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Tim Casteel

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Turning Drowning Students into Christ-Centered Laborers

Tim Casteel
February 15, 2021

I don’t want to lead with Cru anymore – I just need to focus on self-care and my mental health.- upperclassman student leader On the college campus, with increasing frequency, we’re seeing upperclassmen leaders in our ministry struggling to keep their heads above water. Unable to personally thrive, they are completely unable to love and…

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My Top Books of 2020

Tim Casteel
January 17, 2021

I love when others take the time to share their book recs (and brief write-ups so I can see if the book interests me). So in the spirit…

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Rewarding Quarantine Reads

Tim Casteel
April 4, 2020

I originally made this list as Rewarding Beach Reads. While being quarantined is not QUITE as fun as sitting at the beach, we do have more time on…

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College Ministry

The Spiritual Effects of Distraction

“To be a follower of Christ in the early twenty-first century requires a way of being in the world that resists being sucked…

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Turning Drowning Students into Christ-Centered Laborers

I don’t want to lead with Cru anymore – I just need to focus on self-care and my mental health.- upperclassman student…

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What if there’s no fall? College ministry on an empty campus

How do you plan for a fall of ministry with the looming possibility of no college students on campus? Let’s talk about:…

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Good Clean Fun Music Playlist

If you’ve ever tried to make a playlist for a College Ministry meeting, you’ve found that it’s not easy to find fun…

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The Perfect Spiritual Interest Survey

When it comes to the fall in college ministry, as Paul Worcester has said – It’s All About the Contacts! Because of that,…

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Large Cru Movements

Largest Cru Movements

Top Takeaways from Large Cru Movements – Part 2

You can read Takeaways Part 1 here (click here for the Intro of the series) If you want to go back and read about each…

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Largest Cru Movements

Top Takeaways from Large Cru Movements – Part 1

I want to wrap up the series on Large Cru Movements with 2 posts on my Top Takeaways. Click for Part 2…

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Large Cru Movements – NC State

This is part of a series: Learning from Large Cru Movements- a look at 8 of the largest Cru movements in the…

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Large Cru Movements – Penn State

This is part of a series: Learning from Large Cru Movements- a look at 8 of the largest Cru movements in the…

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Large Cru Movements – Ole Miss

This is part of a series: Learning from Large Cru Movements- a look at 8 of the largest Cru movements in the…

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Top Sending Campuses

What We’re Implementing on Our Campus from the Top Sending Campuses

This is the part 5 in a series of posts summarizing key findings from researching 17 of Cru’s Top Sending Campuses in…

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11 Keys to Being a Sending Campus

This is the part 2 in a series of posts summarizing key findings from researching 17 of Cru’s Top Sending Campuses in…

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Top Sending Campuses – Northwestern

  This is part of a series on Learning from the Top Sending Campuses in Cru. See the intro for a full list…

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Stats on Cru’s Top 25 Sending Campuses

Average Stats on Cru’s Top 25 Sending Campuses: Average Sent into Full Time Ministry per year – 16 (ranging from 10-40) Average Team…

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Top Sending Campuses – Ohio State

This is part of a series on Learning from the Top Sending Campuses in Cru. See the intro for a full list of…

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Book Recs

Top 10 Books of the 2010s

January 26, 2020 By Tim Casteel 13 Comments

My Top Books of 2019

January 3, 2020 By Tim Casteel 1 Comment

My Top Books of 2018

January 26, 2019 By Tim Casteel 2 Comments

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About Tim Casteel

The goal of this blog is to share resources, best practices and strategy. Inspired by others who have taken the time to share their thoughts/learnings/resources, I decided to stop merely consuming and start contributing to the conversation.

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  • Turning Drowning Students into Christ-Centered Laborers
  • My Top Books of 2020
  • What if there’s no fall? College ministry on an empty campus
  • Rewarding Quarantine Reads

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