Raising leaders

You have probably heard about this vision from me before- Campus Crusade for Christ is globally united around this- Gospel for every student, Movement on every Campus, Leaders for every nation. 

In this letter, I want to focus on the third part of this statement: Raising leaders who will continue to fulfill the Great Commission. 

Investing in people and helping them build spiritual movements is a part of our DNA and it begins at the first stages of our Campus ministries going all the way to the national level. Here is what my team has been doing in this area: 

1. We teach the students from their first baby steps in faith to grow spiritually and take initiative in helping others learn about Jesus and grow as well. It takes time to learn how to be a good discipler but you have to start making disciples right away. Our team was working this past year on the renovated system of multiplication to help students invest in others. We wanted to improve the existing system based on the current realities and needs of our students. It will be a step-by-step pathway, helping each student who wants to multiply to identify the spiritual level of their disciples and their role in the process of growth. Please pray for us to finish this spiritual multiplication pathway this year. We will work on the site to make all the resources and materials digital and easy to reach for all students. 

Here is the diagram that we will build on (each block will have detailed practical steps and ideas) taken from the example in the life of Jesus: 

2. We call the student leaders to dedicate their lives to the Lord and the Great Commission after they graduate. Some of them are called by God to be full-time missionaries with CRU, others we call to continue what they are taught during school years at their future work place. Last year we came up with an idea to call our Winter Bible Conferences- Infinity. At this event we unwrap the idea of being laborers for the Lord no matter where they are. Please pray for the Infinity Conference this year. Around 400 students from Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe will participate. Pray for wisdom for our team in preparing this massive event (location, funds, registration, program design) 

3. We call our staff to take leadership roles and lead the teams. As you heard from me before- we have 7 staff teams in Ukraine that my team oversees. Starting from this semester we have two more girls who entered the role of an Associate Team Leader. They are young but full of faith and they showed leadership skills and capacity in their ministry work. We believe that young people are very capable and the Bible is also teaching us that God has been using young people for His purposes a lot! 

Maria and Tina

Both Tina and Maria became Christians through the Campus ministry in Lviv. Maria has been on staff in Lviv for 4 years. This year she will lead the team along with Dima Volkov. Tina moved to Kharkiv two years ago to start a ministry there and this year she will lead the team with Sergey Pevnev. We are very blessed to see how God is bringing young workers in our ministries despite the turmoil that our county is going through. He definitely has something special in His plans for Ukraine. I will be helping Maria personally in her role. Please pray for Tina and Maria as they learn how to lead staff and be servant leaders, with good heart and skilled hands. 

Thank you for supporting me in this work of raising spiritual leaders for Ukraine.