“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” (Matthew 28:18-20)
Mission: Campus Revival through Evangelizing the Lost and Discipleship of the Found
CCN is a Christian on-campus college ministry focused on evangelizing the lost and the discipleship of the found. Located on various college campuses, CCN incorporates on-campus Bible study, praise, worship, apologetics, evangelism, and on/off campus outreaches. CCN also provides mentorship, hosts men/women retreats, Spring break and Summer mission trips, special events, a School of Leadership, and free Evangelism Crash Courses for churches.
CCN is "passing the torch of biblical evangelism and leadership on to the next generation of soul winning leaders."
CCN also assists in building the local church by providing the church with:
- New converts, who are in need of a church home and discipleship
- A free CCN Evangelism Crash Course to help strengthen the local church to evangelize their local area and local campuses
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Watch a Video about CHANGE Collegian Network (CCN) created by CCN college students from the School of Leadership.
- We believe the 66 books of the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God (II Timothy 3:15-17, II Peter 1:21).
- We believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those who are not unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29).
- We believe in the spiritual unity of the believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28).
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30; 5:18).
- We believe that we as Christians are examples of the love of God in this world. It is this (agape) love that we desire to possess and without which we have no right to call ourselves Christians (I John 4:16-17).
- We believe in the humanity (John 1:1,14) and deity of Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:34-35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); His personal return to earth in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11-16).
- We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of the human nature, and that all are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God’s grace through faith alone are we saved (John 3:16-19; 5:24, Romans 3:23; 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5).
- We believe that baptism in water is a symbolic, outward act signifying a supernatural, spiritual, inward conversion. Although baptism is a command of Jesus, it is not essential to salvation (1 Cor. 1:14,17), since faith in Jesus alone saves (see scriptures above).
- We believe it is the mandate of the whole Church to go into the whole world and to preach the Gospel to every living creature. (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20)
OUR HISTORY
CCN began in 2004 as a biblical evangelism class held at Lighthouse of Praise, where Sean LaCon is the Pastor. After recruiting college students, the on-going classes, led by founder and president Tiffany Gelpi, were relocated to local college campuses. Students quickly grew from quiet Christians to active soul winners. Through training, many CCN students quickly began open-air preaching.
By the end of 2006, 4 ministries were formed in 3 states, led by Campus Leaders trained in biblical evangelism. During this time, CCN grew from a ministry focused on equipping college students to evangelize and defend the faith, into a holistic campus ministry, incorporating Bible study, praise, worship, and group prayer.
Soon after, CCN Radio, an online radio show training students in evangelism began recording. At the same time, the ministry began providing evangelism training to local churches and large ministries.
In 2008, CCN branched off and began hosting mission trips, gathering Christians from around the country and abroad for its annual Summer Repent and Witness Evangelism Camp held in New York City. In 2011, the Campus Mission Tour (CMT) became CCN's first Spring Break mission trip, taking students to 4 campuses in multiple states, causing them to use their gifts, talents, and abilities to publicly worship Christ, encourage fellow Christians, and preach the gospel to students on various campuses.
2011 also marked the beginning of the CCN School of Leadership, an intensive your-round program designed to challenge students to apply what they learn immediately in ministry, and allowing students to discover and cultivate their gifts, talents, and abilities, while examining themselves under the microscope of the Word of God.
Today, CCN continues to grow by the grace of God.
LEADERSHIP
CCN is overseen by Pastor Sean LaCon of Lighthouse of Praise church in South Orange, New Jersey. Ordained by Pastor Omar Morton of Victory International Christian Fellowship, he also founded and operates B.L.E.S.S.E.D. Ministries Inc (BMI), an organization which assists people with disadvantages in obtaining employment.
Under Pastor LaCon’s covering, Tiffany Gelpi is the Founder/President of CCN and mentor of the female Campus Leaders. After coming to the Lord while in college in 1999, Tiffany has had the privilege of serving the Lord through various evangelistic endeavors, such as providing biblical evangelism training for numerous churches and ministries, leading a team of open-air preachers in various cities, and in multiple states, and writing and producing an evangelistic play. During its run, Tiffany worked as an on-air “Phone Fisher” for Living Waters's The Way of the Master Radio with hosts Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, and Todd Friel, as well as Wretched Radio.
Jonathan Barba, Mentorship Director and Teacher of The CCN School of Leadership both locally and online, oversees our male Campus Leaders throughout the United States, while leading a fellowship at his alma mater, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Besides raising up leaders, teaching, and holding mentors, Campus Leaders and students accountable, Jonathan assists in the creation of materials, videos, and services to help support Campus Leaders, mentors, and students. Experienced in planning and leading teams in evangelistic outreaches, Jonathan also provides biblical evangelism training for local churches in English and Spanish.
Rashan Maddrey, Ministry Assistant, joined CCN while attending Ramapo College of New Jersey. Handling administrative duties, Rashan also assists in Campus Leadership, church Crash Course trainings, evangelism camps, and leading on and off campus outreaches.
Our Campus Leaders are located on campuses throughout the USA. To learn more about our leaders, visit our Chapters page.