Interesting Quotes from Staff Applications

Thirty years of Memories

For over six years, we read hundreds of applications for those who wanted to work with Cru for both stateside and international assignments.  I estimate I've reviewed between 750 and 1,000 applications over our time with Cru.

Occasionally we'd come across something an applicant wrote that struck us as funny.  We thought you might enjoy reading some of those.

"I never dreamed God would lead me to staff because it was opposed to all my rational thoughts."

"Sometimes his dogmatic persuasiveness is misunderstood as insensitive pushiness."

"I have always wanted to work in a large building with many people, and I wanted to be surrounded by Christians, especially young single women Christians."

"I have been chosen as a finalist for the Publishers Clearinghouse 10 Million Dollar Sweepstakes, but other than this, I have not received any other significant honors or awards."

“[When I deal with loneliness] I go to the beach, think, pray, and walk on the water.”

From references:

"Everyone considers me a squeaky-clean-white-as-snow guy, but compared to Jon, he makes me look off-white or cream color."

Comment on the applicant's sensitivity to others:

"For a male, very sensitive."

 "John is sometimes unaware of other's feelings, not because of a callous heart, but just because he's a male and not clued in."

Summarize the applicants fitness for Christian service:

"Overall good.  She is of small frame and appears fragile, but she tries to exercise at least once a week and eat right."

Does the applicant have any outstanding abilities?

"Excellent driver with no tickets in five years."

 "He's really good at racquetball and at sniffing-out malarkey." 

 "She is pretty good at Jeopardy."

"He can roll a quarter up his stomach!"

What moral guidelines have you established for relationships?

"Our guidelines Include: Kissing in moderation!!  We want to stay away from any kind of foreign kissing." 

 "It is very difficult to think clearly while french kissing."

 "Low-key kissing is the fartherest (sic) I will go until marriage.  French kissing is not admissible."