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by Samantha Holland
Cru staff Samantha Holland has conversations with thought leaders from across the organization.
Episodes
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Finding our Place in God's Story
Jake Abraham is the new Executive Director for the City ministry of Cru. Get to know him a little better by listening to us talk about everything from football to Advent. While this is my farewell episode of Listener podcast, I'd love to connect with you in the future at…
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Marilette Sanchez
Her dream was to work as a journalist in the entertainment industry, and now Marilette Sanchez is a mom of five ministering to young families in Brooklyn alongside her husband. Listen as she tells more of her story, including losing her father and embarking on a mental health journey during the...
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Cas Monaco
Cas Monaco is an executive director with Cru City. She is a missiologist and theologian who is passionate about forging new paths to help people discover their place in God's story. Join us as we discuss narrative approaches to evangelism and how the pandemic has narrowed many of our realities…
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55. You Can't be What You Can't See
CJ Neal serves as a team leader for the high school and middle school ministries of Cru in the greater Indianapolis, Indiana area. A native of Indianapolis, CJ enjoys the opportunity to serve the same communities that shaped him from his youth. Over the last 25 years (17 on staff with Cru), CJ…
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54. Reforesting Faith
There are over 900 references to trees in the Bible! Who cares? We do! Cru City staff Elizabeth McKinney and I talk about Matthew Sleeth's book 'Reforesting Faith' and Jesus' invitation for us to care about the trees in our backyard.
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53. I am From
Chris Ghubril is a Campus Team Leader in Tuscon and the West Coast Cross-Cultural Training Coordinator; his story as a bicultural Lebanese-American played into the development of the I am From Cultural Conversation cards, a fresh evangelism tool from Cru.
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52. Reimagining Summer Missions
Listen as Asako Lee of the West Coast Campus Mobilization Team shares her unique bicultural perspective on summer missions.
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51. Fundraising Flourishing
Michele Davis of the Cru MPD (Ministry Partner Development) Team explains what fundraising has to do with flourishing, and what challenges and opportunities have arisen during the pandemic. resources mentioned: The Minority Experience by Adrian Pei
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50. Meeting Students on Instagram
CU Boulder campus staff Jenny Logan met students on Instagram years before the pandemic; listen in as she explains how she uses it now more than ever! (Cru staff: to access Jenny's excellent video training, visit the US Campus Forum Group on Workplace)
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49. Ministry in Minneapolis
Cru staff Derrick Grow shares what it's been like to live and do ministry in Minneapolis, since the death of George Floyd.
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48. Transracial Adoption with Sandhya Oaks
Sandhya Oaks shares her story of identity, loss, and redemption, involving transracial adoption. Resources mentioned: lensesinstitute.com theallendercenter.org theseattleschool.edu/about/innovation-collaboration/resilient-leaders-project The Adoption Triad, a private group on Facebook Let Your…
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47. Gospel Engagement in a Changing Culture
Tom Goodwin of Cru City tells us about The Roadshow, which is the product of much research and promotes gospel engagement in a changing culture. Find more info on the roadshow: https://www.cru.org/communities/city/roadshow/conversations-that-change-lives/
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46. Listening Prayer
"the real work of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things"--Henri Nouwen. Kelly Sautner and Kelly Kimberlin join me on this surviving-a-quarantine episode to discuss Listening Prayer. Email [email protected] and set up a time to pray with her!
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45: Racism: What Thoughts and Feelings Come to Mind?
Julie Chang and I discussed Cru.org's new racism resource (link below) and our own experiences with racism on this episode. We also talked about sabbatical, trees, and how God never lets us go. https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/life-and-relationships/hardships/racism-thoughts-feelings.html
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44. In Pursuit of Jesus
Pandemic realities include social distancing and no global travel, but we can virtually go around the world with Rasool Berry's new video series "In Pursuit of Jesus." Rasool works with Cru City and is also a pastor in Brooklyn.
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43. Good News for a Change
The Gospel is still good news, even during a pandemic. How can we grow in our gospel listening and communication skills? Matt Mikalatos shares wisdom from his evangelism book "Good News for a Change" on this episode of Listener. Find Matt's book wherever books are sold. Cru staff: Matt will host…
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42. Leaving Religion to Follow Jesus
In her book "Out of Zion," Cru staff Lisa Brockman describes how she left religion to follow Jesus instead. You can connect with Lisa and find out more about her book at lisabrockman.me
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41. Just Mercy
What do you get when you combine Cru with Warner Brothers, a University's Black Student Center, and Kim Kardashian? Milwaukee campus team leader Jake Mlsna talks about partnership and platforming the film "Just Mercy" as a way to entering into conversations about the intersection of faith, race…
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40. First Word People
What if Jesus followers focused more on having the first word than the last word? Ron Sanders and I discuss this idea and more on today's episode. His book "After the Election: Prophetic Politics in a Post-Secular Age" is available on Amazon.
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39. Jimmy McGee
Happy New Year Listeners! Today's episode features Jimmy McGee, President and CEO of Impact, a movement that equips Black students to become disciples of Jesus Christ who integrate their faith into every aspect of life.
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38. Eight Secrets to Thriving
Gina Butz works in leadership development for Cru, and on today's episode she shares tips for thriving on staff. Her book "Making Peace with Change: Navigating Life's Messy Transitions With Honesty and Grace" comes out February 4th, 2020; preorder it on Amazon.com today.
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37. What's Jesus Film up to?
Michael Allen of the Jesus Film production team brings us up to speed with Jesus Film, and tells us about the Create short film contest. For more info on the contest visit staff web, and for general Jesus Film information Jesusfilm.org.
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36. Yaneth Diaz
Four our fourth and final episode celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we welcome back Yaneth Diaz, Cru High School's Team Leader in Houston. Yaneth describes her experience before, during and after Cru19.
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35. Matthew Melendrez
Listener continues celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Matthew Melendrez, who splits his time between Athletes in Action's Lenses Executive Team and Cru's Campus Ministry.
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34. Dina Martinez
Listener continues celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Dina Martinez, who gives leadership to Cru's Inner City ministry and Cru's Destino ministry in North Los Angeles
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33. Michelle Blanco
Michelle Blanco works at Cru Headquarters in the Finance Department, but you might recognize her as the one who sang onstage, in Spanish, at our biennial staff conference Cru19. Listen as we talk about the different careers she's had, what it was like growing up Puerto Rican in the United States,...
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32. The God Who Sees
Four Latina/Latino colleagues share their perspective in the wake of the August 3rd El Paso shooting. Bios: Matthew Melendrez is Mexican, and splits time between the AIA Lenses Executive Team and Cru's Campus ministry Dina Martinez is a Latina woman of Salvadoran immigrant parents, and lives in…
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31. Seated With Christ
Heather Holleman serves with Faculty Commons, Cru's ministry to professors, and she also lectures part-time at Penn State. She spoke at campus ministry days during Cru19 and emerged a fan favorite. Listen as we discuss being seated with Christ, and how that identity informs how we live and relate...
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30. Hit Hard
Life hit Pat and Tammy Mcleod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. The book they've written, "Hit Hard", is the true story of their journey through ambiguous loss--both having and not having their son. Pat and Tammy serve as...
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29. Campus Ministry Summit
The Campus Ministry Summit is an annual event for current or potential major donors to the ministry, and in this episode staff and ministry partners share what the event is for and how God has used it in their lives.
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28. Leading From the Heart
Melody Copenny, managing editor of Cru's virtual magazine "Storylines," is the first African-American woman to lead in a comm role at that level within Cru.
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27. Consider Your Calling
Carolyn Culbertson discusses calling: What is it, and how do we discover it? Carolyn has influenced countless staff and students since she got involved with Cru in 1969. She's retiring April 1st, and will still be available to connect via carolynculbertson.com, where she offers resources on...
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26. Are We Faces or People?
Tom Fritz is a war veteran who's served on staff with Cru for 45 years. In honor of Black History Month (February), he started a Cru Black History series for Cru staff, which prompted this episode.
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25. Oneness & Diversity
Gwen and Darryl Smith direct Cru's Oneness and Diversity Team, committed to helping shape a unified community that increasingly values ethnicity, age and gender. We discussed what their team is working on, Black History Month and much more. Recommended resources for pursuing Oneness & Diversity:...
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24. Wordless Voice
Yaneth Diaz was only four years old when she and her mother fled civil war in El Salvador and found refuge in the United States. She shares candidly about her undocumented entry into the country, her immigration experience, and her hope that telling her story will spark compassion and kindness....
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23. iGen
UC Berkeley Team Leader Deb Goodson and Local Missions Director John Iamaio shed light on adapting our methods to reach iGen college students with the gospel--and what students can teach us in the process. Resources mentioned: "How to Raise Adults" byJulie Lythcott-Haims "After the Election" by…
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22. The Magi's Gift to Us
On this Christmas episode, Dr. Patrick Schreiner, Assistant Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Western Seminary, discusses the significance of the nativity story's "wise men" and the modern-day implications.
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21. Sin-Stained Culture
Renee Begay talks about growing up Zuni in New Mexico (8:35) sin-stained culture (14:55) how God shows up before missionaries do (17:12) what she's learning about violence in New Mexico's history (25:54) and Nations' work helping college students explore what it means to be Native and Christian...
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20. Leaders at Risk (Pt. 2 of 2)
In Part Two of Leaders at Risk with Marc Rutter, he shares about questions he asks himself daily for a spiritual check-up (1:15) why it can be hard to get feedback regarding our cultural compentency (6:15)how to approach restoration (20:45)and his new book about being accountable for each other's...
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19. Leaders at Risk (Pt. 1 of 2)
What are signs that a leader might be struggling? Marc Rutter, Cru's U.S. Director of Leadership Development and HR, shares insights from his work studying leaders at risk. To access Marc's resources, please visit marcrutter.com
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18. Trick or Treat
In this Halloween edition, Listener spoke with Dr. Gerry Breshears of Western Seminary, discussing the light and the dark sides of Halloween, including the reality of satanic rituals today (4:00) who exactly is susceptible to demonic influences (13:50) what this all has to do with elohim and the...
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17. The Lenses Institute: See, Understand, Act
Michael Sylvester and I discuss Lenses Los Angeles, how The Lenses Institute was birthed out of the Urban project (8:00) Lenses Atlanta (17:40) how the experience can help us see, understand and act (28:50) and Michael’s own transformation as a result of his work with the institute (34:10).…
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16. My Flourishing Is Bound Up in Yours (Pt. 2 of 2)
TJ discusses with Samantha the benefits of interpreting The Bible in diverse community (1:00) why a white person's ethnic identity matters (7:30) lessons on grief and hope from Harry Potter (21:50) how God has used dreams to speak to her(36:16) and what grief and the healing of two daughters in...
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15. My Flourishing Is Bound Up in Yours (Pt. 1 of 2)
TJ Poon, Epic's People and Culture Director, hails from a small Texas town and got involved with a predominantly Asian-American Cru movement as a college student at Rice University. In this episode, we discuss the pitfalls of racial color blindness and what she's learned from Epic about being…
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14. Belonging and Believing
Listener goes overseas to catch up with Garrick Roegner, Spain's National Campus Co-director for Cru--known in Europe as Agape. We talk about what it's like to live somewhere where daily naps are appropriate, how Garrick and his family ended up in Granada, Spain (8:20) Agape's ministry on the...
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13. Eat the Meat, Spit out the Bones (Pt. 2 of 2)
Rasool Berry and I discuss that Christianity is not a white man's religion, the biblical topics women and slavery (11:02) male privilege (12:30)Kanye West (16:45) and which Avenger he identifies with (39:22)
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12. Eat the Meat, Spit Out the Bones (Pt. 1 of 2)
Rasool Berry of Cru City is featured in Part One of Two of "Eat the Meat, Spit Out the Bones". We discuss his elite status as a Yelp reviewer, how his Cru City team in NY is like the Avengers (10:13) the origin of his Arabic name (11:55) how the autobiography of Malcolm X changed his life (19:18)...
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11. Love God, Love People (Pt. 2 of 2)
Tabitha Morales just crossed cultures--from New Jersey to Orlando--to join Cru's Oneness and Diversity team. We talked about Orlando Crespo's "Being Latino in Christ" and also "Mi Casa Uptown" by Rich Perez, why Hispanics and Latinos are uniquely positioned to reach the world (1:30) how Jesus...
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10. Love God, Love People (Pt. 1 of 2)
Tabitha Morales recently joined Cru's Oneness and Diversity Team, and in this episode she talks about growing up in a large extended Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, her miraculous healing from epilepsy at age ten (4:40) her September 11th, 2001 experience as a High School sophomore on Manhattan...
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9. Don't Worry, the Gators are Nocturnal
Steve Sellers, VP of Cru and Director of US Ministry, regularly waterskis on a gator-filled lake in Florida (1:00). Listen as he takes us through a typical day (4:30) shares his thoughts on BCWI results (16:02) details how Cru prepares diverse succession planning for leaders at every level…
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