No Cru staff members on campus? No problem! This past August nearly 200 student leaders from over 80 campuses without Cru staff members gathered at Cru headquarters in Orlando. Many of these campuses have less than 3,000 enrolled students. For three days they received encouragement and training at Circle Summit. Some even came from Haiti!
Student leaders attended ministry seminars like “using Instagram to connect with freshmen” and “helping new students get involved with your ministry.” They heard from Cru ministry leaders about sharing their faith, the role of the Holy Spirit in a Christian’s life, and the opportunity for them to leave a legacy of faith on their campus. They also heard many outreach ideas they could try on their campus. They even practiced sharing their faith at the beach on Sunday afternoon.
Jacob, from Shepherd University in West Virginia, has struggled his whole life with ADHD and severe social anxiety. The first night of Circle Summit, he stepped out in faith by jumping into a conversation to face his fear of rejection.
A few days later, during the beach outreach, Jacob said, “I had so much social anxiety! I was paralyzed! Then the Holy Spirit moved my legs in front of some guy, and I started talking.”
Students like Jacob felt safe to take risks amongst this gathering of student leaders. They are 100% committed to making Christ known on their campuses. During the school year a Cru staff member will connect with them regularly.
Thank you for partnering with us as we enable evangelism and discipleship around the world. We are grateful to be a part of what God is doing.
Meet two students from Circle Summit.
