GREEN BAY CHI ALPHA

Green Bay Chi Alpha
Common Language

Common language is made up of the words and statements that define who we are.  They alone are not our culture, but they explain our culture to those around us. They are the catch phrases we use to tell others who we are & to remind ourselves who we want to be.  They are the touch points we keep coming back to as we reaffirm our commitment to the vision and mission of Green Bay XA.

The LIST

  • Love – Love God with everything we have & love others as ourselves 
  • Invite – Invite others to live life with us.  This is an invitation to real life, not just an invitation to a weekly meeting.  We will invite not only those who are like us, but those who are different from us.  We will commit to continuing to do life together even when things get hard. 
  • Serve – We will serve one another and our brothers and sisters by meeting real needs as we are able.  We will also look outside ourselves to serve the needs of individual students around us, the campus as a whole, and the greater Green Bay area, if possible. 
  • Transform – We commit to every student giving, going, praying, and welcoming.  We will resist becoming navel gazers and will look to expand the Kingdom of God as an act of obedience to Jesus. 

Every Student Goes, Gives, Prays, Welcomes

  • Every student in Chi Alpha will go on a mission trip (either stateside or international) at least once during their college career. 
  • Every student will give to missions/missionaries who are on the field 
  • Every student prays for missionaries on the field.  Every students prays and asks God if he is calling them to the mission field. 
  • Every student welcomes international students into the family on Chi Alpha 

Faithful, Available, Teachable

  • Faithful:  Faithfulness to God 
  • Available: Available to their core group members as a friend & available to help our where needed.  Shows up to live life with others. 
  • Teachable:  Willing to listen to others different than themselves and receive correction from friends and leaders. 

Jesus Early, Jesus Often

As followers and disciples of Jesus, we believe he should be a regular and normal part of our conversations with others. These conversations are not just for our Christian circles but for all the areas of life we’re involved in. These principles show up in two ways: Jesus Early, Jesus Often
Jesus Early
  • May not be first, should be early.
  • People in your circles should know that you love Jesus and follow him.
  • Your actions will lead you to live a “questionable life” and your words will clue them into why. Both are necessary.
Jesus Often
  • When someone or something is important to you it comes up often in your conversation. 
  • There is always something new to share about Jesus.

What this is not:
  • Stiff and formal
  • An entire testimony or gospel presentation
  • A separate occasion or event
  • An invitation to hear someone else talk about Jesus
What this is:
  • Natural and normal
  • Woven into your regular conversation
  • Short and sweet
  • From your own experience

Reverse Gossip

We will honor one another with our words.  This includes not only the absence of gossip, slander, and negative talk, but also includes the presence of affirming, honoring and uplifting talk.  We will honor one another in person, and we will speak highly of one another to others that we encounter.  This practice not only shows great honor to those we’re talking about, it serves to build a culture in which each person is honored and valued.

Find, Feed, Fight

  • Find: we commit to find students to live life with.  We won’t wait for them to come to us, but we will go to them. 
  • Feed: we will feed students both physically and spiritually.  
  • Fight: we will fight for the students in our care in prayer and by not giving up on them. 

Humble, Hungry, Smart

  • Humble:  Our view of ourselves lines up with God’s view of us. These people lack excessive ego or concerns about status. They share credit, emphasize team over self, and define success collectively rather than individually. They don’t think of themselves too highly or too lowly.
  • Hungry:  We’re not content to just sit back and take from the body of Christ.  We will look for more of God and more of what he has for us to do in the kingdom. Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a leader to work harder because they are self-motivated and diligent. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. And they loathe the idea that they might be perceived as slackers. 
  • Smart:  We are socially smart.  We’re aware of those around us and can be interpersonally appropriate. This is your common sense about people. It has everything to do with the ability to be interpersonally appropriate and aware. Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with other in the most effective way.