Leveraging College Life for the Gospel

Mar 25, 2025

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In Episode 5 of Season 5, hosts Shane Pruitt, Paul Worcester, and Lacey Villasenor welcome guest Ellington Crabtree to the show. Ellington is a junior at the University of Kentucky and discusses how she is leveraging her life as a college student for the glory of God. Be encouraged as she shares how God is actively moving to ignite students with a passion for sharing the gospel and following Him fully in every aspect of their lives, on and off campus.

Also in this episode:

How to strategically reach college freshmen during their first weeks on campus
The impact of intentionally training and equipping the next generation
Why mentorship and church community are vital for college students to live on mission and thrive
How youth and college pastors can collaborate to bridge the gap for incoming freshmen
The role of the Holy Spirit to work in both large-scale revival as well as in the mundane moments of obedience

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Shareable Quotes:

“The most important thing that the Lord has been teaching me is to include Him in everything that I do and getting to see college students join in on that. It expands, and you see the brokenness on the campus and want to see Jesus make change in that.”
—Ellington Crabtree

“Shout out to our college ministries that are focused on reaching freshmen. I want to double down on the reminder that this is such a pivotal moment, maybe one of the most pivotal moments in someone’s entire life.” —Paul Worcester

“Life change is walking day by day, moment by moment, discipleship, walking in holiness, in righteousness, in the right direction. Ministry is not a sprint; it's a marathon.” —Shane Pruitt

“This is a revival generation where we're seeing the resurgence of a new passion for evangelism and for discipleship.” —Lacey Villasenor

“College pastors have the opportunity to strategically help students think through their personal ministry, their spheres of influence. They can consider that their mission field.”
—Paul Worcester