Partnering to build leaders

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Nate Miller

 

2016 YLG16 Audience

Young leaders gather from over 140 countries.

 

Partnership, encouragement, equipping for ministry…

Cru seeks to make Jesus known throughout the world, partnering with and encouraging any ministry that is seeking to do the same. One such ministry is the Lausanne Movement.

The Lausanne Movement, founded by Billy Graham, mobilizes global evangelical leaders to collaborate for world evangelization. The vision is “the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world”. My team at Cru provides financial accounting for this ministry even though it is not a part of Cru.

Recently, two of my teammates were in Jakarta, Indonesia to help with the finances of the Lausanne Movement’s Young Leader’s Gathering (YLG).

This conference occurs once every 10 years. Participants are 25 to 35 years old, must be nominated before they can apply to attend and are mentored for ten years after the conference.

With speakers like Ravi Zacharias, David Platt, Os Guinness and many others, YLG develops and encourages young evangelists around the world.

Participants said,

“Connecting with others allows us to feel that we are not alone.”

“When I came I was tired, but connecting with people reenergized me to go and fulfill my mission.”

“I’m so excited to see how God has brought together His people to fulfill the Great Commission!”

You are part of raising up a new generation of world Christian leaders through Cru and also through other ministries!

2016 YLG16 small group.pngWatch many of the sessions and a 6 minute summary video of the conference.

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From the Smokies to Mongolia

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Nate Miller
Training

Students learn about cross-cultural ministry.

This time of year students are around the U.S. and world on summer mission trips with Cru. They are growing in their own walks with Jesus and being equipped to share the gospel as a way of life.

In Gatlinburg, TN, 36 students are working and living alongside more than 1000 international students who’ve come to the Smokey Mountains to work for the summer.

Cru is hosting “cultural exchange parties” in Gatlinburg this summer. Over 70 international students from countries like Thailand, Serbia, Mongolia and Russia have come to each party.

One young woman from Mongolia said she wants to know Jesus more! She met with the Cru students to watch the Jesus Film in Mongolian.

We are also encouraged by the things Cru students have learned:

“[God’s] been showing me that there are these parts of my life that I haven’t given over to Him yet.”

“I’ve been learning so much during our individual Bible Study time.”

“I didn’t realize just how God wants me to rely on Him.”

We are so grateful to be working behind the scenes to make things like this possible. Thank you for joining us! Together we are playing a part in reaching the nations!

 

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Serving the Field

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Nate Miller
Cru World Map

Our mission field has expanded…

We look forward to the day when “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” – Jesus (Mt. 24:14)

Our vision is that there would be movements of Jesus everywhere so each of the over 7.3 billion people alive in the world today will know someone who truly follows Jesus.

There is no way that Cru can reach each of these 7.3 billion people alone. Instead Cru serves as a catalyst for greater ministry effectiveness.

Cru invites people into deeper relationship with Jesus. For many, this means inviting them to begin a relationship with Jesus—often through personal relationships.

Cru also creates tools, print media, short films, webpages, electronic media, etc… that can be distributed to those with whom we are unable to have a personal relationship.

Cru invites Christians into deeper participation in the mission of Jesus.

Cru partners with people or groups who want to invite people into deeper relationship with Jesus. The Jesus Film Project, a ministry of Cru, currently partners with over 100 missions organizations and church denominations.

In today’s US Army, seven people serve behind the scenes for each soldier in the field. In Cru, one person serving behind the scenes enables at least six Cru staff members to serve effectively in the field.

Our service in Cru’s international headquarters enables front line Cru staff to more effectively invite people into deeper relationship with Jesus and deeper participation in the mission.

Thank you for making this possible!

 

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