Our vision as Buffalo State Chi Alpha is
to disciple world changers through small groups, for the glory of God
creating healthy members, a growing family and a sending army.
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DISCIPLING WORLD CHANGERS
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We see that from our creation, God has intimately and uniquely made each of us from his own infinite image. He gave the purpose that we would rule and reign over this earth. While sin has made this difficult, the original purpose remains. We commit to discipling each world changer to discover their identity in Christ so that they can rule and reign as they were meant to-in communion with God.
What do we mean by discipling? The transforming good news of Jesus Christ changes everything in all of us and we want to share it with everyone! We believe discipleship is the process of helping someone move from unbelief to belief in the gospel in every area of their life. We walk alongside people wherever they are in their journey of accepting the truth of the gospel and discovering its implications.
What do we mean by discipling? The transforming good news of Jesus Christ changes everything in all of us and we want to share it with everyone! We believe discipleship is the process of helping someone move from unbelief to belief in the gospel in every area of their life. We walk alongside people wherever they are in their journey of accepting the truth of the gospel and discovering its implications.
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THROUGH SMALL GROUPS
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We follow the biblical model, acknowledging that Jesus’ primary model of ministry was to his twelve disciples. Just like he lived three years of his life with them, we want to walk through your college years with you in small groups. We want you to know there is a place here for you to belong even before you believe.
What matters most to our small groups? We are grounded in the three roots of real community (we need relationships), real devotion (we need Jesus) and real responsibility (we are called to love).
What matters most to our small groups? We are grounded in the three roots of real community (we need relationships), real devotion (we need Jesus) and real responsibility (we are called to love).
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FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
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While our relationships with one another in Chi Alpha are strengthened by community, we are defined by our love for Jesus. We are passionate about and centered around Jesus. As the Westminster Shorter Catechism says, the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. We take that seriously and out of our love and commitment to Jesus, we desire to see him high and lifted up because he is worthy to be praised.
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Creating healthy members,
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What would it look like for Buffalo State to be deeply impacted by God? We see our university more loving, more encouraging, more creative, diverse and innovative. We see the potential of a catalyst for change that would transform the university for the better, the marketplace as people graduate and share what they experienced, and the world wherever the Lord might lead them. We believe we can change the world from Buffalo State College and it all starts with you. God wants to be in relationship with you and in that relationship with you to empower and equip you to change the world. As you begin to experience that change in and through small groups, we expect to see our family of Chi Alpha to grow at Buffalo State as we invite people into the family. Then when you graduate, we are ready to release and send you out into the world to bring about a mighty change for God in ways only you can.
We, as the national movement of Chi Alpha, are affiliated with the Assemblies of God. To learn more about what we believe, click here!