Joel Born

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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Joel! I live in Knoxville, TN with my beautiful wife, Erin, and our two wonderful daughters!

My ministry and mission focus is to encourage young men to become Christ centered disciple makers from the University of Tennessee.

Here’s why:

Ingrained in all men is a desire for identity. Deep within them is the question “do I have what it takes?” and “who am I?”. They want to know who they are and will go to great lengths to discover their identity. This is the reason why so many young men party, sleep around, and make all sorts of questionable choices. They want to be known by anyone for anything. 

However, Christians know that our true identity comes only from Christ. And in that identity we men find the courage to be truly compassionate, honest, and bold.

This is why my ministry exists and I hope to offer these three ingredients to being a man: 

1. deep Biblical understanding of life

2. the adventure of sharing the Gospel with friends and strangers

3. learning practical skills (like changing the car’s oil or how to read a map and compass.) 

So many young men do not have these essential ingredients in their life, but each are essential in a man becoming a well rounded, confident Christian disciple maker.

God used a college ministry to  shape my life. I can think of nothing greater than to help young men experience that as well!

I would love to answer questions about Cru or my ministry and how you can pray for and financially support the Great Commission of Christ! 

Feel free to call or text me at (859) 361-9116 or email me at joel.born@cru.org

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