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Students learning ‘God is greater’ than the darkness

“The Baptist Collegiate Ministries across Florida play a strategic role in reaching students on campus and connecting them to local Florida Baptist churches,” said Nathan Schneider, Florida Baptists’ next generation ministry lead catalyst.
  • January 31, 2025
  • Florida Baptist Convention
  • Featured, Florida, Kentucky, Latest News, Pennsylvania
Brad Crawford, director of Baptist Campus Ministries at University of Central Florida, says that God is at work in the hearts and lives of college students. Although “the darkness is dark and the needs are great,” he says, “God is greater.”
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Students learning ‘God is greater’ than the darkness

What is Brad Crawford’s one message to those who may be disheartened about the darkness in the world and what that might mean for the next generation? His one message is a simple three words: “God is greater.”

Crawford, director of Baptist Collegiate Ministries at University of Central Florida, is confident that though many may be tempted to feel “disheartened” about the next generation, God is still very much at work.

“While it’s true that the darkness is dark and the needs are great, God is greater, and He is still at work in the hearts and lives of college students,” Crawford reflected. “God is at work on our campus, and we have a group of students who are committed to growing in their faith and being intentional about sharing it with others.”

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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Jessica Pigg and originally published by the Florida Baptist Convention. 

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