ability to find space to host these Bible courses is one
of the greatest obstacles at this campus.
For the first time since Christian Union started a
Columbia ministry, a building has come on the mar-
ket ideally situated near the campus for a Christian
Union ministry center. The opportunity to purchase
this property will not last long. Columbia University
owns most of the buildings in close proximity to
campus and routinely buys any that come on the
market. The proposed property is one of only three
privately owned buildings suitable for a Christian
Union ministry center; the other two are not for sale.
Christian Union is profoundly grateful to Peter
and Linda Cline and the BridgeHead Foundation,
along with co-trustees Bob Rankin and Dr. Rand
Unger, for their investment in men and women on
Columbia’s campus. To learn more about the Co-
lumbia Ministry Center Campaign, and for ways
to leverage the BridgeHead matching gift, visit www.
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The Nashville Statement
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God has a beautiful purpose for sex, and I am thank-
ful that Christian leaders came together to reaffirm
the life-giving role of sexuality,” he said. “I call on
all those who love Jesus Christ and His purposes to
sign the statement, as well.”
To view the Nashville Statement, visit
www.cbmw.org/nashville-statement.
Nexus Conferences
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Christian Union will host the Nexus Profession-
al and Nexus Student Conferences on February 23-
25 at the Hyatt Hotel in New Brunswick, New
Jersey. This year’s theme is “Turn the World Upside
Down (Acts 17:6).”
Plenary session speakers include David Bryant,
founder of Proclaim Hope; Roland Warren, CEO
of Care Net; and Matt Bennett, founder and CEO
of Christian Union. The conferences feature break-
out sessions, prayer, fellowship and networking, and
spoken word performances.
To register or for more information, visit www.
nexusconference2018.org (students) or www.nexus-
professional2018.org.
his summer, Christian Union Founder and
CEO Matt Bennett joined with over 150 na-
tional Christian leaders when he signed the Nash-
ville Statement, a document that affirms Christian
convictions concerning issues of sexuality.
The Nashville Statement was authored by the
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
during the annual conference of the Ethics and Re-
ligious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
“Evangelical Christians at the dawn of the twen-
ty-first century find themselves living in a period of
historic transition. As Western culture has become
increasingly post-Christian, it has embarked upon a
massive revision of what it means to be a human
being,” the preamble states. “By and large the spir-
it of our age no longer discerns or delights in the
beauty of God’s design for human life. Many deny
that God created human beings for his glory, and
that his good purposes for us include our personal
and physical design as male and female.”
Bennett said he was honored to sign the Nashville
Statement on behalf of Christian Union.
“In our country, the message is getting lost that
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