Last Spring, 900 people live streamed the first Created For event to help them follow Jesus more closely. This year, I’m helping prepare for a second event in the series. They are sponsored by the City ministry of Cru.  

This event will help people discover the influence God has created them to make in the world, and to help them live out that influence through life’s challenges. Nine Christian leaders will speak for nine minutes each on the theme of Being while Becoming. The speakers will help followers of Jesus explore who God created them to be, the desire we all have to belong, and who we and our world could become.

In my new role as a communications team project manager, I meet with the nine people working to promote the event. During the meetings, we decide what needs to happen and who will do each task. Then, I set out a timeline and assign those tasks to each person. 

People on the team already have, or soon will, design a website, create and place advertisements like the one above, promote the event through social media (like Instagram, Twitter and others), and promote the event through email. We’ll start with the 900 people who attended last year and the more than 2,000 people who’ve contacted the City ministry in some way. And we’ll ask those people to invite their friends and coworkers to join.

You can sign up at cru.org/createdfor.

As you think of us in late February and March, please pray about these things.

• Ask God to draw the right people to tune into Created For, and for each person to grow in their faith.  
• Pray for both of us as we work through some medical issues. I’m preparing for eye surgery next month. Anne Marie is working on hand and arm strength — what we thought was carpal tunnel syndrome may be something different. We’re waiting to find out more.    

Thank you so much for praying for us.

Sincerely in Christ,

— Mark, for the Winz family