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Remembering Big Break

Today would have been the first day of beach evangelism for all the students who came for week 1 of Cru’s Big Break conference.

This morning, they would have gone through their first session of evangelism training on how to listen well, ask good questions, care for people they talk with, and genuinely empathize with the struggles they encounter out there on the beach. Day 1, week 1 of a seven-day conference, repeated each week for four weeks total.

Big Break was utterly unique, and I had the honor of emceeing that conference for almost two decades.

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Big Break in Panama City Beach, FL

It’s almost here! I can’t believe spring break has arrived so quickly, but I’m surely thankful it has.

I’ll be heading down to the sugary white sands of Panama City Beach, Florida to emcee the first two weeks of Cru’s annual spring break conference, Big Break. Big Break is a conference with great teaching, worship, and evangelism, all wrapped up in the context of a warm, high-energy, fun-filled environment. I’ll be doing my best to bring the funny during the first two weeks of March–won’t you join me by the gulf?

Click here to register and find out the details for the Big Break conference in Florida.

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It’s Almost Here

It’s almost here! Nope, I’m not talking about Christmas (which is also almost here)…I’m talking about the fact that we’re only about three and a half weeks away from Cru Winter Conference /// Baltimore!

When the clock strikes midnight on December 8th, the price of the conference will go up $50, so college students, now through 11:59pm on December 7th is your cheapest option for attending the life-altering event that includes A-list speakers like Sam Allberry.

Sam was one of our speakers at the conference last year, and his time up front was so well liked in 2016 that we asked him to return this year and do three separate talks over the course of our four days in Baltimore. I promise you nothing but an incredible time of worship, Bible teaching, deep community, and fun connection with others.

Plus, I’ll be emceeing this year and I’ve been working hard to deliver an exciting time during our main sessions in the ballroom together. One of our emcee videos is already complete, and I’m plugging away at a fresh Taylor Swift parody that will entertain you and simultaneously embarrass me. It’s a win/win!

Head over to the Cru WC /// Baltimore site and register now! It’s a perfect way to invest your winter break instead of just spend it.

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Baltimore

The Cru Winter Conference in Baltimore, Maryland is inching its way closer to us every day. We’ve got quite a tremendous lineup planned this year with speakers like Sam Allberry and Darryl Smith, along with The Bridge Band feat. Danni Peace leading worship.

This is typically the month when I start preparing my monologues for the emcee gig I do at the Winter Conference, so it’s all starting to feel real. I’ll prep and write scripts for the videos we’ll shoot, plot the structure for each main meeting, work on interview questions, think about group games, and giveaways. Bottom line, it’s full-steam ahead to December, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it once again.

If you’re a college student, and you want to learn more about it, be sure to head here and sign up! The earlier you register, the cheaper it is! Four star hotel from December 28 through January 1? Yes, please!

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CruWC /// Baltimore Sneak Peek

The preparations have begun! Well, we’ve actually been preparing since January, but you get my point.

This weekend is the official Sneak Peek event for Cru Winter Conference /// Baltimore! Around 70 students and Cru staff from the east coast will be attending on Saturday and Sunday at the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, and they’re in for a treat. They’ll attend this weekend for free and get the insiders view of what our big conference will be like when December 28th hits later this year. The purpose of this weekend is to create buzz for the Winter Conference, and encourage the students and staff to get excited for how great the event is going to be.

I’m thrilled to be a part of Sneak Peek again this year, and I’ll be speaking a couple of times too over the weekend. Of course, there’s more information to come on the main event in Baltimore this December, but until then, you can check out the Facebook Event here. We hope to see around 1,450 students and staff at CruWC /// Baltimore. Join us!

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It Happened By Accident

I’ve heard plenty of stories over the years about how Jesus has changed people’s lives, and here is one of my favorites…

Adam came to Cru’s spring break evangelism conference (called Big Break) because one of his friends had invited him to check it out. After hearing about how sweet it would be to enjoy a Florida spring break with the price tag that Big Break offered, Adam easily made the decision and soon found himself on a bus with a bunch of people he had never met, traveling down to the Sunshine State.

But Adam had a plan. And it was a good plan, too…mostly because it would get him away from all the weirdo Christians who, for some reason or another, really liked to sing. He’d check into the hotel where the conference was happening, skip out on the boring conference part and enjoy some fun in the sun.