What I do...

 Steve Douglass, our current National Director of Campus Crusade for Christ explains my role on staff:

We do not engage in ministry to build up and glorify ourselves; we do it to build up others, and thereby glorify God. When we get into the jet stream of God’s work on earth, our agenda wanes and His and others’ agendas increase.

We are expending our lives for the benefit of the people to whom we minister. On campus, we encourage students; we listen to their challenges; we weep with them; we help them; we train them and give them opportunities to minister to other students. Why do we put forth all that time and emotional energy? Because we hope and pray that someday those students will pick up the torch and minister to others – not just during their time as students, but for a lifetime. We dream of our disciples taking the lead to do what we do, with their friends and others.

In light of that, what is the role of a staff member? The answer is simple. Staff members need to do what we have always sought to do: multiply. One of the flagship verses in the Bible for us is 2 Timothy 2:2: “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.”

As more disciples are “sent,” more is happening and more coaching will be required. Connected with “-led” movements will be staff members who are praying, modeling ministry, teaching, encouraging, motivating and correcting as needed. The question for each of us is, “How much do I want my life to count?” If my dream is to see significant conquests for God, it is going to require mobilizing others. In order to mobilize others, I must serve them and help them do the same for others.