Tag: leadership

Summer School: Using your summer to learn from leaders
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Leaders are Learners.  So whenever you have access to great Leaders, take advantage of it by grabbing time with them and taking copious notes. Cru staff: this summer you will be surrounded by staff who are experts on reaching athletes, Hispanic students, International students, Greeks, Faculty, and Asian students. You will be around professionals who specialize in launching new campuses, reaching cities, multiplying discipleship, support raising, using social media for ministry, and building huge movements of college students. The only … Read More

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The Power of a Strengths-based Team
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What motivates you to make the choices you do everyday?  Why does your teammate do things so differently?  What makes it so easy for your new staff member to pull “that” off effortlessly?  Identifying and activating your areas of greatest potential will set you free to be your best everyday, and doing this as a team will leverage your potential for thriving together. The Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment surfaces your innate strengths (a combination of talents, knowledge and skill) which help … Read More

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How NOT to Launch an EFM Movement
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I remember it like it was yesterday. CSU 2009. Moby Arena was packed and there was a definite buzz flying around about something big. I recall the first thing that I noticed was the large number of people wearing the same black t-shirt with something called “Cross 09″ on it. I don’t recall much of the meeting anymore, but I do remember going back to my team and wondering, “Well… what do we do?” Our team had successfully launched and … Read More

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Leading with Powerful Questions
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What are some of the most useful tools you use as a leader?  Where do you go for fresh thoughts on leading well? One of the best tools in my leadership toolbox is the “Power Question.” I don’t mean just one question, per se, but rather, the ability to ask a question that helps others think differently about the challenge, situation, or opportunity before us. As a young, new leader, (and as an old, crusty leader!) I thought I needed … Read More

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Learning from Large Cru Movements
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Last summer I researched the largest Cru movements in America. I narrowed the list down to 8 schools and I called the directors of these movements. In a 30-45 minute phone call I picked their brains on how they operate as a large movement, what elements played into their growth, how they lead as directors, etc. Talking to the directors of the largest Cru movements was one of THE most beneficial things I’ve ever done for my growth as a … Read More

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“Evaluation” Is Not A Bad Word
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One of the “Five Es” of developing leaders is EVALUATION. I’ve often viewed this as receiving feedback from my team leader or director about my work, or going over the results of my 360 with that same person. Now I’m starting to embrace EVALUATION in a fuller sense of the word. But let me start by confessing: that word scares the pants off of me. I don’t know if its pride, perfectionism or something else, but I have a genuine … Read More

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Don’t Waste Your Time!
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I don’t like feeling unproductive. I know that God loves me for who I am and not what I do for Him, so that isn’t what drives my desire for productivity. I just like knowng that I’m making the most of the time given to me and being a wise steward with that time. So now that you know that I enjoy efficiency, you can imagine how I feel when a student that I’m scheduled to meet with cancels on … Read More

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CruPress Presents: Preparing Your Leaders
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How do you find, challenge, and equip potential leaders? Bob Fuhs has some ideas. Read More

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New Kid On The Block
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One thing to be expected as part of Cru is the need to EMBRACE change and transition. Whether it be a transition from student to new staff, or staff to a new location, or staff to a new role, we have the opportunity to make a smooth and successful transition – or we can royally screw it up by not transitioning well. As this is the beginning of a new school year, I’m thinking many of us fall into one … Read More

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The Seduction Of Success
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I’ll go out on a limb here and say that all of us would agree that ministry success is way better than ministry failure, right? Odds are, you’re in ministry because, like me, you’ve seen fruit produced. That’s why I think that every leader, at some point, needs to confront the issue of success and what to do with it. In fact, that very feeling of seeing God use us in ministry can be the very thing that ends up taking … Read More

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CruPress Presents: Structuring Leadership Teams
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Bob Fuhs gives three principles for planning your leadership structure on campus. Read More

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CruPress Presents: Cycles of Momentum
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Bob Fuhs helps you plan your ministry activity calendar. Read More

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