… so that every man, woman and child knows the gospel and experiences the love of Jesus through vital, multiplying communities
Picture transformative, multiplying churches in every segment of the city that communicate and demonstrate the gospel to every person, so that every man, woman and child would know the gospel and experience the love of Jesus Christ.
“Cru is called to help fulfill the Great Commission, working in partnership with the rest of the Body of Christ — especially in the areas of evangelism and discipleship.”
– Steve Douglass, President of Campus Crusade for Christ, International and Cru
The growing burden:
Americans are unchurched
leave the church every year
unreached people-groups now reside in the U.S.
%
of Americans are
post-Christian
%
of Millennials are
post-Christians
%
of believers know what
the Great Commission is
DANDELIONS IN AN OPEN FIELD
Ministry in most places follows a similar routine — in a relatively balanced, controlled and predictable way. People receive the same social, cultural and spiritual inputs at about the same time. And like plants in a greenhouse, they grow in this controlled environment. And that’s a good thing.
But today’s cities are not greenhouses. In cities the environment is way beyond our control. Chaos rules. People are exposed to influences from every angle, with no support network to guide them. We can’t combat the wind, rain or wildlife in these wild and open fields.
The city is an open field and the church must learn to thrive in chaos.
The humble dandelion releases a hundred seeds. They are scattered on the wind, carried by animals, eaten by pests. The dandelion lives with the hope that a few catch and take root. Even two seeds that grow doubles the number of new dandelions able to repeat the process once again. And in this way, slowly but surely, it fills the field.
The Church must to become like the dandelion…
In partnership, we are trusting God
to reach the
unchurched
to plant
churches/faith communities
to mobilize
followers of Jesus
Our strategic focus:
CONNECT TO JESUS
We connect people to Jesus through meaningful, conversational evangelism that is wise, gracious, open and clear.
DEVELOP MISSIONAL LEADERS
We equip for evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development.
MULTIPLY THE CHURCH
We support and initiate missional community and church multiplication.
