Gospel Champion

CRU GLOBAL BRIEFING
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA | 2019

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & PROGRAM

FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 1
SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 3
7:00-8:00am
Morning Prayer (Optional)
Arizona VI
7:00-8:00am
Morning Prayer (Optional)
Arizona VI
7:30-8:45am
Breakfast Buffet
Terrace Court
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast Snack
Arizona South Foyer
9:00-12:00pm
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
8:30-10:00am
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
12:15-1:15pm
Financial Stewardship Luncheon (Optional)
Arizona VIII
10:00am-11:30pm
Celebration Brunch
Desert Garden
12:00-5:30pm
Afternoon Free Time
5:30-6:45pm
Dinner
Arizona Ballroom
7:00-9:00pm
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
9:00-10:00pm
Dessert Reception
Desert Garden
SATURDAY STRATEGY SEMINARS
10:35-11:00AM | 11:05-11:00AM
7:00-8:00am
7:30-8:45am
9:00-10:30am
10:30-11:30am
11:30am-12:00pm
12:15-1:15pm
12:00-5:30pm
5:30-6:45pm
7:00-8:30pm
8:30-10:00pm
SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 2
Morning Prayer (Optional)
Arizona VI
Breakfast
Desert Garden
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
Strategy Seminars
(See Next Page)
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
History’s Handful Luncheon (Optional) Arizona Ballroom
Afternoon Free Time
Dinner
Arizona Ballroom
General Session
Arizona Ballroom
Dessert Reception
Desert Garden
Student Led Movements | Arizona VI
Join Student Led Movements Vice President Holly Sheldon and
international staff as they share the vision for raising up student
leaders to reach their campuses with the gospel.
LeaderImpact | Arizona VII
Hear how leaders are being engaged in the marketplace in
cities around the world with LeaderImpact Vice President Roger
Osbaldiston and LeaderImpact staff.
Global Digital Strategies | Arizona VIII
How can a phone be used for the Great Commission? Come find
out with Global Digital Strategies VicePresident Ken Cochrum and
international digital staff as they share the strategies, apps and stories
of the digital world.
Global Church Movements | Arizona Ballroom
Learn more about church planting with Global Church Movements
Vice President Bekele Shanko and international staff as they share
strategies and stories of faith from church planters around the world.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

STEVE DOUGLASS
President | Cru
Steve Douglass came to the ministry after graduating
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Harvard Business School. Through more than four
decades of service he has held a variety of positions,
including Executive Vice President and Director of
U.S. Ministries. In July 2001, Douglass took over as the
President of Campus Crusade for Christ International
from founder Bill Bright.
DR. JOEL HUNTER
Chairman | Community Resource Network
Dr. Hunter served as senior pastor of Northland Church
in Longwood, Florida for 32 years. In 2017 he transitioned
from that role with a mission to “go from my best
interpretation of what the Bible says, to my best imitation
of how Jesus lived.” Now Dr. Hunter, a full-time volunteer,
serves as the Chairman of the Community Resource
Network, a nonprofit organization. Dr. Hunter is married
to Becky, his partner in life and ministry. They raised
three sons and have seven grandchildren.
JUDY DOUGLASS
Director of Women’s Resources | Cru
Judy has been serving with Cru for over 50 years and
currently is focused on Cru’s Women’s Resources. Her
passion is to encourage God’s children—especially His
daughters—to be all they were created to be and to do all
they were created to do. Steve and his wife, Judy, reside
in Orlando, Florida. They have three married children and
six grandchildren.
JULIE WILSON
President | Women Doing Well
For the past 25 years, Julie has been a visionary strategist
and communication specialist. She spent 13 years as a
start-up team builder with Priority Associates, a ministry
of Cru, and helped launch Revolve, a national tour
and conference for teenage girls which attracted over
38,000 attendees in its first season. She currently gives
leadership to a nonprofit organization dedicated to
generosity, Women Doing Well. Julie and her husband,
Gary, live in Richmond, Virginia, with their daughter, Ella.
STEPHEN TRAFTON
Director of Worship and Arts | University Presbyterian Church
Stephen Trafton’s credits include Les Misérables (Original
Revival Cast) and the National Tour of The Phantom of the
Opera. For the past six years, Stephen served as the West
Side Youth Director and the Youth Ministry Coordinator at
Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City where he
served under the leadership of Dr. Tim Keller. He recently
moved to Orlando, Florida, with his wife, Juliette, and
their three children where he serves as the Director of
Worship & Arts at University Presbyterian Church.
SALLY LLOYD-JONES
Author | The Jesus Storybook Bible
Sally is a New York Times best-selling author—and
sometimes a performer. She has written over 20 books,
including The Jesus Storybook Bible, an ALA Notable and
Platinum Book which has sold over 2.5 million copies
and is in over 34 languages. Born in Kampala, Uganda,
raised in East and West Africa and at a boarding school
in the New Forest, England—Sally moved to the States in
1989 and lives in Manhattan.

HOLLY SHELDON
Vice President | Cru Student-Led Movements
As a student, Holly began leading international projects
and after joining Cru staff in 1983 she was one of the
earliest full-time staff members in East Asia. During her
25 years there she served in a variety of roles, eventually
becoming the Associate National Director. Even while
serving overseas she helped launch Bridges, the U.S.
campus outreach to international students. In 2007,
Holly returned to the U.S. to serve first in the U.S.
Campus Ministry Executive Team and later on the Global
Student Led team.
GIRMA ALTAYE
Cru National Team Leader | Ethiopia
Girma joined the Great Commission Ministry Ethiopia (Cru
in Ethiopia) in the year 2001 and has served in different
capacities in the organization. He served as National
Student Ministry Coordinator, as National Operations
Director, as National Church Movements Director and
currently as National Director. He earned his Bachelor’s
Degree in Education and has three Master’s Degrees in
Transformational Leadership, Intercultural Studies, and
Sociology. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree
in Organizational Leadership at Regent University. Girma
Altaye is married to Bethlehem Abera and together they
have three children.
ROGER OSBALDISTON
Vice President | Cru LeaderImpact
Roger graduated from Auckland University in New
Zealand and after three years working for the New
Zealand Government sensed the Lord calling him to
serve in student ministry. After 12 years of student
ministry leadership, Roger became the National Director
in New Zealand. In 2013, Roger became Vice President of
Cru’s Student Led Movements, and in 2019, Roger was
appointed Vice President of LeaderImpact. Roger and
Nicki have been happily married since 1994 and live in
Auckland with their two sons.
NATHAN AND JUDY HILDEBRANDT
Cru LeaderImpact | Canada
Nathan and Judy Hildebrandt love to help leaders use
their leadership, influence, finances and expertise to
make a difference. The Hildebrandts started serving
in 1980 with the Campus Ministry in Canada, and soon
became the National Directors there for seven years. In
2000, after launching a successful campaign to bring Cru
to other areas, Nathan served as the Executive Director
for LeaderImpact in Canada. Judy served as the Resource
Team Director and was responsible for developing the
products and infrastructure to make LeaderImpact
scalable. The Hildebrandts joined the Global Team
of LeaderImpact in 2013. They currently live in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They have three children and
six grandchildren.
KEN COCHRUM
Vice President | Cru Global Digital Strategies
Ken began wholeheartedly following Jesus during his
second year at the University of Texas. After graduation,
Ken joined Cru staff where he served as a campus director
as well as a regional director and the national campus
director for Asia. He returned to the US in 2007 to serve
with Cru’s Global Executive team. Ken and his wife Ann
have invested the majority of their 30 years on Cru staff
in helping grow Student-Led movements. Ken currently
serves as Vice President for Cru’s Global Digital Strategies.
Ken and Ann have two children who serve Christ in
the marketplace.
JONAH JALA
Cru Global Digital Strategies | The Philippines
Jonah is a software developer by profession and is working
with Cru Global to get insight into what God is doing in
its different digital products and tools. Since deciding
to follow Jesus ten years ago, her passion for campus
ministry grew into seeing communities unite and work
together on relevant projects that lead to life change in
Jesus. She is always in awe of how God is so sovereign and
His love so immense! She grew up in Iloilo, Philippines,
likes to read books, prizes honest and deep conversations,
is interested in world languages and culture, and has
three brothers.

BEKELE SHANKO
Vice President | Cru Global Church Movements
Bekele was born and raised in Ethiopia and currently
lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife Shewa and their
four children. In 1993, Bekele accepted God’s call for fulltime
Christian missionary service with Campus Crusade
for Christ in Ethiopia. Since then he has attained several
degrees and has held diverse leadership roles for Campus
Crusade for Christ including national director for Ethiopia,
regional director for Southern and Eastern Africa, and
currently as Vice President of Cru’s Global Church
Movements which focuses on building movements of
multiplying churches and faith communities worldwide.
ERIC FLESHOOD
Chief Executive Officer | The Cru Foundation
Eric was born and raised in Virginia and has served
with Cru for 25 years, including two years as Bill Bright’s
traveling assistant. In addition to the U.S., he has been
involved in projects to take the gospel to Venezuela,
Africa, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Asia. In 2016 Eric was
named CEO of The Cru Foundation and enjoys helping
others experience God’s pleasure in their stewardship.
Eric and his wife Colleen have five children.
BAATARSUREN BUYANMANDAKH
Cru Global Church Movements | Mongolia
Baatarsuren is a father of two sons, married to Badamzul
for 18 years. He is an electronic engineer by profession
and is working as a team leader of Mongolia Global
Church Movement. As a first-generation believer he has a
God given vision to see churches planted in every village
in Mongolia, so that every Mongolian can be evangelized
and discipled to become a true disciple of Jesus. He has
a passion to develop, mentor and coach young leaders.
He likes playing basketball, watching movies, playing
and leading worship.
MIKE WYNN
Gift & Estate Design Specialist | The Cru Foundation
Mike has a range of professional experience and has
served as a planned giving specialist for the last seven
years. He is excited about assisting donors in being more
strategic regarding their goals related to retirement,
business succession, family legacy, and charitable giving.
MASTEWAL ASFAW DEFAR
Senior Instructor | Ethiopia
Mastewal is a senior instructor in the college of
agriculture. She was first introduced to the Great
Commission Ministry (Cru in Ethiopia) when she was in
high school. Throughout her next few years as a student,
she was trained and discipled in ministry. She continued
discipling students through university and as she started
in her career. She now has more than 200 multiplying
disciples. Mastewal serves as Associate Staff with Cru,
and seeks to continue loving people well with her
eternal perspective.
JAY LINK
Senior Planned Giving Consultant | The Cru Foundation
Jay serves as a Gift and Estate Planning Consultant with
Cru, and loves to use his expertise in finance to help
ministry partners effectively steward their resources in
the name of Jesus Christ. He is passionate about helping
others leave a legacy to the next generation.

BEHIND EVERY STORY OF FAITH
He continued according to plan, traveled to town after town,
village after village, preaching God’s kingdom, spreading the
Message... There were also some women in their company... Mary,
Joanna, and Susanna—along with many others who used their
considerable means to provide for the company. (Luke 8:1-3 MSG)
Mary, Joanna, and Susanna’s lives were changed by Jesus. They
experienced His goodness and desired others to know of His
love. They followed Him and used their means to help Jesus and
His disciples change the world!
Not much has changed in 2000 years. Believers like you still
champion the cause of Jesus. With a burning passion, you serve
Jesus and obey Christ’s command to help connect everyone,
everywhere, to God’s love and plan of salvation.
Every story of faith has a believer, a Gospel Champion
whom God chose to invest in bringing the gospel into
their lives. Like Mary, Joanna, and Susanna, God invites
us to be a Gospel Champion, because behind every story
of hope, rebirth, purpose, and love—behind every story
of faith...
...there is someone like you.

REACH STUDENTS
Sidney
Growing up, what Sidney knew of church and Christianity was
nothing more than routine. She had no sense of Jesus working
in her life and did not know what it meant to be in a relationship
with Him.
But when Sidney started her first year at university, she made
friends with a number of believers. As her friendships grew,
Sidney found they provided her with plenty of space to ask
questions.
Sidney’s close friend Kaitlyn invited her to attend Cru with her. As
they worked through the Bible study, they talked about prayer
and Sidney’s perception of God. Her friend respected her views,
but also challenged her and encouraged her to try prayer.
As she prayed, she found that talking to this intangible, invisible
God actually felt normal and comfortable.
Kaitlyn invited Sidney to church, where she saw people actively
living out their faith. By the time she returned to school for her
second year, Sidney had become a Christian. She continued
attending church, started volunteering at a homeless shelter and
began leading a small group. Sidney continues to take steps of
faith as she grows in Christ.
Behind her story of faith, there is someone like you.

RAISE UP LEADERS
Dana
“At a [LeaderImpact] retreat, I was challenged to look at
my calendar and to ask, ‘Where is God in all of this?’” Dana
commented. “God convicted me that I needed to be intentional
about living for Him at work.” With a work environment that
seemed quite hostile to Christianity, Dana felt nervous about
how to show her faith to those around her.
She started by having lunch with a coworker. As a result, they
became friends and she had the opportunity to share the gospel
with her.
Next, she approached her boss for permission to host a Bible
study at work. To Dana’s surprise, her boss said yes, as long
as she invited everyone in the office. Now she has a mix of
Christians and interested people exploring the Bible together.
“People look forward to coming, are encouraged, learn heaps,
and I have had one person—who is a new believer—say that this
has strengthened her faith,” Dana said.
Another colleague recently joined the Bible study group and just
a few weeks later Dana had the joy of leading her to Christ. Dana
is reaching her workplace for Christ.
Behind her story of purpose, there is someone like you.

TRAIN CHURCH PLANTERS
Kojo
The trainees entered their classroom for the week. Some felt
confident, but many were hesitant, unsure of what this training
would hold.
“I was afraid of evangelism,” said Kojo, one of the trainees. “I was
not excited about church planting at all.”
But by the end of the second day, everything had changed for
Kojo. He wanted to go plant churches right away.
The trainees received a variety of tools to help in the churchplanting
process. The group learned about a “Person of Peace”
(Luke 10:6) whom they can look for in each place they visit,
someone who can help build trust between the villagers and the
missionary.
After the training, Kojo went to a neighboring village to look for
a person of peace. He met a man who helped him strategically
meet and build relationships with people. After showing the
JESUS film to the village, 27 people came to Christ. They started
a small Bible study group and are already discussing ways to
plant a second-generation church in another location! Kojo’s
excitement and passion to reach communities with church
planting is contagious.
Behind his story of leadership, there is someone like you.

ENGAGE THROUGH DIGITAL STRATEGIES
Jamila
“It seemed these past two weeks that my life was ending, but now I
realize it’s all been God at work, preparing me to surrender my life to
Christ!” said Jamila, a student in the Middle East. She felt alone and
hopeless after a breakup. As a last resort, she decided to attend a
Bible study.
It was there that a Cru staff member used the GodTools app
on her phone to share the gospel with Jamila. When reading
through “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s
glorious standard,” Jamila covered her face with her hands and
whispered, “This is how I feel—so far from God.” As Jamila was
invited to receive the gift of Christ, she nodded emphatically.
After receiving Christ, Jamila’s life was completely changed.
She began sharing the gospel with her friend, Diane, and after a
few days invited her to a student Bible study. That night, Diane
prayed to accept the gift of Jesus!
Diane immediately shared the gospel with her family in Korea
over Skype, holding her phone up to the screen to share the
GodTools app. Diane’s mother was deeply moved and also
trusted Christ for salvation.
Jamila is having an impact across the globe with the
GodTools app.
Behind her story of transformation, there is someone like you.
( Names and photos are changed to protect the privacy and safety of individuals on the field. )

INFORMATION
For more information or to answer any questions, please
visit the Information Table in the foyer or email:
info@cruglobalbriefing.org
Emergency Contact: Brad Jankowski (407) 489–6297
Cru Adventure Camp
Emergency Contact: Lori Dawe (321) 663–1245
Cru Kids Club (Infants and Toddlers) is located in Casita 805.
Cru Kids Club (Preschool) and Cru God Squad (School-age)
are located in the Arroyo Ballrooms, lobby level of the hotel.
Cru Global Force (Grades 7–12) is located in Casita 801.
Cru Adventure Camp opens 15 minutes before the General
Session or Dinner begins. Please pick up your child within 15
minutes after the General Session ends.
Connection Point
Connection Point kiosks are designed as a place for you
to interact with our speakers and learn more about Cru.
Connection Point kiosks are located in the South Foyer
outside the Arizona Ballroom and will be open during breaks
and after sessions.

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