Category: Ministry
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Cru17 Conference—Moby Gym
Moby Gym on the Colorado State University campus is where the main Cru conferences are held every 2 years. This summer for Cru17, Holly and I were on the conference team in June and July. While we spent very little time in the gym (because we were helping our staff in other buildings), I got…
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Holly is Again Assisting a Leader
This summer, Holly is working 3 part-time positions at the Cru headquarters. The one she plans to keep is helping Kristi Gauthier develop leaders. Kristi (shown here with Holly) serves on the executive team of the US Campus ministry, and is just starting the role herself. Her husband Mark leads the executive team. Pray for…
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Holly and Vonette
Vonette Bright co-founded Campus Crusade for Christ (now called Cru in the U.S.) with her husband Bill in 1951. That’s 64 years of ministry. She passed away on Wednesday, Dec 23. Holly “got the call” to come and arrived as Mrs. Bright was taking her last breath. Holly joined the ministry over 27 years ago, and…
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David’s new Team
In October I joined the “Product Team” which is a new team in the restructured IT department at Cru’s headquarters. This is a great group. I have not worked with any of them before except Russ Martin (with white shirt). We are meeting to learn about the team’s goals and what strengths we bring to…
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Sad part of Change
In order to serve the Body of Christ better, and to accelerate the Great Commission, the ministry decided to combine 2 IT (computer) departments into one. Ours, formerly called Global Technology Office (GTO) is being absorbed into a much larger IT department. I won’t describe all my feelings here, but one is sadness. I have…
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“Cru15” Staff Conference Takeaways
The Cru15 conference in July was very challenging. In the context of taking the good news around the world were several sessions about how Cru needs to be moving more quickly toward ethnic diversity. With that was an acknowledging of the failures Cru and the “majority culture” church have made to treat people of other…
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The Bad and the Good about Travel
I (David) just returned from a 10-day business trip to Peoria, IL and St. Louis, MO. I was meeting with people and driving a lot. These pictures sort of illustrate the bad and good of the trip. The first picture was taken on a lonely road between friends’ homes. I was missing my wife &…
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Help for Prom
Prom is coming, Julia was asked to go, and the exciting preparations began. We quickly needed a dress, some shoes, some other accessories probably, and a flower for her date. Shopping for a dress and shoes began in earnest, especially from her mother. But wait—this is a date and Julia has only gone on “group…
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Book Review: The God Ask
Our ministry has 2 parts: The first is what we feel we have been called to. For me it is helping people understand how to use technology for ministry. For Holly it is helping leaders be effective; specifically it is helping Vonette Bright the co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ. The second is developing a…
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