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Tim

Campus Director, Cru, University of Arkansas

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June 30, 2021

Turning Drowning Students into Christ-Centered Laborers

On the college campus, with increasing frequency, we’re seeing upperclassmen leaders in our ministry struggling to keep their heads above…

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August 26, 2020

The One Common Element of Radical, World-changing College Movements

For decades, Cru’s mission has been “Turning lost students into Christ centered laborers.” Our…

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April 29, 2020

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…

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July 23, 2018

Ready, Set, Reach Those Freshmen

“The University is the clear cut fulcrum with which to move the world…More potently than by any other means, change the…

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June 11, 2018

Know Where You Are to Get Where You're Going

How do we know if we are making progress in college ministry? What is success in a job that never…

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May 29, 2017

Jennie Allen and the longterm impact of college ministry

We rarely get to see the fruit of what we so laboriously sow. Students graduate, get married, get jobs and…

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May 15, 2017

We know you’re tired. And you should be.

College ministry is hard emotionally. There’s something incredibly humbling about having an 18 year old freshman shut the door in…

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March 27, 2017

Celebrating

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March 27, 2017

The best thing we do every week in staff meeting is celebrate what God is doing. This morning for staff meeting we went to breakfast as a team to celebrate what God has done in the…

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February 20, 2017

We are losing an entire generation of laborers to student loan debt

Seven out of ten college graduates have student loans. That is truly staggering. Overwhelming. There…

As full-time ministry workers we live in the constant tension of evangelism. I found this video from…

Tim Keller on evangelism in contemporary society

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February 05, 2017

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January 30, 2017

Hail Marys vs. First Downs in evangelism

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January 30, 2017

A Hail Mary is much more exciting to watch. But what is far more common to see is the offensive team slowly march…

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January 22, 2017

Sending leaders creates more leaders

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January 22, 2017

We must build movements that plant new movements. God will bring new leaders into your ministry if you faithfully disciple and send the…

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January 15, 2017

10 Keys to Effective, Engaging Staff Meetings

The first hour of staff meetings during my first five years were spent hanging out, eating, and doing team bonding…

Every college student you’re trying to reach is a millennial. More than likely, your team of college…

Leading Millennials in ministry

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January 08, 2017

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October 30, 2016

Going from launching movements to building them

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October 30, 2016

Movements are not built in the first few weeks of the fall. They take years. Movements are not built by…

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October 23, 2016

Webinar: Making November Go-vember

Summer missions can be the key to raising up leaders in campus ministry. But we are currently in the thick of fall. Is…

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January 11, 2016

Mission and small group Bible studies

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January 11, 2016

Jesus didn’t come to start a Bible study; He came to save the world. So in order for our small group Bible studies…

You’ve got 5 minutes until your next discipleship appointment, and, for whatever reason, you didn’t prepare. Life…

Four No-Prep Discipleship Activities

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October 26, 2015