Do you ever wonder what Christians believe? Who Jesus is, what he did and why it matters? Get answers to these questions and more.
Take the next step in your faith journey with resources on prayer, devotionals and other tools for personal and spiritual growth.
Explore resources to help you live out your life and relationships in a way that honors God.
Find resources for personal or group Bible study.
Learn to develop your skills, desire and ability to join others on their spiritual journeys and take them closer to Jesus.
Help others in their faith journey through discipleship and mentoring.
Develop your leadership skills and learn how to launch a ministry wherever you are.
View our top Cru resources in more than 20 languages.
Have some fun taking various quizzes and assessments to learn about yourself and others.
Helping students know Jesus, grow in their faith and go to the world to tell others.
Reflecting Jesus together for the good of the city.
Partnering with urban churches to meet physical and spiritual needs.
Striving to see Christ-followers on every team, in every sport and in every nation.
Equipping families with practical approaches to parenting and marriage.
Reaching students and faculty in middle and high school.
Bringing hope and resources to military families worldwide.
Volunteer abroad this year on a short term global missions trip offered by one of the best, most-reliable Christian missions organizations in the world.
Internship opportunities with Cru's ministries.
If you're looking for the best Christian jobs and careers, check out Cru's ministry job openings for full- and part-time missionaries and professionals.
Live in another country building relationships and ministries with eternal impact.
Would you like to give your time to work with Cru? We need you.
Find a Cru event near you.
Use your hobbies and interests to find the best place for you to serve.
How we seek to journey together with everyone towards a relationship with Jesus.
Answers to questions on donations, financial policies, Cru’s annual report and more.
What we believe about the gospel and our call to serve every nation.
Learn about Cru's global leadership team.
When the global church comes together then powerful things can happen.
Leading from values so others will walk passionately with God to grow and bear fruit.
Cru’s position on oneness in diversity.
Today we encounter a wide variety of questions related to sexuality and gender. As followers of Christ, we want to navigate LGBT+ questions in a way that is compassionate to people and faithful to scripture.
Showing God in action in and through His people.
Your Gift DOUBLED for Frontline Missionaries — Only Until Dec. 31st!
The Mentor: Encourage Christians to grow in their faith
Key skills: Explaining foundational truth and connecting people to Christian community
It is easy to think of evangelism as a one-time shot. But when someone becomes a Christian, they are at the starting line of their relationship with God.
This side of eternity, learning to live in relationship with God is hard. No one is meant to go on the journey alone. When you have the honor of telling someone about Jesus, you are the beginning of their Christian family.
The Apostle Paul modeled being a mentor for new believers in 1 Thessalonians. Throughout his letter, he talks about:
Paul invested in new believers. And when people become Christians, their 2 greatest needs are
You can be instrumental in helping meet both of these needs.
Christians are meant to grow spiritually through relationship. Along with their relationship with God, there are 3 other types of relationships in which the believer experiences the love and grace they need:
It is not hard to be a mentor for a younger believer. Spend time with them discussing what has helped you to follow Christ. Introduce them to your Christian friends and finally, invite them to come with you to church. For specific ideas on how to do some of this, read 4 Tips for Being a Spiritual Mentor.
New believers are not the only Christians who need godly mentors. As you explore people's spiritual needs, you will discover struggling believers. These are people who have already come to Christ, but for a variety of different reasons, have become stuck and need help getting over obstacles in their spiritual journey.
One tool that is particularly effective with struggling believers is Have You Made the Wonderful Discovery of the Spirit-Filled Life?
This is the final part in a 5-part series.
©1994-2024 Cru. All Rights Reserved.