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We joined the biennial Cru22 Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in mid-July. This is for all the Cru staff working in the USA. Although we work internationally, it was a great time to fellowship with those who work primarily in America. The gathering was delayed by a year due to the pandemic, plus it was changed …
Many of you have asked for an update on our family. So this month I will give you a snapshot of our whereabouts. Rachel (29 in Chicago, Illinois) Rachel completed her Master’s in Nursing two years ago and has been working at Northwestern Hospital. She likes working nights so she tends to cram her work …
Recently Cru ministry leaders from around the world gathered together to celebrate all that God has done through our ministries over the past decade. It was a time to praise God for what He is doing and the privilege we have to be called by Him to participate in His Great Commision. Although the world …
We have all read about the horrors of the war in Ukraine. The staff members of Ukraine for Christ (as Cru is known in the country) have responded in different ways, depending on their circumstances and location. Vladyslav Voznyak, GCM leader in Ukraine, has sent us updates on what he and his team have been …
I am currently in Ethiopia training over 700 church planters from around the country. These 700+ Ethiopian leaders are each responsible to coach 10 other local church planters who live in various villages throughout the country. They have received leadership coaching and vision for how to do ministry in their context. My session was on …
Jesus Film Project is celebrating a huge milestone. By God’s grace, our films have reached 1 billion broadcast views! This number reflects the number of televisions across the world that tuned in to watch our films in just the last six years, from 2016 to 2021. In 2016 we started tracking television views of our …
A key element of the Global Church Movements strategy is Prayer Care Share. In other words, a church planter prays for the area he is trying to reach as he cares for the people in some practical way and seeks opportunities to explain how they can know God. The following story illustrates the power of …
Where will you go to church on Sunday? Do you have people nearby with whom you can fellowship and receive encouragement? While the accessibility of virtual gathers has made this possible to achieve without leaving your home, we still have these available to us in abundance. Much of the world does not have a local …
Mike will be in Eastern Europe for most of November helping to train a group of emerging leaders within our ministry. For the past 18 months we have been taking 21 staff of Cru from 13 different countries through a leadership development program. These are men and women who have already been leading within their …
This month Mike is partnering with a Digital Ministry called Indigitous (a play on the word Indigenous and Digital). They host hands-on events for programmers, developers, engineers, UX designers, project managers, and others to unleash their creativity through technology. For the duration of the event, usually a day or weekend, people with technical backgrounds come …