The Cru MPD Podcast

Continuing our series, Highs and Lows with an MPD Coach: Dan Lee from the Campus Ministry shares how he joined staff, his struggles with MPD, and his joys of coaching and doing MPD.

Continuing our series, Highs and Lows with an MPD Coach: Kristin Stewart from the Campus Ministry gets real about her MPD struggles and motivation.

Summers for MPD…we know this could go a lot of different ways! For several years now, Cru has had concentrated coaching/resourcing cohorts for our staff raising support in the summer–MPD Reconnect. Today two Reconnect leaders, Tammy Doci and Merideth Davis, give us the whole lowdown on this program!

In case you are wondering, let’s make it clear: MPD coaches do not have perfect MPD. To prove it we are featuring some of our favorite coaches this season to tell us more about what MPD is really like, the good and the bad. This week: Daniel Sasaki, MPD Coordinator for the Epic Movement.

Between COVID-19 and economic concerns, missionary staff might be wondering if this is a good time to raise support. So we invited Dave and Nancy Dickens to join us today for some perspective, encouragement, and practical ideas for engaging in MPD in this time of uncertainty.

For more information related to this episode, check out: https://sites.cru.org/mpdresources/2020/12/22/ramping-up-for-mpd/

Fifty years ago, Mike and Kathy Uno felt like the $900 a month support goal was impossible. Now, they have had an entire career on staff literally banking on God's faithfulness. Hear their story from the perspective of Mike and their daughter Abbie, who is also on staff with Cru.

Join Michele as she talks through what it looks like to raise support for New Staff orientation.

Today's episode features the most fun interview with a most insightful and compassionate guest, Megan Berkey. Megan shares more of her heart for advocacy and some ways you can play a part and become an advocate for other staff.

Link to Megan's bog post "5 Ways to Advocate": https://sites.cru.org/mpdresources/2022/04/12/5-ways-to-advocate/

Links to other advocacy episodes:
- "From the Archive #5: Advocacy with Corey Park"
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1069450/episodes/10382846

- "MPD Stories: Intern Advocacy"
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1069450/episodes/9759029

Megan's Email: [email protected]

We know we've been talking a lot about advocacy this season! So, we thought it would be helpful to have an episode dedicated to introducing this topic well. Today we will hear from Corey Park, and this content is what she shares with every NSO class to help introduce advocacy as an MPD concept. Now you can be in the know, too!

Join Jason Ruch as he goes through a passage in the Bible and shares what God is teaching us about our own character and how God's word can be applied to MPD.