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Ministry Update: Robert Knuth – Top of the Rollercoaster

"Why do you do what you do?" It's the million-dollar question that we (almost!) never ask each other. Surely, "what do you do?" is every American's favorite go-to conversation starter. And if you're not a pastor in Ann Arbor and conversation doesn't turn immediately awkward as your secular neighbors fumble to know what to say (I jest!), you might even get the follow up...

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Ministry Update: Robert Knuth -- Two Announcements!

"Then the king said to me, "What are you requesting?" So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it.'...And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of God was upon me." -Nehemiah 2:4-5, 8b ...

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Ministry Development and More Family Updates - Robert Knuth

Delete Ministry Development and More Family Updates - Robert Knuth Big news out of Ann Arbor! We are adding TWO new female staff to our team. Monse Santiago and Sarah Kettel officially started last week on June 1st, and will be spending the summer fundraising before beginning an orientation with us on August 7th. What does adding female staff mean? It means A...

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End of Semester and Family Update from Robert Knuth - June 2023

Delete End of Semester and Family Update - Robert Knuth We took 24 students to RUF Summer Conference in Laguna Beach, FL for a week! Students spend the morning in seminars (I taught one on the intersection of faith/work), have the afternoon free to hangout on the beach, before finally returning in the evening for a time of worship and small group discussion. ...

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Ministry Update from Robert Knuth - December 2022

The Gospel changes hearts and lives. Enjoy a glimpse into how God is at work at the University of Michigan! Your partnership means the entire world.We still need $4,000 to close out our 2022 budget. Will you consider making a year-end gift to RUF Michigan? Or email me back with a friend who you think might be interested in joining our team? The new semester starts Wedne...

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Ministry Update from Robert Knuth: October 2022

Beauty changes people. Maybe that's a hot take. But regardless of what you believe, I would imagine that you only do things that you find to be beautiful. The beauty of it has "drawn you in," so to speak.The allure of it, the pleasure of it, the comfort of it, the prize that comes along with it, the list goes on. Christianity agrees. The Bible puts forward that the most ...

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Congregational Meeting: October 9, 2022

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Follow-up to Freekind's Presentation

Freekind Keynote Slide

We were fortunate to have our ministry partner Freekind share more about their ministry during our Adult Education hour on September 25. Below is additional info that was requested during their presentation. From Lisa Kersey, Executive Director: I promised a few things to adult education group that I'd like to share, so you can pass onto them as appropriate: In Purs...

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Ministry Update from Robert Knuth - July 2022

Testimony Time! I wanted to give y'all a sneak peek of our promo video going out on social media in the next couple weeks. One of our rising senior students, Anthony, exhausted dozens upon dozens of hours to make it a reality! I'm very proud of him--I hope you enjoy his hard work! The rest of the email are filled with responses from students when asked, "why RUF?" Th...

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Ministry Update from Robert Knuth: June 2022

"Robert, I think Christianity makes sense." Elizabeth started coming to RUF large group in September because one of her sorority sisters invited her. It took two months for us to eventually grab coffee, but when we met, she told me she had not been to church since she was 4 years old. She was willing to try out RUF because she "had always been spiritual, but it wasn't un...

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