CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions

As many of you may already know, Lucy and I have recently moved to New Orleans, LA to fulfill the next phase of the Lord's call upon our lives. Being church planters and ministry development directors for RAVEN Ministry International, we are here to develop the next phase of the ministry in New Orleans.

With our passion being discipleship, leadership development, and urban missions, the Lord has called us to start CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions. The School of Urban Missions is a fully credited Bible College that is training men and women to proclaim Christ throughout the cities of our world.

While preparing for ministry at CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions, students will receive academic excellence, practical hands-on ministry and transformational mentorship. There are eight characteristics that make CrossLife College distinctive from other Bible colleges:

• Involvement in the leading-edge Great Commission based ministry of RAVEN Ministries International, Inc.
• Proven Leadership Reproduction and Facilitation
• Mentoring through the investment of pioneers in urban missions, outreach evangelism, and ministry networking
• Multi-faceted ministry development practicum in New Orleans
• Pastoral, Evangelistic, College & Youth/Children internships
• The O.A.K. Principle of Ministry - Opportunity, Accountability & Kingdom-mindedness
• Major Outreaches in: Daytona Beach (FL), Toronto Ontario (Canada), Guadalajara (Mexico), San Francisco (CA)
• Post-Educational ministry opportunities through our international network

Please pray for this new development and for the Lord's wisdom and direction. If you would like more information concerning the programs offered through CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions you may contact us at:

CrossLife College

PO Box 2102

Kenner, LA 70063

(985) 235-9839

OR
visit the main site

School of Urban Missions

OR
by eMail

Lucy Croghan - Cohort Advisor

Pastor Sam Croghan

CrossLife College

Contact us Today! Deadlines for enrollment and for Federal Financial aid are quickly approaching!

A New Level ... The RAVEN Amarillo Int'l Church & DISCIPLESHIP CENTER

We have been in Amarillo, TX for six (6) months now, and Praise God! the Lord is doing some incredible things!

We are preparing to begin renovations on the Discipleship Center at the church. We will be installing showers, a laundry room, and walls for dorms to house the ministry interns we will be hosting. Lucy, Ma, Meg and I have already moved into the Discipleship Center in preparation for what the Lord is going to do. Three interns are already with us and another arrives in a couple weeks. Our initial plans include enough room to house our family and up to 12 interns.

These interns are young men and women who have been called to the ministry as pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets, apostles, and wives of such. They will be discipled through classroom teaching, local church administration, and hands-on application. We will be providing various types of intern opportunities, in the form of 3, 6, 9 and 12 month discipleship plans.

We will be providing discipleship training in the following areas:

* Introduction to Leadership Discipleship (Approx. 10 weeks)
* Word Discipleship (17 week in-depth study into the Word of God)
* Leadership (22 week in-depth study on what a leader is and what it is going to take to be one, within the Body of Christ)
* Pastoral Discipleship (Length TBD)
* Pastor’s Wives discipleship (Length TBD)

The beginning phase of construction has already begun, with much to accomplish.  While many of the furnishings and the washer and dryer have already been donated, we are in need of materials and finances to make this new project successful.  Below is an initial list of materials needed to complete the first phase of our construction:

* 73 ea. – 2x4x8’  (DONATED!)
* 12 ea. – 2x4x14’  (DONATED!)
* 25 ea. – 4x8x1/2” sheet rock
* Nails 12’s sinkers hand drivers
* Several boxes of drywall screws
* 6 tubes – liquid nails, small tubes
* 2 ea. – 1 peace shower stalls 36”-42” square
* 2 ea. – shower fixture sets
* Various sized PVC plumbing pipe & fittings (1/2”, ¾”, 2 ½”),                                   other sizes may be needed as well
* Electrical Supplies (outlets, wire, switches, light fixtures, and fans for the bathrooms)

If anyone knows where we can get these supplies CHEAP, where we might go to get them donated, or if you would like to contribute toward us getting these supplies, please let me know.  Or, if you would like, you can donate securely online through PayPal. [ LINK on RIGHT ]

Thank you all for helping this vision come to pass.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

God Bless you, in Jesus’ name.  Amen!

OPERATION IMPACT

Our Mision:

IN June 2010, the IMPACT BUS will leave out from the City of New Orleans with a team of ON FIRE college-aged young adults. These young people are SOLD OUT to JESUS CHRIST and ready to make an impact of this NATION! They will be ministering in Word, worship, drama, benevolence, and outreach in cities, neighborhoods and in local churches.

The IMPACT TEAM will be working with local churches to train and motivate the local body to make a greater impact for their schools, universities, jobs, families and cities.

Traveling across this country, they will be IMPACTING many states including:

Oklahoma, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Misouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, North Carolina, Canada, And Others....

They will return to New Orleans in late August having spent three months in a relentless pursuit of the presence of the Lord and a desperate desire to see His Transforming power revealed to the lost and dying!

"Equip the saints for the work of the ministry..." (Eph 4:12)

"Always be ready with a defense to everyone who asks..." (1 Pet 3:15)


Testimonies:

"I finally made a decision. I decided to follow Christ 100%. . .
I was set free from every sin that I was a slave to.
That sounds like a supernatural God to me!"

Josh R. (age 20) Santa Barbara, CA

". . . Something about my life [had to change]. . .
I was set on fire by the Lord! I know who my Lord is. . .
I want to do His will and help others any way
that I can."

Jesse A (age 24) Port Orange, FL

"I grew up in Church. . . [in] time I didn't believe in God anymore. . .
[but] I praise God that He put certain people in my life. . .
I just have one thing to say [now], He is REAL!"

Meghan C. (age 18) TX

"I talked a good talk. . . And thought I was a true Christian. . .
And felt dead and stagnant. I finally allowed myself to lay
everything down at the foot of the Cross. . .
I have never been more free or had more joy in my life."

Brittany D. (age 19) LA

In over twenty years of ministry, there have been few things that I have been so excited and expectant about than Operation Impact and these young people who make up the team. Melanie and I want to give our complete endorsement and support for there efforts to reach the lost and impart into the Body of Christ this coming summer. These guys are the REAL DEAL and will "BRING IT". This is not some hyped-up youth ministry either. This group may just be in their late teens and early 20's - -but they have "cut their teeth" on front-line ministry and are ardent students of the the Word of God!

If you are a pastor or church leader - you would do well to schedule this group to come into your church this summer - - that is if you have time for a REVIVAL to break out!

Pastor Troy D. Bohn
Founder/Director - Raven Ministries International, Inc
(and) Free World Missions
(504)202-0939

Be sure to book this incredible group of young people for your church or ministry today!

RAVEN Amarillo Int'l Church Newsletter

Check out our first newsletter at the following link.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4ca5fa0966&view=att&th=128b2c72ff2ad2d1&attid=0.1&disp=attd&realattid=f_g9er2xsb0&zw

RAVEN East Coast In Amarillo, TX At Last

After a long trip across the Southern portion of our Nation, we finally made it to Amarillo, TX on Monday morning April 12th. We were welcomed by a large portion of the growing team.

It is now Friday the 16th and the newness still has not worn off yet, there is still a house full every night. We are excited to get started with the work the Lord has called us to here in Amarillo. We look forward to re-establishing relationships and refocusing the vision in this area. We are extremely humbled and honored by the call to establish this work in the place where RAVEN Ministries was birthed. We anticipate great things from the Lord this year.

If you are in the Amarillo area, and have questions or concerns about this work, please do not hesitate to call me at 717-965-7080 so we can arrange a time to get together and talk. Lucy and I would like to thank all of you, for your prayers and support.

Pastor Sam & Lucy Croghan
RAVEN Amarillo
RAVEN Amarillo International Church