{"id":1679,"date":"2020-03-10T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:08:48","slug":"small-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2020\/small-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1679\" class=\"elementor elementor-1679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d91a502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d91a502\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b346526\" data-id=\"b346526\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64839f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64839f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A year ago, I didn\u2019t know anything about Cru or what it stood for . . . until a colleague invited me to a faculty luncheon hosted by Faculty Commons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be99c5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be99c5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6cdef7\" data-id=\"b6cdef7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4399ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4399ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That invitation changed my life.<\/p><p>Glancing around the packed room, I saw faculty and grad students from different disciplines, strangers to me, but connected as the body of Christ.<\/p><p>That day it surprised me to hear the faculty speaker share about her walk with Christ and how she identifies herself as a Christian in the college.&nbsp; I learned that expressing our personal beliefs can happen in various appropriate ways, even on a secular university campus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b0fcbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b0fcbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c4470\" data-id=\"22c4470\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2c7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee2c7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Joined \"A Grander Story\" Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a08676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a08676\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d828572\" data-id=\"d828572\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878f1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"878f1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spurred by the boldness I had witnessed, I signed up to participate in a faculty discipleship group where we were discussing \u201cA Grander Story.\u201d Wow! What an amazing book. Each chapter captivated my mind and moved my spirit to act on what I believe. I hadn\u2019t considered that the Lord had a specific purpose for me as a faculty member, but I was excited to take the plunge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-389f3b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"389f3b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f828d6\" data-id=\"9f828d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40a180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40a180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Identified Myself as a Christ-follower to My Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-200d726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"200d726\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f40cd3\" data-id=\"2f40cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5b9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5b9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was the first day of class and I stood before my students. I took a deep breath and shared a little about my family, my academic background, and myself and then calmly stated, \u201cand I am a passionate follower of Jesus Christ.\u201d The room was quiet. I started my lecture and ended the class by wishing them a good day. By the grace of God, something that felt like a high hurdle to me turned out to be a small step!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8be29a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8be29a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e48bbe\" data-id=\"9e48bbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519c057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"519c057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Became the Point Person for Prayer in my Department<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-192515a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"192515a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eca2cf4\" data-id=\"eca2cf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d662d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d662d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One tiny step of faith led to another. From participating in a faculty discipleship group, I started leading the discussions and eventually volunteered to be a Faculty Commons Point Person for my department. As a Point Person, I pray for my department and look for opportunities to be salt and light through simple acts of service.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>For example, I am active in the University of Florida Impact Prayer Alert Team where we receive prayer requests via text messages and start to pray within 24 hours. We expanded that prayer group in the College of Nursing, and invited believers and non-believers. I can\u2019t count the number of prayers that have been answered since we first started meeting &#8211; like the time we prayed for a colleague who needed six clinical placements. He told us he needed a miracle. That evening, he emailed our group stating he got his miracle and all six placements were found.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019m thankful that I\u2019m able to bring Christ along with me to my workplace and appreciative for the coaching and mentoring I received from the Faculty Commons staff.\u00a0 God is doing a wonderful work at our university. The activity of a healthy Faculty Commons group encouraged me to take some small steps of faith that I probably wouldn\u2019t have taken otherwise.\u00a0<\/p><p>With apologies to Neil Armstrong, when enough Christian professors take small steps, it can result in a giant leap for the kingdom of God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-441fce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"441fce1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67e4d84\" data-id=\"67e4d84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6b417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6b417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Anita M. 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