Synopsis
Grad school comes with many challenges and difficulties. It demands time and talents more than undergraduate studies. It exposes weaknesses and limitations- perhaps for the first time - and surfaces insecurities and fears that most haven t dealt with before. For some, grad school comes with great cost. Relationships, emotional health, and financial security can take a hit. Most significantly, you may sacrifice a relationship with God. With the demands and pull of grad school, many see God as either irrelevant or a luxury they can't currently afford. But what if that didn't have to be so? What if instead of seeing God as a distraction or maybe even a barrier to your success, you began to see Him as something else? What if you saw God as the one constant, underlying thread who weaves Himself all throughout grad school so that you will come to know Him personally? Written by two former grad students who understand these challenges, Encountering Jesus will lead you toward a more genuine relationship with God and help you to discover what God has in store for you in and beyond - grad school.
About the Author
Chad Young and Ashley Holleman serve on staff with the grad ministry of Cru. Chad Young has served on staff with Cru full-time since 2002 and with the grad ministry since 2016. Prior to joining Cru, he completed a master s in pulp and paper engineering at Georgia Tech and spent six years working in the paper industry. He is the author of Authenticity: Real Faith in a Phony, Superficial World (InterVarsity Press) and Wrestling with Faith, Love, and Gators (Leafwood). Chad currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Elizabeth, who also works with Cru, and their four children: Wyatt, Clark, Evelyn, and Josilynn. His hobbies include cheering on his kids in sports, following college football, and laughing with family around the backyard fire pit. Ashley Holleman has served on staff with Cru since 2003, and as the national director of Cru s grad ministry since 2015. Prior to leading Cru s grad ministry, Ashley completed a master s in chemistry at the University of Michigan and then joined Cru staff to minister locally to grad students first at the University of Michigan and then at Penn State. In his spare time, Ashley enjoys building furniture, gardening, watching North Carolina basketball (and sometimes North Carolina football), and reading. He and his wife, Heather who also works with Cru, have two daughters Sarah and Kate.
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