Korean Campus Crusade for Christ

Love this place. And I work here, so if I love this place then you know its doing something right!

Tried their bulgogi on Library Walk one time. ⁵⁄₅ would try again.

This review is based on 1 year of experience of KCCC and from 1 campus. This is more of a constructive criticism rather than a review, but don’t be blinded by my criticism to neglect the fact that this is a great ministry.(Note) this is still based on my own experience and discernment. So it is absolutely fine to disagree with what I say cuz I’m not inerrant.
This is a great ministry and God is definitely using this ministry to establish his kingdom. Although it is indeed a «Korean» campus ministry, they are very open to have non-​koreans as well. Don’t be uncomfortable or left out tho if you’re not korean. You shouldn’t be, the church is the Universal body of Christ, there is no Jew nor Gentile, nor Korean or Non-​korean. Just take my word that they didn’t name themselves «K» CCC in order to segregate.
The majority of what they do is discipleship training, chapels, prayer meetings, and evangelizing.
Missions: They have an astounding missions program, sending tons of students to spread the Gospel. However their pre-​missions curriculum may lack depth. People from all over come to the trainings, but alot of the training is just having a service and praying. I am not saying those in itself are bad, don’t get me wrong here, the point I’m trying to get across is the effectiveness of having mission training. There is a lot of time that could have been invested doing other things when you’re in a country only for a limited time besides preparing something that could have been prepared beforehand. But they do have a lock-​in and they procrastinate everything all in that time. Besides my remarks of the things that should be done, God still makes a way and he still accomplishes what he desires, so don’t see my point as an excuse that KCCC is hindering God’s mission in any way. Anyhow fundraising for funds is tough, like seriously, but in the end you experience God providing, praise Jehovah-​jireh man.
Staff: I love the staff. They’re basically missionaries, they don’t get paid jack for serving. Truly, truly, I tell you, they are a blessing. They are very faithful and have the heart to serve, and they have all my respect.
Theology: They basically hold to the fundamentals of the Christian faith and are not a cult. I don’t believe they are the most saturated in theology, but it’s definitely not an issue. I do think they are continuists because they do appear just a little Charismatic, but absolutely nothing cultic or dangerous.
Time investment: You might invest alot of time in KCCC, but have self control. KCCC can get alot in the way of your studies. Don’t let it be a hindrance to the stewardship of your studies and grades. Remember, you’re not in college just to be in KCCC.
Legalism: Some of the dangers I see are those of legalism, as in putting your faith in your works rather than in Christ. This is only an issue for baby Christians. There are lots of ways to serve and participate in this ministry like leadership, prayer meetings, special teams, being a discipler, coming out to chapel. It is highly likely that you can fall into legalism without you knowing it. This is something very implicit, so its not easy to discern, but just from my observations I believe people develop a sense of Moralistic therapeutic Deism. Your good works and services do not make you better, or righteous, or saved my friends. Christ saves.
«Korean»: There is a cultural aspect to this ministry that can definitely be harmful which everyone overlooks because they grew up to it. Age. Of course this problem exists in many churches but in a ministry of koreans, its even stronger. Age creates an invisible system of hierarchy of authority. There’s nothing wrong with respect, but Koreans often place themselves higher and become stubborn simply because they are older. And they view people who are younger, like as if they’re babies sometimes and this false presupposition incites pride and condescension. This can place a segregation within the ministry, and it might be evident. Brethren, just because you have had known more experience in life does not make you higher, remember knowledge only puffs.
Evangelism: KCCC uses the 4 Spiritual laws as a tool for Evang. But in my POV, the 4SL’s are an inadequate and distortion of the Gospel. There is too much emphasis on a «wonderful life» Yeah sure life with Christ is wonderful, but the way the 4SL’s deliver the message, sounds too much like, and will translate as the Prosperity gospel. Less emphasis on salvation and the awfulness of sin. The worst part is that KCCC only advises you to read the whole thing word by word when witnessing. Besides it’s an outdated gospel pamphlet. Even CRU uses an updated 4SL.
I was harsh. But also note that no church is perfect. Anyhow, this is still a ministry ordained by God which makes it great. They will eventually progress forward everything in God’s time. I definitely have met brothers and sisters who are family to me, and anyone else can too! Check us out! :)

One thing absolutely great about this organization is its missions program. Each year they send out hundreds of students to the 1040 window to spread the gospel. So you go to missions and you’re pretty much on your own in terms of meeting people and sharing the good news. And the staff that’s leading the team is on their mission too. So they aren’t in your face monitoring every single aspect. Maybe they should do this for their campus ministry. Just take a step back and let the Holy Spirit work it’s magic. I can vouch for that because I felt it first hand when I went to East Asia.
Now onto campus ministry. This is where you really want to focus because if you’re going to invest into this ministry, you really want to know a few important facts.
First being their tenacity in making you come out as much as possible. If you happen to give them your info during an encounter be prepared to have three things. First being patience. They will call you until you answer. It’s the good old method of call til the semester is over. Secondly endurance, if you come out every once in a while and you’re not to sure if you want to be with this ministry or another, be prepared to face endless phone calls about each meeting. Third and lastly a good phone plan, cause you’ll need it to survive their endless barrage of calls.
Now this ministry isn’t a very modern American cultured ministry. In fact a lot of the cultural aspect is still very Korean. So when you see KCCC, the «K» isn’t there to shun away any non Koreans, but I think it’s their for more of a warning that this ministry is culturally Korean. So if you do invest be prepared to go through a lot. You’ll definitely be dealing with staffs, and fellow student leaders, who definitely are stubborn and like to do things the old way.
If you do actually decide to be involved be prepared to invest a lot of time in discipleship training, chapels, prayer meetings, and evangelizing. These four things is what KCCC is known for, and they definitely stand by it with their motto: «Win, Build, Train, and Send».
The staffs in KCCC are definitely old school. I don’t blame them they are definitely 1.5 generation so they definitely inherit the whole «Korean» culture thing. So be prepared to clash if you’re a 2^nd generation kid. However, as of late there are more 2^nd generation staff but then again a lot of the 1.5 generation staff are still here so they definitely have the final say, and it doesn’t help when the director is from the 1^st generation. I love the staff and their hearts to serve God. I mean they don’t even get paid at all. They are definitely faithful by relying on God for financial support. So definite respect their for them. One thing that I don’t like about the staff how they are trained. They are cooped up for a year in LA learning something. I can’t say its theology (it might be) because a lot of the staffs in KCCC aren’t hired from a seminary or Christian college. In fact many of them come from CSU’s and UC’s. So a lot of the staffs aren’t great speakers. In fact all except my first year, I really don’t remember a lot of the messages or lessons taught. First year my staff was actually in seminary, so I really got fed spiritually in my first year and after that it was very bland.
Lastly this is from personal experience but after being exposed to this ministry for 4 years and experiencing how each campus works from Norcal to Socal, a lot of the members are goodie too shoes. Meaning they were the good kid who stayed at home during the weekends during high school and studied. They didn’t have time to be diverse in their friendships, and they didn’t bother to be social in high school. So if you’re the kind of person whose rough around the edges, be prepared to be judged. If they see you do something wrong… Oh man… just remember that your «wrong doing» will be branded in their minds forever. And I kid you not some of them might actually give you a nickname because of your action. So definitely be prepared for that. If you smoke, you better not smoke in front of them. They might cry.
So this is definitely a ministry where you’ll need a lot of patience, endurance, and understanding. If you think this ministry is for you then by all means go for it.
Oh yeah, they don’t allow dating for serving members.