Our passion is that every person would have the opportunity to hear the gospel. One of the most strategic ways to help spread the gospel around the world is by reaching university and high school students, who will be the leaders of tomorrow and faculty who are the influencers of today.
As Freshmen at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, our lives changed forever as we were invited into true Christian community, taught how to walk with God for a lifetime and how to share our faith with others.
After four years involved with Cru, leading Bible studies on campus, going on Summer Missions around the world, and discipling younger students, we answered the call from God to join staff with Cru to invest in college students all over the world and reach them with the gospel full-time.
Since joining staff with Cru in 2016, we have seen God move in magnificent ways. He loves college students and is raising up a missionary force to go to the world and proclaim that He is Lord! We are grateful that he lets us be a small part of introducing people to Christ, helping them grow in their faith, and sending them to reach the nations.
Tori currently serves as a senior staff member on our team. She loves helping women learn to study the Word and discipling students to be Christ-centered and faithful believers. She has previously been a Team Leader with Cru at ETSU & Morehead State University.
Brady is a Senior Staff member with Cru and the International Partnership Leader for a country in Central Asia. Brady loves doing evangelism and developing men into Christ-Centered, Multiplying Disciples for a lifetime.
Our family has grown since joining staff with Cru! Barrett (5), Lainey (2) and Briggs (0) are a joy to raise as we pursue students for Christ as a family. Our vision is to be an accessible family that students can see reaching others with the gospel all over the world through evangelism and discipleship.
Cru is a caring community passionate about connecting college students and faculty to Jesus Christ.
We desire to Win students for Christ, Build them up in their faith, and Send them out to live for Christ around the world!
In 2 Timothy 2:2, Paul writes to Timothy saying, "and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also." We have seen God raise up college students to be multiplying disciples all over the world and we are passionate about continuing to see that happen at ETSU!
Evangelism is an important part of what we do - most college students are open to talking about spiritual things. We help our students look around and see that God purposefully places people in our lives. We want students to know how to share their faith and initiate with their peers.
Our dream is that students and faculty at East Tennessee State University would want to take the gospel to the world! We partner with the Cru movement in Central Asia where God is reaching culturally Muslim students for Christ and sending them back to their home countries with eternal hope! Brady serves as the International Partnership Leader for Central Asia. Who would have thought we could be a part of that?
Through reaching students in East Tennessee and across the globe, we continue to be passionate about sharing the gospel and helping students grow in their faith in Jesus Christ. We enjoy what we do and would love to share more with you about our adventures in full-time ministry with Cru!