Benjamin Rivera

CRU Weekly Ministry Tip #2, Fall 2011 You’ve heard it said, “The first week of classes is the most important.” Well, it’s really true. Many freshman are coming to your campus feeling like they’re finally on their own and freed up from their parents. They’re also looking for meaning and what the next step is […]

CRU Weekly Ministry Tip #1, Fall 2011 Prayer is one of our most powerful tools and great privileges. We have access to God himself through prayer because of Jesus sacrifice for us on the cross. I know that through prayer, you can move God’s hand on your campus and in your situation. There are many

The last five weekly tips are critical to re-read and apply in order to be as prepared as possible for the summer and especially for the fall term. Here’s the “Cliff Notes” highlights as found by scrolling down. 1. Go to last week’s tip “Looking to Easter, Another Summer Opportunity” and read the section at

Looking to Easter Perhaps the most sacred event in all of Christianity and history is the death and resurrection of Jesus. His death was the final and eternal sacrifice for our forgiveness of sins. The world has never been the same since. Consider these simple but powerful verses in Luke 23 and 24, and Romans

Jesus makes some significant statements in Luke chapter 10. This chapter is centered mainly on evangelism and the Good News. Read these few selected verses and we’ll look at their significance. Feel free to read in context. (NASB) 1Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to

I was very inspired recently as I revisited Luke 8:4-15. Jesus tells a parable to a large crowd and then explains the meaning to His disciples. In the parable of the sower, there are several observations we can make that will cause us to take another look at our walk with God. First, read the

As you get close to the end of your Spring term, it will begin to feel like your schedule is getting very full. You are past your mid-term exams and you’re getting ready for the big projects due at the end of the school year. Plus you’re just starting to think about those big finals

We are mid-way through March, which means that now is a great time to gather your student leaders and begin planning for the fall semester. The most important factor to keep in mind is that the first week of classes in the fall, is the most important week of the entire year. Why is that?

I am very encouraged when I read Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us… The emphasis in this passage is

It is not too early to begin planning for the fall term. Yes, you can work on the schedule, activities, meetings, evangelism strategies and several other big things. But perhaps the most important thing to plan for is challenging and training any new leaders you will need for the fall term. Without the proper transfer