Mike

Give Thanks

Each Thanksgiving our family drives 11 hours to the Smokey Mountains near Asheville, NC. It has become a family tradition because it is a time to get away from the hectic life and enjoy the natural surroundings of woods, hills, small towns, apples, bakeries… well bakeries only loosely classify as natural. With 2 daughters in […]

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Digital Missionaries

Indigitous (Indigenous + Digital) is a movement of Christians passionate about connecting people to Jesus using digital strategies and tools. I was privileged to be a part of the first conference in Waterloo, Canada last week where I met many people that are natives of the digital world. They are Indigitous! Here is a little video

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My Language on Your Phone

I talked with a young lady on the airplane last week who is from another country. I told her I had a film in her language on my phone, so she asked me to send it to her. She sent me a reply today that said: …I will watch as soon as I get back.

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Resourcing Ministry

Mike has been working with a team of 17 staff for the last 2 years who serve our international ministry with technology needs. Sometimes it is the administrative tasks that weigh-down a missionary. Many of our international ministries do not have the abundance of resources to which we are accustomed – like knowing when someone

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First Female National Director

In October Amy had the chance to help at a Jesus film executive briefing conference in Monterey California. While there she met and heard from ccc’s new national director in South Africa, Elspeth Liebenberg. Elspeth, Campus Crusade’s first female national director, told Amy that her goal in SA is to reach everyone, regardless of their

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Behind Closed Doors

Amy met with a group of women who are responsible for coordinating the use of the version of the JESUS film that retells the account of Luke’s Gospel from the perspective of Mary Magdalena. They shared stories of what God is doing in many parts of the world. Much of the impact of this tool

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Reaching a New Generation

Indigitous is a new movement within Campus Crusade for Christ that is passionate about connecting people to Jesus using digital strategies. The name comes from the fusion of two ideas – Indigenous + Digital. Indigenous because it reflects the desire for locally-generated strategies that work in each generation, language and culture. Digital because digital tools,

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Developing Leaders

Part of my role with our Global Technology Office is to help develop quality leaders around the world who help to set the strategic direction of the ministry’s use of technology. I will be in the country of Hungary for a gathering of about 25 leaders who represent Campus Crusade for Christ in most of

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Marriage Bible Study

Amy and I are starting a small group Bible study this week with 7 couples. It is on the meaning of marriage. We are looking forward to the topic for ourselves and know that it will benefit the other couples as well. Just from reviewing the content, I am learning a lot about the priority,

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