Rewarding Beach Reads
These reads are Rewarding in that you don’t have to sacrifice substance for enjoyment. You can have the best of both worlds – learn something about the world while being entertained. A ranked list of easy, fun nonfiction books, classic fiction that are actually good AND not too hard to read, and life-changing self improvement…
Spotlight
Top 10 Books on Technology
I read about things that bother me, that I can’t quite figure out. When I was in college I read 20+ books on dating (I never quite figured…
Top 10 Books of the 2010s
The 2010s were for me the decade I learned to love reading. In 2015 I decided I wanted to read more – I read 17 books. The next…
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…
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…
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,…
Large 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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…