Gandy (bgandy@ppba.org)
Front Range Community College, Westminister - Betsy Severin (frontrangechristianchallenge@gmail.com)

Max Barnett serves as the State Collegiate Ministry Team Associate and is also available to contact at maxbarnett@gmail.com. Read more

God Meets Our Needs in Unexpected Ways

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Tue, 2012-02-07 16:22 by Church Planting...

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Student Learns to Live Outside Her Comfort Zone

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Tue, 2012-02-07 16:16 by Church Planting...

by Mary Pruett

Colorado School of Mines Christian Challenge Read more

Golden—Amanda is a junior at the Colorado School of Mines and a young woman with a heart for God. She grew up knowing and loving God, but recently He placed in her a deeper passion and desire to share the good news with other students. She’s on our Christian Challenge leadership team and is leading a freshmen study, and yet she desires to do more.

During a one-on-one time with Amanda, I asked her if she had shared her testimony with anyone lately. She answered no and said she was too nervous to share. I encouraged her to write down her story and start practicing it with me during our meetings. After a few tries she was ready (albeit very nervous) to share how God had changed her life.

Christian Challenge's Motto at University of Colorado-Boulder

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Thu, 2011-04-28 08:10 by Church Planting...

“Changing the World Through God-Honoring Relationships.” That is the motto for Christian Challenge, our Baptist campus ministry, at the University of Colorado. This statement reminds our students and staff that reaching the world with the gospel begins with genuinely caring for individuals.

One way we live out this motto has been through our caring for international students who attend our school. For instance, four new Japanese students recently attended a fellowship event in our director’s home. They were warmly welcomed, and students conversed with them the entire evening. Although they have been in the U.S. at least six months, none had been in an American home. It was a delightful evening that brought joy to their hearts as well as ours. Read more

Collegiate Volunteer Ministries

Posted Tue, 2009-07-14 14:30 by CBGC

Busy pastors and churches rely on volunteer help. If we are going to impact our communities we need to find, train and utilize more and more volunteers. Collegiate VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES has several avenues of recruiting volunteers for use in your church ministries: Read more

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Our message must be clear

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Wed, 2007-03-14 15:33 by CBGC

By Ryan Lindsey
BSU Christian Challenge Director at Colorado State University, Pueblo

Pueblo -- This summer I had the opportunity to lead a Bible study with several students from Nepal. They are a mix of Hindu, Buddhist, or something in between. There were interested from a social study standpoint, but none of them became a Christian through the study. The friendships that were formed have allowed for more personal discussions of what Christianity is outside of our assigned time. Read more

Ministry at Auraria

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Wed, 2007-03-14 15:14 by CBGC

By Ron Gustman
BSU Christian Challenge Director, Denver University and Auraria Campus

Denver-- Auraria is a commuter campus of more than 35,000 students comprised of three institutions of higher learning: Metro State College, University of Colorado at Denver and Community College of Denver. Read more

Evangelism in action at Colorado College

Collegiate Ministries

Posted Tue, 2007-03-13 11:07 by CBGC

By Al Barrera

Colorado Springs -- Anyone who knows of Colorado College (CC) will tell you that it is an extremely unique campus. Having worked there for the last year, I have sought out any opportunity to involve students in spiritual conversations. Read more