In its formative years, Youth for Christ was primarily a rally-driven ministry. Billy Graham and others traveled around preaching the message of Jesus Christ to large numbers of people. Smaller scale rallies occurred around the nation as Youth for Christ chapters sprang up. In order to help disciple new believers and to continue evangelising, YFC Clubs were started.YFC Clubs eventually became Campus Life clubs. The Campus Life model was groups of students meeting as close to school property as possible and as close to regular school hours as possible. In Lincoln, Nebraska Youth for Christ rallies were held in the late 1960s. But in 1969 Southeast Nebraska Youth for Christ was officially organized under the leadership of Glen Jones by launching Campus Life clubs in several high schools. Campus Life was expanded to Lincoln’s surrounding areas under the leadership of Gary Schulte in the late 1970’s and early 80s. Tim Bohlke then solidified outreach programs in Lincoln and, with the help of Bryan Carlson, launched a successful middle school program. Tim was succeeded by Bryan Carlson, followed by current Executive Director, Matt Schulte. Youth for Christ Lincoln Area strives to reach all middle and high school aged youth in the Lincoln Area in developing a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ.