June 30, 2017
The National Intelligence Council produces a report every five years which looks at global trends and how they will shape the following decade. This report makes for fascinating reading for those interested in causes and effects on a global scale – determining trends, assessing their causes, and extrapolating their probable outcomes.
June 30, 2017
Greetings from Princeton!
My name is James Fields and it is with great joy and humility that I bring you greetings as Christian Union’s Interim Ministry Director at Princeton University. If my name sounds familiar, it is because I have been working as a ministry fellow at Princeton University for the past four years. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the Princeton community, at-large, and the students & staff at Princeton, specifically, by assuming this new role.
My name is James Fields and it is with great joy and humility that I bring you greetings as Christian Union’s Interim Ministry Director at Princeton University. If my name sounds familiar, it is because I have been working as a ministry fellow at Princeton University for the past four years. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the Princeton community, at-large, and the students & staff at Princeton, specifically, by assuming this new role.
June 30, 2017
Greetings from Palo Alto!
Summer starts late for Stanford students, but it is finally here. Our pace of life will be a bit different between now and September 19 when the incoming freshman arrive on campus. Please pray that the intervening months are refreshing and productive for us!
Summer starts late for Stanford students, but it is finally here. Our pace of life will be a bit different between now and September 19 when the incoming freshman arrive on campus. Please pray that the intervening months are refreshing and productive for us!
June 29, 2017
The biweekly eNewsletter from Christian Union
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. — Ecclesiastes 3:11
June 27, 2017
Ministry Director Exhorts Seniors
By Catherine Elvy
As the class of 2017 prepared for commencement, Christian Union’s undergraduate ministry director at Harvard emphasized the significance of seeking God above personal advancement. 
“I hope that you have encountered – and enjoyed – the Living God,” Don Weiss told students during the ministry’s leadership lecture series on April 28. “Do not give up in pursuing God.”
June 26, 2017
Green '84 is the Christian Leader of the Year
By Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer
Since graduating from Princeton University in 1984, Elizabeth Stevenson Green has gained recognition for her remarkable efforts to homeschool her 12 children, including a girl adopted from China and sibling groups of four and two from Ethiopia.The former campus minister with Cru also serves as a Christian role model by hosting Bible studies and mentoring young women. As well, Elizabeth and Howard Green have directed youth and young adult fellowship groups and guided engaged and married couples through pre- and post-marital counseling.
June 24, 2017
In this lecture, Kevin Antlitz makes a case for how to interpret Genesis 1. He points out the weakness of the so-called 'literal' reading - that God created the world in six 24-hour days- and proposes an alternative interpretation that makes better sense of the text. (40:25)
June 24, 2017
Christian Union Ministry at Princeton Hosts Seminars, Lectures
By Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer
Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer and physicist, once opined that mathematics is the “language in which God has written the universe.”
With that quotation as a launching point, a Princeton University senior recently led a seminar on behalf of Christian Union for students to probe the idea that the field of mathematics reflects a divine blueprint of the universe.
“Math seems to be incredibly powerful for describing God’s creation,” said Matt O’Rourke ’17. “Physicists have thought this for a while. Nobody really quite understands why.”
The physics major led the discussion on April 22 in East Pyne Hall as part of a series from Christian Union’s ministry at Princeton exploring the relationship between Christianity and the sciences and mathematics. The META initiative, which began in October, aimed to foster conversations on Christianity and culture.
June 24, 2017
Christian Union Join City-Wide Outreach
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
It was Jesus Week in New York City. Scott Crosby had the honor of closing in prayer at the culminating event, a massive praise and proclamation rally to lift up the name of Jesus in Times Square.Crosby, the ministry director for Christian Union New York, looked over the crowd of thousands of believers, seekers, and onlookers, and prayed the words of Psalm 107.
June 24, 2017
Manion ’18 Inspired by Summer Bible Study
By Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer
As an emerging leader at Columbia University, Kerry Manion ’18 was struck by the relevance of the lessons inside the ancient book of Judges.
Throughout the tumultuous Old Testament chronology, God positioned champions to rescue the Israelites from formidable enemies. “The judges were all chosen by God,” said Manion, who has growing responsibilities across Columbia’s spiritual, sports, and service arenas.
June 24, 2017
Jeffery Gao '18 Gears Up for Senior Year
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Jeffrey Gao, a rising senior and member of the lightweight rowing team, is on the final lap of his Dartmouth College days. It’s been three fantastic years for the San Diego native, who is a co-president of Christian Union’s ministry on campus. With the wind at his back, Gao is preparing for the start of his senior year, welcoming incoming freshmen, and continuing to be an ambassador for Christ on the rowing team. A computer science and economics double major, he enjoyed a summer internship with a research and experience management company in downtown Seattle, but is eager to return to campus in Hanover, New Hampshire and his role with Christian Union’s leadership development ministry.
June 24, 2017
Christian Union Dedicates Robert L. Melrose Center
By Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer
Christian Union marked the much-anticipated opening of the Robert L. Melrose Center for Christian Leadership with a jubilant but touching celebration.
On June 2, representatives and supporters of Christian Union attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the commissioning of the Melrose Center, which is adjacent to Princeton University.
“This is a really, really wonderful day,” Christian Union Founder and CEO Matt Bennett told a crowd on the lawn of 19 Vandeventer Avenue. “This center is going to do so much for the purposes of Jesus Christ…
June 22, 2017
Students Deliver Sandwiches, Answers to Hard Questions
By Ayleen Sanchez, Brown '19
As final exams were approaching, Christian Union at Brown University organized a “Text for Chick-fil-A” event in an effort to engage students in open discussions about Christianity.
The leadership development ministry also sought to ease the stress of finals with the free sandwiches. During the two-hour event, students were invited to text a question about Christianity, God, or spirituality, along with their location on campus. A representative from the ministry would then hand-deliver a Chick-fil-A sandwich along with an answer to their question.
June 14, 2017
The biweekly eNewsletter from Christian Union
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so thatb they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. — Matthew 5:14-16
June 13, 2017
Seven Keys :: Key Six :: Impacting the Three Spheres
The Seven Keys to Kingdom Advancement is a series of 20 lessons explaining the role Christians have in advancing the kingdom of God into all parts of society in order to please God and to bring His blessings to every sector. This is Key 6.
download the pdf:
Download the Leadership Presentation Here (in PDF form). Once the video is posted, you can use it to follow along with the video. Please note: if you click on this link it should open in a new web browser window. If you'd prefer to download it, Right-Click (PC) or Control-Click (Mac) to bring up a menu that will give you options for downloading and saving this file.
watch via Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/878260168This video will also be posted on YouTube, if you'd prefer to watch it there.
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June 13, 2017
Seven Keys :: Key Five :: Supernatural Aspects
The Seven Keys to Kingdom Advancement is a series of 20 lessons explaining the role Christians have in advancing the kingdom of God into all parts of society in order to please God and to bring His blessings to every sector. This is Key 5.
download the pdf:
Download the Leadership Presentation Here (in PDF form). Once the video is posted, you can use it to follow along with the video. Please note: if you click on this link it should open in a new web browser window. If you'd prefer to download it, Right-Click (PC) or Control-Click (Mac) to bring up a menu that will give you options for downloading and saving this file.
watch via Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/879535091This video will also be posted on YouTube, if you'd prefer to watch it there.
Return to the Seven Keys Table of Contents >
June 13, 2017
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June 13, 2017
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June 13, 2017
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June 13, 2017
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