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Barbara Culwell sits downs with individuals to hear how they are on the path to living out their God given purpose as they are understanding and developing their Top 5 CliftonStrengths. You will be encouraged to understand more about what is great about YOU and your own strengths. Join Barbara as she helps you navigate how to find more joy and purpose in your life through discovering your best self.
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Pam's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Achiever, Empathy, Harmony,Developer & Individualization
Jesslyn's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Activator, Positivity, Woo, Communication & Significance
As a wife and mom, Jesslyn Adams knows what it is to juggle many roles as she has also served with Cru for 20 years, helping others connect to God. She loves seeing God work in unique ways all over the world! Embracing the opportunities she has to be an ambassador for Jesus to whatever “neighbors" she meets, Jesslyn loves connecting people for mutual encouragement. Hanging out with her husband and two boys, Jessyln loves swinging in her hammock, enjoying God's great creation, pickleball, and dining on delicious BBQ with good friends.
For nearly 40 years, Pam McCune has been shining the light of friendship in near and far places to help others see Jesus more clearly. From college students to strangers across the world to the women she teaches in Bible study, Pam has worked as an ambassador for Jesus as part of Cru ministries all of her adult life reaching others through strategic relationships. An author, speaker, and Bible teacher, Pam declares herself a recovering perfectionist who has learned to trust God to do the heavy lifting. A busy wife, mom, and grandmom, she helps others learn the art of connection as part of Cru City’s NBS2G0 (Neighbor Bible Studies 2G0) and Called to Shine
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Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
A look back at November and some thoughts about how my top 5 CliftonStrengths of Harmony, Adaptability, Empathy, Connectedness & Maximizer have shown up for me.
Includes seeing God's mercy and care in infertility and also a great gift idea you can give people you love for Christmas!
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Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Judy's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Developer, Connectedness, Positivity, Strategic & Input
Judy Douglass is the founder and host of Prayer for Prodigals, an online community for those who love someone who is making destructive choices. She has served as editor of two Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) magazines, has authored six books, and speaks all over the world.
A writer, speaker, encourager, and advocate, Judy loves to encourage God’s children to be and do all that He created them for. A native of Dallas, she graduated from The University of Texas with a degree in journalism. Judy serves as global director of Cru’s Women’s Resources and partnered with her late husband, Steve, president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, to lead Cru globally for almost 20 years.
Judy resides in Orlando, Florida. Learn more at judydouglass.com
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Debby's Top CliftonStrengths are: Futuristic, Maximizer, Individualization, Positivity & Learner
Debby Thompson and her husband, Larry, have served in global missions with Cru® (CampusCrusade for Christ International) since 1974, and are counted among the pioneering Western
missionaries who lived covertly behind the Iron Curtain in Communist-controlled Poland. In total, the Thompsons spent 33years serving in Eastern Europe, ultimately leading Cru’s work in 20 European nations. Together with their three children, they were witnesses to a period of dramatic social, political, and spiritual change.
Now with Church Movements and living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Debby, an active grandmother of seven, is an award-winning author, a speaker, and a mentor for women around the world. In her newest book, Pulling Back the Iron Curtain: Stories From a Cold War Missionary, she takes the reader on a riveting journey to experience the personal challenges of a missionary’s life in the communist world during the Cold War.
Subscribe to Debby’s blog, Living with Eternal Intentionality®, at DebbyThompson.com and
follow her on Twitter at @Debbythompson17. To contact her directly, email: Debby.thompson@cru.org
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Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Chris's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Maximizer, Responsibility, Empathy & Developer
Chris Heinz wants to lead from generous grace, excellence, and joy. He and his family live in Charlottesville, VA, where he's the Director of People & Associate Experience for Carter Myers Automotive, a Fortune 500 dealership group with 23 locations and 1,200 employees. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Chris has worked with over 250 teams. He is also on the leadership team of the Trinity Fellows program and Proclaim HOPE.
Chris' website is www.ChrisHeinz.com.
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Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Barbara's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Harmony, Adaptability, Empathy, Connectedness and Maximizer.
Using the encouragement of Emily P Freeman and The Next Right Thing Guided Journal I reflected on my October and what were some of my gains and drains. It was encouraging to see how so many energizing moments were reflecting my top 5 CliftonStrengths!
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Bella's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Empathy, Developer, Adaptability, Input, and Connectedness.
Bella is a sophomore at UTSA,(University of Texas at San Antonio ) majoring in Global Affairs. She is a student leader with Cru, and has the privilege of seeing God work through the movement on her campus. She was born in Austin, Texas, but grew up in three different countries around the world. She loves to travel, read, and hike.
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Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Warren and Barbara talk about the value of learning about your CliftonStrengths with a team that you work with. They share about some things they both observed from 3 different teams that recently met together for a Team Dynamics Workshop with CoreClarity. One of the key takeaways is being encouraged and challenged to "see and know" those you work with in order to have more effectiveness and kingdom impact.
Celebration Our 40th Wedding Anniversary podcast episode with Warren and Barbara Culwell
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Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Susan's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Empathy. Context, Adaptability and Connectedness
Susan grew up in South Carolina and graduated from Clemson University. She spent 35 years in college ministry with CRU and has been married to Shannon for 31 years. They have two daughters, one grandson, two granddaughters.
Susan loves swimming 4-5x a week, baking, loves watching all kinds of sports live or on TV, going on dates with Shannon, being alone, camping, and getting to be around her grandkids everyday and every night (most of the time!)
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Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Charmaine's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Strategic, Includer, Positivity, Futuristic and Woo
Charmaine Lillestrand has crisscrossed the globe calling people to be all that God created them to be. She has led teams into the former Soviet Union, and then Russia, while living in Moscow for four years. She was coNational Director of the Worldwide Student Network, which
launched new ministries in over 200 locations globally. While her children were young, they led Agape Italia from Florence Italy for five years. Back in the US, she and her husband led a nationwide ministry called Cru City for 10 years. Today, and through it all, she often says, “The adventure God has in store for you far out reaches anything you could imagine for yourself!”
Currently she and her husband Greg live in Carlsbad, California and serve with Cru's Family Life Ministry. Charmaine coaches leaders and consults leadership teams. You can reach her at charmaine.lillestrand@gmail.com
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