Preach the Word
Campus America was founded to take God’s truth to the frontlines with full conviction. There is an unseen reality of good vs evil, wisdom vs foolishness, truth vs lies, and God vs Satan. Today, as in times past, there is an assault on God’s truth and plan for the world. But God’s truth stands against all objections and leads to true life, freedom, and happiness.
WE BELIEVE...
All truth is God’s truth and people flourish under the lordship of Jesus Christ (John 10:10)
Faith comes from hearing the public proclamation of the good news (Romans 10:14-15, 17)
God wins and his efforts will prevail (Matthew 16:18)
THEREFORE...
We are compelled to preach (1 Corinthians 9:16) in the public square (Acts 17:17) and implore all men (Luke 14:23) to repent, believe, submit (Matthew 28:19-20) and live under the blessing of God (Deuteronomy 30:19). We preach with boldness (Ephesians 6:19), sincerity (2 Corinthians 2:17), and convincing arguments (Acts 19:8). And we do so joyfully (Psalm 100:2) and patiently (2 Timothy 4:2).
TOM SHORT, FOUNDER'S STORY
Tom was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and was swept into the Jesus revolution in the 1970s through campus ministry at Ohio State. Pastor, church-planter, author, Tom has been involved in ministry, preaching, and evangelism for over 50 years, providing common-sense answers to objections to Christianity and calling Christians to live devoted, holy lives and stand for truth. Tom lived in Washington DC (1979), Atlanta (1989), and San Diego (1996) as a church-planter and pastor, before coming back to Columbus (2004) with a fresh vision to reach America’s campuses. Tom wrote his first book “That Makes Sense” in 2004 and has since written “Takin’ it to Their Turf” (2016) and “Stop the Exodus” (2023). Tom has five children and 13 grandchildren (and counting).
