Our Vision

 We Desire to Genuinely Engage the Campus Community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ

RUF is committed to pursuing genuine relationships, genuine love, and genuine dialogue over the claims of Christ in the gospel with our friends throughout the campus community.

In an age of personalized spirituality and impersonalized and inauthentic relationships, we are passionately committed to sharing the universal truthfulness of the gospel in relationships that are authentic... genuine... full of both love and truth towards all of our friends and classmates who do not yet personally know Jesus Christ.

We Desire to Pursue Maturity in Christ by the Power of God's Grace

RUF believes that all Christians are called to become what Christ has already won for us in the Cross- righteous, holy, humble lives filled with all the fruit of the Spirit.  To that end we seek to be disciples ("learners") of Christ who are...

Growth in Grace

Mere spiritual survival on campus (and beyond) should not be the goal of the Christian. Men and women who believe the good news should be growing -- but how?  God provides the growing, but He works through means.  RUF aims to help students understand and use the means of grace which God has provided for Christian growth- learning to study the Bible, developing a prayer life, understanding worship, participating in the sacraments, and living and serving in sacrificial fellowship with other Christians.  Through these means (as well as others) we grow more deeply in the gospel and put on the fruit of the Spirit and Christ-like lives.

Evangelism & Missions

If we believe that we have news that is good, we don't horde it. We share it with others, near and far.  Our desire is to grow in our ability to thoughtfully and respectfully communicate the love and truth of Christ. This involves more than our words, but certainly not less.  It starts with our roommates and classmates, but extends to our support and even participation with those taking the gospel to the nations.  

Fellowship & Service

According to the Bible, the Christian is a brother or sister to every other Christian, as well as a neighbor to every human being everywhere. These realities must find expression in real, tangible acts of love and service to the people we encounter- especially our fellow believers.   We seek to develop a community of authentic, loving relationships that are experienced in both word and deed!  We also seek to demonstrate the gospel to the world immediately around us through acts of sacrificial service for those in need.

Biblical World & Life View

Christianity is a way of seeing all of life. The redemption that Jesus speaks of is not merely a redemption of individual souls. He speaks of the redemption of everything. Mondays through Saturdays are just as much a part of the Christian life as Sundays. We want to see all of life through the lens of Scripture and to honor Christ in everything. We seek to better understand our education, our relationships, our talents, and our futures by learning how the whole of God's truth relates to every area of life.