tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76429921069748098782012-02-01T14:20:48.479-05:00Jonathan | Kerri | Zoe | SophieJonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-77309393326820199502012-02-01T14:20:00.001-05:002012-02-01T14:20:48.706-05:00

Kyle from St. John Fisher College decided to become a Christ-follower at Epicenter this year.  Hear him tell his story below, which he recorded for our Digital Day of Outreach.  Kyle is featured in our latest newsletter, which you can read here.  Thank you for your partnership in reaching students like Kyle with the gospel!

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-46933729188429759132012-01-20T23:17:00.000-05:002012-01-20T23:17:35.559-05:00

Albany, NY - 430 students and staff gathered in the geographic center of the Northeast and were challenged to put Jesus in the center of their lives.  We asked God to make those few days an "Epicenter Moment" in our spiritual lives - and for many of us, He did!  Students chose to follow Christ at the conference, many shared the Gospel during the Day of Outreach, and dozens filmed and posted a 3

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-64923513480317096002011-12-16T13:14:00.001-05:002011-12-16T13:14:06.801-05:00

Steve Douglass, the President of Campus Crusade, shared the story below with the staff yesterday. It was very encouraging to me; I hope it is to you as well! Steve Douglass, PresidentCampus Crusade for Christ On a recent trip, a friend and I were speaking by phone when he asked my advice concerning his future because he was thinking of a job change. I was in the boarding area waiting

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-69681028971789982672011-12-09T11:36:00.001-05:002011-12-09T12:09:45.592-05:00

Esme is one of 300 Boston students who attended the Real Life Fall Retreat in October.  60 of those were from MIT - that's double from last year!  Each of these students specifically set aside this time to ask God what He has next for them, and many, like Esme, are getting to know Jesus for the first time.  Kim Swanson, Cru Staff, tells how she sees God at work in Esme's life: Esme, a

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-82485872425869352242011-11-28T21:53:00.001-05:002011-11-28T22:11:43.392-05:00

We showed this video at our staff conference just before Thanksgiving.  It was created by students on the Boston Operations Summer Project to illustrate what we consider the fundamental building blocks for fruitful, lifelong ministry.  I love what they've done! Hat Tip: Ryan McReynolds

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-64711438286198239902011-11-05T15:42:00.000-04:002011-11-05T15:42:17.126-04:00

This video is what we do in Cru: (if you're having trouble viewing, click here) Thanks, Keith, for showing this to us at Preview Weekend!

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-27835077935218524832011-11-05T00:16:00.000-04:002011-11-05T00:16:18.197-04:00

"The Bible begins by describing a conflict between light and darkness, and ends in complete victory for the Light.  We are living in the space between these two realities.  You know how the story ends - you know.  So are you going to play it safe with your life?  Or does knowing the ending free you to live boldly, to dare greatly, because you know the end is good?"  With these thoughts Keith

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-76565517452784596042011-10-21T16:28:00.000-04:002011-10-21T16:28:27.054-04:00

Last night, a Buffalo congregation decided to "have church" on the St. John Fisher campus in Rochester, NY.  This morning I heard this report from John Iamaio, the Team Leader in Rochester: The students invited everyone they could. During the evening, 8 students made decisions for Christ! The speaker was very clear [in presenting the gospel] and then double clarified with the all students who

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-31720157099659479942011-10-07T16:27:00.000-04:002011-10-07T16:27:47.500-04:00

She may very well be.   New York City has been called "The Rome of the modern world" to describe it's impact on society. Lady Gaga entered NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as a freshman in 2003.  Barak Obama and Warren Buffet both went to Columbia.  Jerry Seinfeld attended Queens College.   Today, 108 New York City students have chosen to take a break from the pace and pressure of the City, for

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-15131551780932665262011-10-07T15:48:00.001-04:002011-10-07T15:48:20.830-04:00

Ethan is not the same man that he was two years ago.  Vaguely familiar with the gospel when he arrived on at Boston University, it now drives his life.  Ethan first connected with Cru staff as a Freshman because he filled out a card to get a free water bottle.  In the Starbucks below his dorm, he heard about what it could be like to have a relationship with God and was invited to meet other

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-79074963934795353412011-09-30T16:21:00.002-04:002011-09-30T16:25:59.592-04:00

In 2010, Boston Metro had a record 235 students attend their fall retreat, so they planned big for 2011.  Apparently not big enough.  With 300 students registered and not enough bed space, they've had to turn away would-be attendees this week.  The University of New Hampshire retreat is packed as well, which means that for the students of Salem State University, there will be no fall retreat this

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-24864767808630364142011-09-23T11:45:00.001-04:002011-09-30T15:30:09.303-04:00

I heard the news a couple of days ago: over the past couple of weeks in Boston, 7 students have chosen to follow Christ for the first time!  Please pray for them as they grow in their newfound faith.  Cru staff and student leaders all over the Northeast are working hard to connect with new and returning students, build life-changing communities, and engage others with the message of Jesus.

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-21608284639545739142011-08-09T11:10:00.000-04:002011-08-09T11:10:34.539-04:00

It was a great time together as a staff family.  We worshipped together, prayed together, and heard from the Lord through some amazing speakers.  Now you can too! Watch Francis Chan, Rene Rochester, David Platt, and others powerfully address the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ. Hear National Director Steve Sellers introduce and explain the name change to Cru - there's a Q&A section as

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-40289115977795668392011-07-20T17:16:00.000-04:002011-07-22T23:30:48.413-04:00

It's official - Campus Crusade for Christ is transitioning to a new name, Cru, to be fully implemented in 2012. I think it's a good move, although I am grieving the loss of the old name, with all of the history (and baggage) that came with it. We're not altering the fundamentals of who we are as a ministry, but this change will allow us to more effectively tell others about the one whose name

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-31853533860184268522011-07-09T01:14:00.007-04:002011-07-09T01:29:26.891-04:00

Our first assignment in Biblical Communications this week was to listen to this lecture from NYC Pastor Tim Keller, given at Covenant Seminary several years ago. He's a great speaker, and I was especially interested in his list of 6 common objections people have to Christianity. I thought you might be too - click the link below and let me know what you think!Tim Keller, "Preaching to Believers

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-9686751686846235822011-07-01T21:45:00.000-04:002011-07-01T21:45:56.331-04:00

"Blessing.  If you were to sum up the book of Genesis in one word, that's what it would be."  So said my Old Testament prof as we began our survey class. (Today was the last class - if you can believe it, we covered the whole Old Testament in 2 weeks!)  I was skeptical.  Wasn't this the book where Adam and Eve rebel and are kicked out of the garden, where Joseph was sold into slavery, where

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-68329832956214680782011-06-25T17:17:00.000-04:002011-06-25T17:17:11.936-04:00

Leaving Boston                                   Hotel fun in the Smokies Austin on our 13th Anniversary With niece Ali and nephew Sam Playing with Munna in Dallas On the playground in Granbury At our Friends' in Lubbock Garden of the GodsColorado Springs, CO We made it to Colorado! We're in Fort Collins, staying in campus housing at   Colorado State University.

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-52135625964952913192011-05-22T15:28:00.001-04:002011-05-22T15:36:08.324-04:00

We used this video at our Vision Dinner at the end of April.  I like how it illustrates the mindset of today's college-age students.  

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-48434944685376262282011-04-08T22:21:00.000-04:002011-04-08T22:21:46.286-04:00

Our latest prayer letter went out in the mail a little over a week ago.  Click here to read it online.  If you did not get a hard copy and would like to, email me with your address and we'll get you set up.  Thank you so much for your prayers and support! If you missed me posting it online, here's a great little video of the next generation of Thorn leaders:

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-88128377656384350102011-04-03T22:46:00.001-04:002011-04-03T22:46:25.864-04:00

This is an email from my friend, Brodie, who is in Haiti right now. Please pray for Haiti and for her:Hello Everyone!I’ll be back in the US in just 3 days! Well, that is the plan. Please pray for peace in Haiti. The presidential election results are scheduled to be released tomorrow. There are already rumors of rioting. I’ll be safe, being located outside PAP, but please pray that there

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-78913725577263236862011-04-01T17:05:00.000-04:002011-04-01T17:05:16.412-04:00

Over 250 staff and students from the Northeast attended one of the four weeks of Big Break in Panama City Beach, FL, where they experienced an intense time of community and opportunities to engage party-goers in significant spiritual conversations.  A local news station did a story that gives a great sense of what was happening: If you can't see the video above, try this link Here are the

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-44731582233359133342011-03-25T09:47:00.000-04:002011-03-25T09:47:32.311-04:00

Here's a snippet from Micaela and the students at MIT and Wellesley who are at Panama City Beach on Big Break:  MIT/Wellesley Students at Panama City Beach, FL We went out sharing for the third time today, at La Vela -- one of the craziest party spots on Panama City Beach -- and it was absolutely amazing to see how God used us to reach out to these people. We talked to many people using a tool

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-37122707351735426682011-03-24T10:46:00.000-04:002011-03-24T10:46:09.886-04:00

Cristina, our Conferences and Events Coordinator, went to Big Break last week with a group of 50 students from Boston campuses (there were 150+ there from the Northeast).  Here's a snippet of what she had to say: The entire week was faith stretching for sure as myself and the students were challenged during or morning and night sessions to approach people who were -10's meaning that by all

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-22512305735657378512011-03-18T13:59:00.000-04:002011-03-18T13:59:19.123-04:00

The CCC staff in Japan are safe, and praying for opportunities.  See the article below...<p><br /> <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p><br /> </p>

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-48905676221283352052011-03-14T00:12:00.000-04:002011-03-14T00:12:15.719-04:00

Spring Break is a notorious time of bad decision-making, but in Campus Crusade it's a time when every year thousands of students learn to share their faith and hundreds more place their trust in Jesus for the first time.  That makes the month of March a key time for students in the Northeast and around the country. Much of the action takes place along an 8-mile stretch of sand in Panama City

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-58168820627972554152011-03-04T12:09:00.001-05:002011-03-04T12:24:31.411-05:00

We've been in our new house for 2 months now!  Things are still in a bit of disarray, but it's feeling more like home every day now.  Of note: this is our first experience with a basement.  It's half-finished; our computer and TV room is on the finished side, and laundry, furnace and storage space is on the other side.  I love it! And I can't help wondering: why aren't there more (or any)

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-383465857938416152010-10-04T14:36:00.000-04:002010-10-04T14:36:18.233-04:00

This is a story from last week at Dartmouth College, as relayed by Tony, one of our staff there.  Thank you for praying for our fall outreach events in the Northeast! God is so good!  Let me tell you a wonderful story.  On Tuesday a student and I went out to visit students who indicated on our earlier survey that they wanted to talk about knowing God personally.  We met 3 people:  One was

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-28703796077448984832010-08-26T15:08:00.007-04:002010-09-10T15:30:20.698-04:00

Classes are now underway at most campuses in the Northeast - which means there are many students, especially freshmen, who are lonely and feel lost in the crowd. This is the time when we are busiest making new connections with students and sharing the good news that with Jesus we are cared for and never alone. Check out the slideshow below from the Harvard Activities Fair and Cru's first

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-44545876731648076382010-08-20T15:16:00.009-04:002010-08-26T10:44:43.972-04:00

Summer is over, and the fall semester is beginning. Actually, summer really is ending here in Boston, as temperatures fall into the 70's and low 80's. [Sorry to those of you who have another month of vicious heat to look forward to - you'll be laughing at us come January.] We had a magnificent time in New York City this summer! Jonathan helped lead the entire Summer Project, which consisted

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-85516508199982345762010-05-18T14:54:00.002-04:002010-05-18T14:58:25.342-04:00

I just received this update from Jeremy and Julie, some friends of ours who are serving in Greece. You may have heard reports of political unrest there in the news - please read below and pray with us for them. Thanks!"We have already begun to receive emails and facebook notes about our safety and what is happening in Greece. We just wanted to let you know that all is okay. The trouble that you

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-56697128462164867242010-04-24T16:31:00.002-04:002010-08-26T10:42:11.522-04:00

30 students from remote campuses throughout the Northeast are in Boston this weekend for our first Leadership Summit. We planned this conference to connect with students who have little or no contact with Crusade staff, but are leading ministries nonetheless. So far, it's going great! We just finished an outreach on a beautiful day in the Boston Common and Public Gardens. Josh, a student at

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-66644931962450062212010-03-20T00:01:00.002-04:002010-03-20T00:17:52.988-04:00

This week is over for the 1100 students who attended Big Break in Panama City Beach, Florida. Our Northeast staff are incredibly encouraged by what God has done. Here's a quote from one of the staff:When we first started this week, we had each student indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 how comfortable they would in sharing their faith initiatively. I asked the students again this evening how they

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-62426382130318103332010-03-17T11:49:00.003-04:002010-03-17T12:20:48.334-04:00

Here are some more highlights from our NE staff and students at Big Break this week:On Monday, one of our staff went out sharing on the beach with a non-christian who traveled down with them. They spoke to several people, including a young woman whose best friend had just died and was really questioning God. The non-christian student was able to share honestly about his own spiritual journey.

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-62734775068583923522010-03-14T21:50:00.005-04:002010-03-14T23:50:29.855-04:00

Throughout the month of March, students from the Northeast have been joining others from around the country at Panama City Beach, FL for Spring Break. Among the revelers are students involved with Campus Crusade, who are not there to party, but to have spiritual conversations with other students and share the good news of Jesus. This week, among the 1100 or so students on "Big Break", are

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-42415350085564467142010-03-11T16:17:00.002-05:002010-03-11T16:46:17.770-05:00

I just learned of a very interesting potential connection between Crusade in the Northeast and Haiti. Since the January earthquake, Crusade has been engaged in relief efforts, sending volunteers, money, and food. Students are well on the way to donating 1 million meals during our Big Break outreaches in Florida this month. But there's another important connection: during the earthquake most of

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-91249411360563243292010-01-21T18:42:00.003-05:002010-01-21T19:11:44.012-05:00

"I experience(d) a change of heart beyond expectation."~ Bunker Hill Community College studentThe 2010 Boston Winter Conference was an unqualified success! Over 550 staff and students attended over the 5 days, and many experienced refreshment and challenge in their relationship with God. We’re just beginning to compile student comments like the one above, and the stories behind them are so

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-3011012087653888432009-12-25T11:04:00.005-05:002009-12-25T11:29:24.126-05:00

We are enjoying Christmas Day in our new place in Wakefield, MA. Later today Kerri's family flies/drives in from Texas, Portland, and New Jersey...so Santa has graciously agreed to come tonight. :-) I hope you are all having a blessed holiday! In that spirit, check out this video I just saw of an acapella group called 'Straight, No Chaser' singing 'The 12 Days of Christmas'. Very fun and

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-17065555552243764162009-11-13T15:42:00.001-05:002009-11-16T10:53:26.278-05:00

What a great week of ministry! Eighty CCC staff from around the country came to cross cultures…and that's exactly what we did! I spent last Monday and Wednesday on the Brooklyn College campus with Lorna and Francine, two staff members with Impact, a ministry to people of African descent. We gleaned valuable information about the campus, which has very little Christian presence and no Crusade

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-51067989497072278422009-11-08T14:59:00.008-05:002009-11-08T15:42:45.141-05:00

November 9-11, "the US Campus Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ will join in a national effort to reach out to students and faculty in other cultures, on campuses right here in the U.S." Here's the thing: Crusade is a (mostly) white organization, and the college student population is becoming more diverse every year. White folks like me have no idea, for the most part, what it's like to not

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-48410262992102385832009-11-03T09:21:00.002-05:002009-11-03T09:26:00.871-05:00

Thanks to Kat, our Photography Intern, for both taking the above picture and creating the header in photoshop. Now Sophie is part of our blog too!

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-24387268583279289542009-10-28T09:13:00.005-04:002009-10-28T09:35:35.377-04:00

We're praying for 600 students to attend our annual Boston Winter Conference (BWC), which I am planning. There - I said it out loud. 600 is an outrageous goal, considering last year's attendance was 274. There's no earthly way we could see a more than 100% increase in a year. No earthly way...However, here's what I know: BWC and conferences like it are key moments in which God speaks into

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-9446466532446343902009-09-30T10:29:00.004-04:002009-09-30T13:48:39.545-04:00

Kat, a first-year photography intern on the Regional Ops Team I manage, sent an email a few weeks ago letting the staff in Boston know that she is available to photograph events. The response has been tremendous! It has been a valuable experience for Kat, and she has gotten more of a bird's eye view of campus ministry in Boston: "I've been sent to photograph Campus Crusade ministries in action

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-8659843645979507522009-09-14T13:46:00.015-04:002009-09-15T12:11:05.895-04:00

Thanks to all of you who have been praying for and thinking about us as we transition to doing life with a new baby girl!Sophie Elisabeth was born August 26th, 2009 at 7pm exactly. She weighed in at 8lbs, 2oz. In the last two weeks her weight has gone up and down, but she has now solidly settled into her first growth spurt and is at 8.5lbs and climbing.Here are a couple of videos I took with my

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-84754127637190357772009-08-25T17:22:00.002-04:002009-08-25T17:32:34.726-04:00

Jonathan literally took this picture of me 5 minutes ago! Even though I feel her move, it's still hard to believe there is a little person in there. We are scheduled to go in to the hospital to be induced tomorrow (Aug. 26) morning, bright and early. Your prayers for a smooth delivery and healthy baby and mother are appreciated. Zoe is very excited and is continually telling me all of the ways

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-2004917313918406832009-08-24T13:36:00.004-04:002009-08-24T14:37:07.920-04:00

Fall is officially underway! Last week, my team met for the first time, for a couple of days of planning at the Sheraton Prudential, the site of the Boston Winter Conference. Colleges and Universities are just beginning to start back - they'll all be started by the middle of September. This is such a pivotal time of year! Freshmen around the country are making decisions about how they will

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-41513613801908060412009-07-10T16:38:00.009-04:002009-07-10T17:06:32.800-04:00

Technically, I (Kerri), have been the Associate Project Director for our summer project. I had hoped to make a significant contribution in the areas of spiritual growth and future direction for the students. The reality has been that I just have not had quite the time or the energy that I had anticipated, plus I find I often don't factor in “Zoe care” when I make my plans! However, I have

Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463565385255763196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-76936311873591742622009-06-17T15:18:00.004-04:002009-06-19T15:19:22.223-04:00

Summer Project is here, and moving fast! Dani(bottom left), Lizzie, Christina, Emily, David, Katie, and Brittany arrived in Boston on June 1 from points across the country. They're here to grow in sharing their faith, and learn to apply their considerable operations skills in a ministry context. Graphic design, film, journalism, copy editing, writing, web design, broadcasting - all of these

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-78914226686568836442009-05-22T13:34:00.003-04:002009-05-22T14:07:45.610-04:00

An ongoing conversation within Campus Crusade and other organizations is how to best understand and communicate with the current generation of students. This discussion is especially poignant in current times, because significant change is happening at a very rapid rate. I saw this video recently that illustrates the fast pace of technological and cultural change:These observations have those

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-84943467586162986832009-05-05T09:03:00.001-04:002009-05-23T18:41:33.181-04:00

I had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to attend an annual conference put on by The Gospel Coalition. The Gospel Coalition is a collection of mostly reformed theologians and pastors who are committed to the Gospel and the Bible as centerpieces of the Christian faith.Kerri's cousin Ben is the Executive Producer of the conference, and has many of the same responsibilities I will have with our

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-68739715539153022532009-04-20T17:59:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:12:02.667-04:00

Pictured are three of the seven tables of Local Leaders discussing what to do about the Boston Winter Conference (BWC), our annual conference for Northeast students. They decided to lower the price from $285 to $195, and evaluated the first piece of a new marketing plan that I've been putting together with the Ops Team. We also looked at trends for conferences across the nation and talked about

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-21257985736000183742009-04-08T14:19:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:47:01.683-04:00

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114022/State-States-Importance-Religion.aspx#2A friend of mine recently sent me these Gallup Poll results. Many of you have heard Kerri and I talk about how the Northeast has a lower awareness of spiritual things than other areas of the country - this data underscores that. The Northeast Region of Campus Crusade is comprised of 7 states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-20081165057661786062009-04-03T15:47:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:10:38.906-04:00

Welcome to our new web site! A friend of mine recently convinced me that blogger is the best way to maximize communication to our ministry partners, for two main reasons:It's Easy. It was very difficult to post links or photos on our old site - which partially explains why we would sometimes go months between posts. Now, it's simple! Here's a photo of Kerri and Zoe that I've been wanting to

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-40190022610099700882009-03-30T12:31:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:56:27.853-04:00

Our contact information is located in the 'About Us' section; you can also find us on Facebook.

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642992106974809878.post-40368760247991987212009-03-23T15:03:00.000-04:002009-03-24T14:21:22.168-04:00

Your gift is an investment that impact the world with the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. Let's fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) together!All contributions are income tax deductible.Giving By Mail Make check payable to "Campus Crusade for Christ" Include a note that reads: 'To Jonathan and Kerri Thorn, Staff#: 0550581'. Send check and note to: Campus Crusade for Christ

Jonathan Thornhttps://profiles.google.com/100733147080082880694noreply@blogger.com0