Campus Crusade for Christ International
Cru (until 2011 Campus Crusade for Christ ) is a non-denominational, non-denominational mission and training movement evangelical imprint. In Germany it is known as Campus for Christ Germany , in Switzerland as Campus for Christ Switzerland and in Austria as Campus for Christ Austria. It was founded in 1951 by Bill Bright at the University of California, Los Angeles as a student ministry. Today, however, Cru works with a wide variety of people: Among others, athletes, musicians, families and is also active in development aid. Around 225,000 employees work for Cru in over 190 countries. Despite his evangelical imprint Cru is religiously independent and works interdenominational together with all churches.
history
In 1951, the American Bill Bright began to spread the evangelical Christian faith at universities. His focus was on working among students, as he saw in them the key people for the society of tomorrow. Bright's motto was: "Reach Campus For Christ Today - Reach The World For Christ Tomorrow". In 1952 he published a tract in which he formulated " Four Spiritual Laws ". In the beginning, he and his staff mainly worked at universities. The Berkeley Blitz , a very systematic evangelism at the University of Berkeley in 1967, became known. This university was known for its strong communist character. There were also repeated student unrest here. About 600 campus employees confronted the 27,000 students with faith in Jesus Christ in a very targeted manner.
Crus' most successful project was the Jesus film . The idea to make a film about the life of Jesus came up as early as 1950. In 1978 the project was realized and a year later it came to American cinemas, where it initially flopped. The success of this film, however, lies in its dissemination. In 2007 it was translated into its thousandth language. At the time, it was estimated that the film had been seen 5-6 billion times by then.
The EXPLO conferences that have been held since 1972 are intended to strengthen Christians in their faith. At the same time, they should be encouraged to share their beliefs with others. One of the highlights was EXPLO 1974 in Seoul . In terms of size, it exceeded everything that was considered possible in the evangelical scene at the time: 330,000 mainly Korean Christians met at the largest evangelization congress to date. Joon Gon Kim, the director of Campus Crusade for Christ in South Korea, is organizing the inspiring event in collaboration with 12,000 congregations.
In August 2001, Bill Bright handed over the reins of Cru to longtime Vice President Steve Douglass. In 2011 the name of Campus Crusade for Christ in the USA was renamed to Cru .
working area
The most well-known work areas of Campus für Christus in German-speaking countries include (selection):
Agape international
Agape international carries out over 50 partnership projects in 15 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia in the fields of development cooperation, microcredits and the transfer of know-how. The aim is a holistic communication of the Christian faith.
Alphalife
A basic faith course that aims to explain the basis of the Christian faith. The concept includes several evenings with shared meals and subsequent presentations and discussions.
Athletes in Action (AiA)
Cooperates with athletes and tries to make the faith and Christian values accessible to athletes. AiA employees have been involved several times as supervisors at Olympic Games and World Championships.
Campus Connect
Student work (in Switzerland "Campus live") is the core business of Campus for Christ. One of the offers is the seminar "Studying successfully". In addition, small groups of Christians are supported who want to meet in their everyday study, read the Bible, pray and discuss their faith.
crescendo
Crescendo is particularly active among classical musicians and in the jazz scene. Their principle is: network, serve, believe . Musicians should be networked. At the same time one wants to serve them in many ways , for example by organizing concerts. The whole thing is based on belief in God.
FamiliyLife
Here courses are given on all sorts of topics related to marriage, family and sexuality.
Gottkennen.de
On this homepage people tell in short videos about their belief in God, with all its sunny and dark sides. The typical set is a black room with an illuminated, white armchair. One person sits down on this armchair and begins to tell about their life. Mostly the story begins with a crisis and then follows how it was mastered with the help of God.
Shine
Shine is an acronym and stands for: S - SHARE FAITH ("share the faith") H - HUG PEOPLE ("hug people") I - INSPIRE YOURSELF ("inspire yourself", in the sense of "live inspired") N - ' NJOY FELLOWSHIP ("rejoice in following", in the sense of "follow the example of Jesus") E - EQUIP OTHERS ("equip others", in the sense of "help others in their faith"). The focus in this work area is on teenagers and young people. Youth groups, concerts and charity events are organized.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Norbert Schäfer: Andreas Boppart heads the campus for Christ Germany. In: pro - Christian media magazine. Christliche Medieninitiative pro eV, April 16, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019 : “According to its own statements, Campus für Christ Germany employs around 160 people in Germany, around two-thirds of whom are employed full-time. Campus for Christ works on the faith basis of the German Evangelical Alliance. The association, based in Gießen, is a financially independent member of Campus Crusade for Christ International, a member of the Missionary Services Working Group (AMD) of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the Diaconal Work of the Evangelical Church . "
- ^ Cru International online
- ↑ Richardson, Michael: Amazing Faith. The Authorized Biography of Bill Bright, Colorado Springs 2000, ISBN 978-1-57856561-0 ; P. 61.
- ^ Bill Bright (2006). The Four Spiritual Laws on campuscrusade.com.
- ↑ Richardson, Michael: Amazing Faith. The Authorized Biography of Bill Bright. Colorado Springs 2000, ISBN 978-1-57856561-0 , p. 115 ff.
- ↑ Translation report ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Twitchell, Kim: Bill Bright. With God on you. Giessen 2005, ISBN 978-3-88404145-1 , p. 115 f.
- ↑ Change of leadership
- ↑ Agape Switzerland
- ↑ Alphalife Switzerland ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ AiA Germany
- ↑ Campus live Switzerland ( Memento of the original dated May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Crescendo
- ↑ FamilyLife Switzerland ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.gottkennen.de
- ↑ Shine Germany ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
