Thursday, 10 November 2016
WHO WE ARE
WHAT IS KSCF
¢ Kenya Students’ Christian Fellowship (KSCF) is
an inter-denominational, non-political organization registered with the
Registrar of Societies in 1959.
¢ It is solely Kenyan in origin.
¢ KSCF is a national movement of Christian students
in high schools and colleges who normally operate through Christian Unions.
¢ As a national organization it seeks to
support the spiritual life of students in secondary schools and colleges by
encouraging formation and growth of Christian Unions.
¢ KSCF has an Associates arm of mature Christian
youth workers that are organized in teams spread throughout the country.
¢ Since its registration in 1959, KSCF has grown
in leaps and bounds to the point that there are over 3000 schools covered in
one way or another, 60 Associates teams operational in different areas and
currently organized into 16 regions covering most parts of Kenya.
¢ Regional and team camps are held at least
once a year at the team and/or region levels respectively.
¢ A National convention is held once a year
and is hosted on a rotational basis by the various regions.
FORMATION OF KSCF
¢ Its formation date back in early 50’s to its
registration in 1958.
¢ Following prayer and deliberation in 1957, the
founders decided to name the union of student fellowships - The Kenya
Students Christian Fellowship (KSCF) and on 1/2/1958 while at Kapsabet
School, a national steering committee was elected which later sat and wrote a
draft constitution and planned inaugural conference at Thogoto High. On April,
19th 1958 all present unanimously endorsed the Formation of
KSCF leading to its Legal registration on 16th October, 1959
with the Registrar of Societies.
VISION
¢ A Generation of Role Model Christians, having
Godly Values and Playing an Active and Positive Role in Church and Society
MISSION STATEMENT
¢ To lead students in secondary schools and
colleges in Kenya to come to a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ as their Lord
and Savior, mature in Him and equip them for effective service, & mobilize
and empower Christian workers for effective service among the students.
MOTTO
¢ Jesus Christ of whom we are all witnesses (Acts
2:32)
STATEMENT OF FAITH
¢ The unity of God the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit
¢ Divine inspiration and trustworthiness of the
Holy Scriptures as originally given, being supreme authority in all matters of
faith and conduct
¢ Sovereignty of God in creation, revelation,
redemption and final judgment
¢ Sinfulness and guilt of all men since the fall
rendering them subject to God’s wrath and condemnation
¢ Redemption from sin and its consequences solely
through the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of
God
¢ The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead and his ascension to the right hand of God the Father
¢ The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to
make the death of Jesus Christ effective to the individual sinner granting him
repentance towards God and faith in Jesus Christ
¢ Justification of the sinner by God’s grace
through faith alone
¢ The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in
every believer
¢ The universal church which is the body of
Christ and to which believers belong
¢ The expectation of Christ’s personal return as
King. The second coming of Jesus Christ
CORE VALUES
Youth
¢ We are committed to developing the potential in
young people and helping to accomplish their God given mandate. We
believe that their optimum potential is actualized through their relationship
with God.
Holiness
¢ We
value holiness in all our relationships and our daily activities. There
is no price too high to compromise God’s standard of holiness on our daily
operations. Therefore we are committed to upholding biblical
character and conduct in everything we do.
Truth
¢ We
acknowledge that God is our source of knowledge and wisdom. We
recognise that in this world there are many sources of knowledge and
wisdom. We affirm that we shall continually check the rightness of
knowledge from any source (for example from books, internet, consultants or
traditions we have inherited) based on biblical truth.
Faith
¢ We
affirm our faith in God in all our endeavours and operations as enshrined in
the Bible. We stand firm in faith as individuals and corporately in
order to achieve our destiny.
Godly
Relationships
¢ We
recognize every activity or task we carry out with individual or entities is an
opportunity to create permanent and friendly relationships. Every
person or entity we interact with is to advance human dignity and build a
selfless society. The basis of our relationships is friendship.
Excellence
¢ God
is a God of excellence and quality. Hence we seek to demonstrate
higher standards of excellence and quality in all our activities. We
strive to be role models of excellence.
Servant Leadership
¢ We
believe in servant leadership where leaders advance the course of those they
lead and developing others. These leaders serve and use their God-given
authority appropriately not giving in to selfish interest or ambitions. We
affirm that for order to exist we shall fully support and encourage our leaders.
Unity in Diversity
¢ We value the unity of the body of Christ which
our Lord Jesus Christ prayed that we should portray before the world. We also
appreciate the beauty of the diversity in which God has created us. Hence we
appreciate people regardless of race, ethnic background, color of skin,
language, age, personality, financial status, social standing or political
persuasion. This diversity is confined within the unity of faith as stipulated
in our statement of Faith.
KSCF KEY AREAS OF OPERATION
¢ Bible Study
¢ Counseling
¢ Discipleship
¢ Evangelism
¢ Fellowship
¢ Mentoring
¢ Networking
¢ Resource mobilization
¢ Social responsibility
¢ Spiritual warfare
¢ Training
Bible Study
¢ Prepare and distribute suitable bible study
guides for use by small groups in high schools, colleges and among the KSCF
Associates respectively. We also offer training on effective bible study
leadership and participation.
Counseling
¢ Offer students both preventive (guidance) and
curative counseling to enable them to interpret life issues correctly and be
able to face the issues responsibly as they also help others to do so.
Discipleship
¢ Helping the students that make initial
commitment to Christ as a personal savior, to grow in Him in the discipline of
a daily, personal, obedient walk with God
Evangelism
¢ KSCF is committed to mobilize the students who
know Christ to reach out to the others for Him through their walk and
talk. We also endeavor to mobilize mature adult Christians and
material resources to clearly present Jesus Christ to every student in all high
schools and colleges in Kenya
Fellowship
¢ We promote the creation of Christian unions and
fellowship among the Associates. The meeting together of believers enhances
corporate confession, repentance, worship, celebration, sharing of testimonies,
hearing the word of God, encouragement of one another, care for one another,
training and involvement in team ministry.
Mentoring
¢ Facilitation of life coaching through modeling
of Christian life in every aspect of life, including academic excellence,
career guidance, spiritual gifts, passion, abilities, personality and
experiences to actively serve God in Church and Society.
Networking
¢ Initiating and Enhancing networks and partnerships that
enable KSCF to respond to the changing realities in the ministry areas
Resource Mobilization
¢We seek to raise people through information,
education and communication strategies to give financial, human and material
resources in order to ensure sufficient resources for optimum running of the
ministry.
Social Responsibility
¢ Being concerned for the welfare of others
especially those in need both in our membership or the community around us
through sacrificial giving and personal commitment of time and energy .
Spiritual Warfare
¢ Facilitating training on how to overcome
spiritual enemies through various spiritual disciplines and mobilizing both
students and associates for corporate spiritual warfare.
Training
¢ Equipping the students with life-skills and
ministry skills to help them develop personally and prepare them to take and
positive role in the Christian Union, the institution they are learning in,
their local church and society
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