"Builders" Blog
Welcome to the CCO Recruitment Blog
“But
for such an undertaking, a new generation of BUILDERS is needed. Moved
not by fear or violence but by the urgency of genuine love, they must
learn to build, brick by brick, the city of God within the city of man.”
- Blessed John Paul II
On this blog you will find testimonies and stories of how our CCO missionaries
heard their call to be the "new generation of builders" that Blessed
JPII called for.
Check it out at http://builders.cco.ca/!
Latest Post:
One Person at a Time
Jesus has entrusted the Church with the great task of making disciples of all nations. Though its objective is to reach the whole world, this mission actually happens at the level of the individual human heart. God loves each soul and wants to touch each one individually. As CCO founder Andre Regnier shares:
“The first few years were an exciting time of growth for the ministry. In spite of the growth, I would find myself in the Chapel crying out to the Lord for all the nations of the World. “What can I do for the Church in Russia, China, Africa, and South America? How can I reach out to these people?” One day I received an answer: “One person at a time”. I realized that the individual student is of great value and holds great potential to accomplish great things for God’s glory.”
CCO knows that the greatest impact young people will make will not be at university. They generally only spend four or five years of their lives on campus. The greatest impact will be felt as they go out into the world to work and raise a family. If we can prepare them to take leadership in sharing their faith they will take that learning experience and continue to be leaders for the rest of their lives. If the Catholic Church is going to have an impact on the world, its individual members have to be missionaries in the communities around them. That is why we believe that every CCO member is a missionary and we live out of the disposition that we are all called to reach one person at a time. In CCO we use a ministry model found in the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy:
“And what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach it to others.” – 2 Timothy 2:2
St Paul entrusted the message and mission of the Gospel to Timothy, then commissioned him to do the same with others. In this model of one to one discipleship, people hear the message of salvation and also are equipped to both share and equip others. In this manner, the whole world could be reached, one person at a time!