Hey there loyal viewers!   This is Laura from the recruiting department. I know that you’ve probably been reading our blogs, following the teams, and thinking to yourself, “I wonder when the recruiting department is[…]

"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;     let the sea resound, and all that is in it.  Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;     let all the trees of the forest[…]

This past week in a series of unfortunate events all the pictures on my computer got accidentally deleted.  For those of you who know me well, this was very devestating...eight years (or more) of pictures,[…]

  For the last three weeks of tour we have been learning about leadership development as a team. Each week we look at a reading given to us by the ministry office together after reading[…]

"Let us consider how we may spur one another on to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together...but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews[…]

This past week has been filled with many adventures down in Florida...here's just one of the many...enjoy :) http://vimeo.com/35914747

Back in the first week of this tour my team and I were in my hometown, Darrouzett, TX. It was weird just driving through Oklahoma from Joplin, MO, another place where I had connections, and[…]

The team is now 3 1/2 weeks into our winter tour. We've had some really great experiences along the way and some frustrating ones but I think we can all say we have seen God's[…]

This tour we've started leadership development training.  Our time with CTI has already been training us to become effective, Christian leaders but the reading we've been doing has opened our eyes to a new perspective on[…]

There's times in our lives when we have to be vulnerable. Whether we want to or not or we are just put in a position where being made humble is the only option, you have[…]

As it is in the negatives back at our home base in Willmar, MN, 14;21 has been basking in sunny, warm 70+ degree weather of Florida. A trip to the beach to swim in the[…]

While we were in Darrouzett, Texas for our concert, on Wednesday night, my host dad came up to me and asked if I could go write a message on the chalkboard in his Sunday school[…]

Winter tour has officially been going on for three weeks, and so far it's been full of ups and downs. :) On a personal basis, I've loved every place we've been blessed to go to.[…]

When I was on a summer team in 2008, one of my team mates challenged me to do something.  The challenge seemed simple enough, each night list off 10 things you are grateful for that[…]

Eleven and a half weeks...well ten and a half weeks now seems like a long time when you're looking at it from the very beginning. We were all refreshed from Christmas break and are ready[…]

Hey everyone!I wanted to share a little piece of our team with you! I made this video on the way to Nebraska and I hope you have the chance to enjoy it! It's somewhat of[…]

During our first part of tour, we were blessed to have our first stop in Midwest City, Oklahoma, which happens to be the hometown of our very own Sarah Baird!  We enjoyed getting to spend time[…]

I am in my second fulltime year of CTI and I am so thankful for the opportunities I've had the people I've been able to meet.  I've had so many experiences in my 17 months[…]

Hello all!  After a wonderful 2 week break and a celebration of Christmas, we are now all back on the road for our longest tour of our year.  This tour will be about 12 weeks[…]

Thanks to all of you who responded to the matching challenge!  We were able to qualify for the entire match amount based upon funds received by the end of the year! We thank God for[…]

Contribute $50 or more towards CTI's 2012 Annual Campaign before the end of the year and your donation will be MATCHED by another CTI supporter!  $10,000 in matching funds has been offered.  So far we've received $8750[…]

I'm here in Spokane, WA right now and I have a moment to myself to, as Mary did in Luke 2, ponder these things in my heart. I have a chance now that I'm not[…]

Hey there! Well, tomorrow kicks off Christmas break for us full-timers, but up until now we've been very busy bees. Last Tuesday, we began our Annual Campaign here at the ministry. It was a great[…]

Hey there friends and family!For the past week and a half, the fulltime teams have been a part of CTI's Annual Campaign. The Annual Campaign allows us to connect with supporters and alumni to donate[…]

 It's funny how we sometimes forget that ministry is not just a one time thing when you're in another country or in a position where you are there to do ministry.  Ministry is a way[…]

Hi everyone!   It's been a little bit more than a week since we finished our fall tour. We spent the time since then helping out with CTI's annual campaign.Since we didn‘t have to start[…]

It's difficult to encapsulate this recording process and what it has meant to a number of us.  I know for myself it has been formative.  We started out with a task, that task became an[…]

I've been reading the book "Whatever Happened to Worship" by A.W. Tozer and it's been speaking to me a lot on how I need to be living my life.  The more I'm reading the more[…]

The current estimate of tea consumed by Chris, Jim and myself during mixdown sits at around 8 gallons (roughly one and a third gallons per song mixed).

Hey all!As we have finished our fall tour, we are headed into the Christmas season, and I wanted to share where my heart is and what I have been reflecting on since we got back.My[…]