How to Join a Movement to Transform Culture for Christ in America
By erin conner, writer and communications associate
Christian Union Universities (CUU) is developing leaders with spiritual depth at strategic places for cultural engagement to change the world. CUU serves students at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Harvard Law, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale. You can join this movement to equip our nation's students at these highly influential and secular schools with the power and love of Jesus in the following ways:
1. Pray
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." -Matthew 7:8, 9When believers pray, God hears and responds.
2. Give
When you give to Christian Union, you help evangelize an unreached people group - the relatively small number of men and women whose leadership choices affect the daily lives of millions and who help to shape culture, from the economy, to entertainment, to the legal system. Help develop men and women of wholehearted devotion to God, and help them to build relational and professional networks that will increase Christian cultural influence by giving an end of year gift of any amount today.
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3. Advocate
You can share this mission and vision in a variety of helpful ways. Here are just a few ideas:
4. Share Socially
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- Talk to Christian parents - Many Christian parents of students applying to college have well-founded concerns about their children attending these leading universities, known for their sometimes intense secularism. Talk to parents about the role Christian Union is playing to develop students into mature believers and effective culture changers.
- Inform high schools - Share with administrators, teachers, and guidance counselors of Christian schools about the Christian leadership development ministries at these universities, if you are able, so they in turn can communicate with parents and students.
- Discuss with friends and colleagues - Many believers are passionate about changing our culture and may be eager to learn more about a few ways how.
4. Share Socially
Christian Union is active on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. Follow the ministry, like us, connect with us, and please share anything we post that may be of interest to others. By taking the simple step of sharing content posted on social sites with your friends and family, you expand the ministry's reach.
5. Refer Others to Subscribe to Our Newsletter
For culture to be transformed by the gospel, thousands of believers must learn about and come alongside to support Christian Union’s and other ministries' strategic approach. Christian Union's primary way of communicating is through bi-weekly email newsletters. Subscribe by clicking on the link. Please feel free to share link with:
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- Friends
- Alumni
- Staff & Faculty
- Parents
- Churches
- Foundations
6. Connect Students to Ministry
Let Christian Union know about incoming and current students at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Harvard Law, Princeton, Penn, Stanford, or Yale that would benefit from Christian leadership development. Christian Union faculty and student leaders are warmly welcoming of interested and curious students, inviting them to participate in the ministry in a variety of meaningful ways. Send students names to Vickie.Coonan@ChristianUnion.org.
7. Engage with Your Alma Mater
If you are an alumni of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Harvard Law, Princeton, Penn, Stanford, or Yale, you can have extraordinary influence with your alma mater. By being involved with your universities, you can be a powerful witness for Jesus Christ.Some suggested ways to engage:
- Participate in alumni boards and activities
- Attend reunions
- Write respectfully to the administration or alumni magazine when Christian values need to be defended
8. Share Story Ideas
Christian Union seeks to inform readers about the spiritual activity on the campuses where they serve. Let the ministry know of opportunities and challenges for the gospel at these universities. Share encouraging stories of alumni who are Christian leaders in their respective fields.Send stories ideas to Erin.Conner@ChristianUnion.org.
9. Share Your Story
If you would like to share about your experience as a student, parent, donor or friend of Christian Union, please feel free to send in your thoughts to Erin.Conner@ChristianUnion.org. We'd love to be encouraged by them.God bless you as you consider how to help students have an impact on the lives of others for eternity.
