As an affiliate of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES), CBM Campbelltown seeks to uphold the same beliefs, mission, values, and vision

AFES Doctrinal Basis

The AFES upholds the fundamental truths of the Christian faith, including:

• The divine inspiration and infallibility of Holy Scripture as originally given and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

• The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.

• The universal sinfulness and guilt of humanity since the fall, rendering men and women subject to God's wrath and condemnation.

• The conception of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit and his birth by the virgin Mary.

• Redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only through the sacrificial death, as our representative and substitute, of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.

• The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

• The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective in the individual sinner, granting him or her repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus Christ.

• The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.

• The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

AFES Mission

In prayerful dependence on God, AFES proclaims Jesus Christ at university to present everyone mature in Him, by building student groups that evangelise, encourage, train and send.

AFES Values

1. Lives Transformed by God’s Grace

AFES rests on the saving and transforming riches of God’s grace freely given through a personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

2. The Bible Shaping Our Mission, Message, and Methods.

AFES values expository Bible teaching and study, Biblical theology, and humble submission to the Bible to shape our mission, message, and methods of ministry.

3. National Gospel Unity and Local Distinctiveness

AFES values being a national movement united in the gospel as reflected in our Doctrinal Basis, and values the freedom to conduct our Mission with local distinctiveness.

4. Training by Modelling

AFES values every activity in our mission as an opportunity to train others through modelling godly character, convictions and competency, particularly through apprenticeships.

5. Students and Staff in Partnership

AFES values students leading our mission through partnership with long-term, campus-based AFES staff.

6. Partnerships in Prayer and Finances

AFES values our partnerships in the cause of the gospel on campus with supporters, graduates, churches.

7. Local Churches

AFES values local churches as the primary expression of the body of Christ, and so values every student and staff-member having a love for, and a committed involvement in, a local church.

8. Commitment to Christ’s Global Mission

AFES is committed to raising up and sending disciple-making disciples for global mission in partnership with local churches and mission agencies.

AFES Vision

In prayerful dependence upon God, by December 2025, we long to:

• Double our reach

• Double the number offering themselves as missionaries to serve the nations with the gospel.