Consortium of Christian Study Centers

Specialties

The phrase «Christian Study Center» is generally identified with a building that serves as a space for individuals associated with a university – students, staff, or faculty– in pursuit of ways to «think Christianly.» Christianity has shaped the minds of Christians and given them a unique perspective; a Christian Study Center is the place for followers of Christianity or those with questions to explore and grow to understand this perspective.

Study Centers might host lectures, discussion groups, seminars, or film viewings; they might conduct Bible studies, offer a library, or simply be a place in which students can study.

The Consortium of Christian Study Centers exists to advance the growth and effectiveness of Christian Study Centers at colleges and universities around the world.

In pursuit of this mission, CCSC has the following goals:

To promote collaboration among Study Centers

To provide mutual stimulation and resources to existing Study Centers

To encourage and support the development of new Study Centers

To raise awareness of the Study Center movement

History

Established in 2008.

The Consortium of Christian Study Centers (abbreviated CCSC) is a 501©(3) non-​profit organization founded in December of 2008 that exists to advance the growth and effectiveness of Christian Study Centers at colleges and universities around the world. CCSC sponsored events include an Annual Meeting and educational yearly symposia open to its member and partner organizations. The Consortium also provides a number of resources for its members that are designed to aid its member Study Centers in their task.

Meet the Manager

Drew T.

Manager

Drew is the Executive Director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers. He was for twenty-​two years the Executive Director and President of the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, VA. Drew has written on film and popular culture for over thirty years in such publications as Books & Culture, Christianity Today and Critique, and in the field of Biblical studies published Interpreting the Epistle to the Hebrews (Baker, 1997). He has taught seminars on popular culture, university education in America today, a Biblical model of discipleship and how to interpret the Scriptures. Also a well-​respected Bible teacher, Drew has lectured and preached at seminaries, churches and colleges throughout the United States and Canada on a wide variety of topics including prayer, discipleship, and Christian cultural awareness. Drew has three sons, two daughters-​in-​law and five grandchildren and lives with his wife of forty-​one years, Marie, in Charlottesville, VA.