Thirst
THIRST is a church-based campus ministry that serves college students in the DC Metropolitan area. We are based out of Grace Covenant Church, and apart of an international family of churches and ministries called Every Nation and directly associated with Every Nation Campus Ministries.
Our Purpose
Many students come to college with hopes to “start their life”. Some of life’s most important decisions are made in college. [Scary huh?] Things like what kind of career do I want, where will I live, who will I marry, and what will I give my life to. Now, we don’t want to tell these young adults what to do, but we do want to help them become the type of people who make wise decisions in all facets of life. Its like that whole give a person a fish or teach them how to fish thing. We give them tools, but at the end of the day, they gotta choose. We want to transform our colleges & universities, not by telling, but by showing them. We’re tired of seeing freshman not making it to sophomore year; of students desperately trying to cover up their insecurity; of students living life depressed; of seeing students hungry and thirsty for more than what they’re getting out of life. Jesus said that if we drink from the water that He gives, we will never thirst again. The last thing we want is to see this young generation dehydrated. Anyone Thirsty?
WE T.H.I.R.S.T. FOR
- T- THE GOSPEL EXPRESSED. We value the expression of God’s love in a practical and relevant way. God’s love can be expressed through many facets. Speaking,singing, dancing, writing, kindness, etc. The key is doing it in a way students can connect the expression back to God.
- H- HEALTHY FAMILIES. We value healthy families. No student should feel alone in college, but instead at home. Spiritual family doesn’t replace natural family, it adds to it.
- I- INTENTIONAL BUILDING. We value laying strong foundations for students to build their lives on. We want to help students build great lives. For us, there’s no better foundation for greatness than a biblical foundation.
- R- RESTORATION. We value restoring relationships between God & students, & within the student community. It’s like referring a friend to another on facebook. We refer students to Jesus, then they refer Him to their friends. And somewhere in between we share funny videos.
- S- SERVICE. We value service to our campus & glocal communities. People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. Serving students, along with our local/global Communities, is the best way for us to show we really care.
- T- TRAINING. We value personal growth & stability for every student. Academia has no problem challenging students intellect. So why wouldn’t a campus ministry challenge students to grow in their relationship with Christ? Well, we do.