Our Mission
We exist to saturate every campus in Missouri with the good news of Jesus.
We aim to have an MBC ministry presence on every college campus in Missouri. That means starting 35 new ministries in the next 10 years. Our objectives are to:
- START new ministries
- STRENGTHEN existing ministries
- EQUIP local churches & individuals to reach students
Our Strategy
Train, Equip, & Empower
Churches
College students involved in an MBC MInistry
Individuals & Families
College students on an unreached campus
Through...
Cohorts
Training and workshops
Apprenticeships
Coaching
The Need
The State of College Students
College campuses are filled with the next generation of church – and world – leaders. Yet here’s what college students are up against:
- Over 50% of college professors view evangelical Christian students unfavorably
- More than 1/3 of Millenials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith
- 17% (about 1 out of 6) of Missouri college students contemplated suicide in the past year
- 2% (1 out of 50) of Missouri college students attempted suicide in the past year.
- In 2014, 14.6% of Missouri college students reported that they had been sexually assaulted in the past year.
Missouri by the Numbers
| 353,574 | Total Enrollment of Colleges in Missouri |
| 60% | % campuses in Missouri with NO MBC ministry presence |
| 128,171 | Total Enrollment of Colleges with NO MBC ministry presence |
| 12th | Missouri’s ranking for number of international college students in the U.S. |
The Opportunity
Are you a...
- college student looking to get involved in an existing ministry or help start a new ministry?
- college student interested in apprenticing after you graduate?
- local church that wants to reach a college campus near you?
- individual or family who wants to be involved in the lives of college students?