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Gina Butz works in leadership development for Cru, and on today's episode she shares tips for thriving on staff. Her book "Making Peace with Change: Navigating Life's Messy Transitions With Honesty and Grace" comes out February 4th, 2020; preorder it on Amazon.com today.

Michael Allen of the Jesus Film production team brings us up to speed with Jesus Film, and tells us about the Create short film contest.

For more info on the contest visit staff web, and for general Jesus Film information Jesusfilm.org.

Four our fourth and final episode celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we welcome back Yaneth Diaz, Cru High School's Team Leader in Houston. Yaneth describes her experience before, during and after Cru19.

Listener continues celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Matthew Melendrez, who splits his time between Athletes in Action's Lenses Executive Team and Cru's Campus Ministry.

Listener continues celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring Dina Martinez, who gives leadership to Cru's Inner City ministry and Cru's Destino ministry in North Los Angeles

Michelle Blanco works at Cru Headquarters in the Finance Department, but you might recognize her as the one who sang onstage, in Spanish, at our biennial staff conference Cru19. Listen as we talk about the different careers she's had, what it was like growing up Puerto Rican in the United States, why she likes our internal communications platform Workplace, and Cru19.

Four Latina/Latino colleagues share their perspective in the wake of the August 3rd El Paso shooting.

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Matthew Melendrez is Mexican, and splits time between the AIA Lenses Executive Team and Cru's Campus ministry

Dina Martinez is a Latina woman of Salvadoran immigrant parents, and lives in Los Angeles, serving with both Cru's Inner City Ministry and Destino: Cru's ministry to Latinos

Yaneth Diaz is from El Salvador and lives in Houston, overseeing the Cru High School movements in that city

Michelle Blanco is Puerto Rican and serves at Cru Headquarters in Orlando, in the finance department.

Heather Holleman serves with Faculty Commons, Cru's ministry to professors, and she also lectures part-time at Penn State. She spoke at campus ministry days during Cru19 and emerged a fan favorite. Listen as we discuss being seated with Christ, and how that identity informs how we live and relate to the world.

Resources Mentioned:

"Seated With Christ" by Heather Holleman

"A Grander Story" by Rick Hove/Heather Holleman

Heather's podcast: The Verb With Heather Holleman

heatherholleman.com

Life hit Pat and Tammy Mcleod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. The book they've written, "Hit Hard", is the true story of their journey through ambiguous loss--both having and not having their son.

Pat and Tammy serve as Harvard chaplains for Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry. Tammy is the director of college ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. She received her master's degree in spiritual formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Pat holds master's degrees in theological studies and science and religion, and a PhD in practical theology from Boston University. He and Tammy have been married for more than three decades and are parents to four grown children.

Their book "Hit Hard" is available on Amazon

The Campus Ministry Summit is an annual event for current or potential major donors to the ministry, and in this episode staff and ministry partners share what the event is for and how God has used it in their lives.