SHELBY ABBOTTcru – SHELBY ABBOTT https://shelbyabbott.com Aligning you with Christ. Connecting you with culture. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://shelbyabbott.com/app/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-19-at-3.25.36-PM.png cru – SHELBY ABBOTT https://shelbyabbott.com 32 32 Remembering Big Break https://shelbyabbott.com/2021/03/08/remembering-big-break/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2021/03/08/remembering-big-break/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:27:17 +0000 Shelby Abbott https://shelbyabbott.com/?p=749 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 […]

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]]> 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 […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2021/03/08/remembering-big-break/feed/ 2 Big Break in Panama City Beach, FL https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/02/21/big-break-panama-city-beach-fl/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/02/21/big-break-panama-city-beach-fl/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:43:33 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=474 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, […]

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]]> 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, […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2018/02/21/big-break-panama-city-beach-fl/feed/ 0 It’s Almost Here https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/12/05/its-almost-here/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/12/05/its-almost-here/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:45:24 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=461 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 […]

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]]> 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 […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/12/05/its-almost-here/feed/ 0 Baltimore https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/10/04/baltimore/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/10/04/baltimore/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:52:23 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=442 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 […]

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]]> 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 […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/10/04/baltimore/feed/ 0 CruWC /// Baltimore Sneak Peek https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/09/15/cruwc-baltimore-sneak-peek/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/09/15/cruwc-baltimore-sneak-peek/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:48:50 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=433 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 […]

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]]> 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 […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/09/15/cruwc-baltimore-sneak-peek/feed/ 0 It Happened By Accident https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/13/it-happened-by-accident/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/13/it-happened-by-accident/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:04:25 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=416 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 […]

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]]> 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 […]

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]]> https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/07/13/it-happened-by-accident/feed/ 0 Hey Freshman Dude https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/03/16/hey-freshman-dude/ https://shelbyabbott.com/2017/03/16/hey-freshman-dude/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:07:05 +0000 Shelby Abbott http://shelbyabbott.com/?p=383 Below is a link to an article I wrote for cru.org about the needs of a college freshman dude. Make good choices, boys! Enjoy.

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]]> Below is a link to an article I wrote for cru.org about the needs of a college freshman dude. Make good choices, boys! Enjoy.

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