God has placed on our hearts a deep compassion and burden for the harvest of young student men and women to know and enjoy Him forever. 

     As microcosms of the world's demographics and values, we think the college campus is one of the most important, albeit challenging, environments for reaching the next generation with the Gospel.

     If you want to see more people exposed to the Gospel, greater ethnic representation in the Church, and deeper roots in theological, ethical, and missional convictions among young believers, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better starting place than the college campus.  

     Cru's mission, in partnership with the church, is to participate in God's mission of making disciples of all nations.  We do this by introducing students to Jesus, teaching young believers how to follow Him, and sending them out to live missional, Gospel-centered lives where ever God takes takes them in life.

Sources

[1] - https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-enrollment-statistics/

[2] - https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/05/14/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2/

[3] - https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-enrollment-statistics/

[4] - https://www.barna.com/research/gen-z-questions-answered/

[5] - https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/2021/03/22/how-many-college-students-in-the-us/

[6] - https://news.gallup.com/poll/389792/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx

[7] - https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/generation-z-future-of-faith/ and https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gen-z/

[8] - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/gen-z