{"id":1415,"date":"2025-07-08T04:28:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/?page_id=1415"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:47:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:47:25","slug":"elementor-1415","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/elementor-1415\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor #1415"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1415\" class=\"elementor elementor-1415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90887ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90887ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8669f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8669f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFD700 0%, #FFA500 100%);color: #333;padding: 20px;text-align: center;border-radius: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px\">\n  <h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;margin-bottom: 8px;font-weight: 500\">\n    Cru Connections Essential Concepts\n  <\/h2>\n  <p style=\"font-size: 0.9rem;max-width: 800px;margin: 0 auto 10px\">\n    You want to help people encounter Jesus and grow in their faith. However, organizing and keeping up with all the connections you're making can be complicated and challenging. We've been there, and believe there is a better way!\n  <\/p>\n  <p style=\"font-size: 0.85rem;max-width: 800px;margin: 0 auto\">\n    The Cru Connections tool simplifies organizing and planning your ministry relationships so that you can focus on connecting people to the gospel and helping them follow Jesus. Connections was built to be used from the moment a student fills out a survey, through discipleship and graduating on mission. We pray it helps our leaders turn lost students and faculty into lifelong multiplying disciples.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c941c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f5c941c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;border-radius: 10px;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #FFD700;margin-bottom: 10px\">\n  <h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;font-size: 1rem\">Getting Started with Cru Connections<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;font-size: 0.85rem\">2 Topics<\/p>\n  \n  <button style=\"background: #FFD700;color: #333;padding: 5px 12px;border: none;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;margin-bottom: 10px\">Expand<\/button>\n\n  <div id=\"section1\">\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/getting-started-with-cru-connections\/topics\/okta-login-for-connectionsbeta\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Okta Login for Connections<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/getting-started-with-cru-connections\/topics\/adding-connectionsbeta-to-your-phones-homescreen\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Adding Connections to your Phone's Homescreen<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1526e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1526e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bb677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c3bb677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;border-radius: 10px;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #FFD700;margin-bottom: 10px\">\n  <h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;font-size: 1rem\">How to Find People in Connections<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;font-size: 0.85rem\">3 Topics<\/p>\n  \n  <button style=\"background: #FFD700;color: #333;padding: 5px 12px;border: none;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;margin-bottom: 10px\">Expand<\/button>\n\n  <div id=\"section2\">\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/how-to-find-people-in-connections\/topics\/why-is-there-an-inbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Why is there an Inbox?<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/how-to-find-people-in-connections\/topics\/why-do-we-have-contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Why do we have Contacts?<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/how-to-find-people-in-connections\/topics\/how-are-the-inbox-and-contacts-related\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">How are the Inbox and Contacts related?<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121f043 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"121f043\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e422cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e422cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;border-radius: 10px;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #FFD700;margin-bottom: 10px\">\n  <h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;font-size: 1rem\">My Inbox<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;font-size: 0.85rem\">5 Topics<\/p>\n  \n  <button style=\"background: #FFD700;color: #333;padding: 5px 12px;border: none;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;margin-bottom: 10px\">Expand<\/button>\n\n  <div id=\"section3\">\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/my-inbox\/topics\/who-am-i-seeing-in-my-inbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Who am I seeing in My Inbox<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/my-inbox\/topics\/what-can-i-do-with-people-in-my-inbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">What Can I do with People in My Inbox<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 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They aren't in My Inbox anymore.<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f66d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86f66d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524e9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"524e9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;border-radius: 10px;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #FFD700;margin-bottom: 10px\">\n  <h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;font-size: 1rem\">My Contacts<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;font-size: 0.85rem\">3 Topics<\/p>\n  \n  <button style=\"background: #FFD700;color: #333;padding: 5px 12px;border: none;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;margin-bottom: 10px\">Expand<\/button>\n\n  <div id=\"section4\">\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/my-contacts\/topics\/who-am-i-seeing-in-my-contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Who am I seeing in My Contacts<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/my-contacts\/topics\/what-can-i-do-with-a-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">What Can I do with a Contact?<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/my-contacts\/topics\/navigating-engagement-level-on-a-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Navigating Engagement level on a Contact<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f72875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7f72875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;border-radius: 10px;padding: 15px;border-left: 4px solid #FFD700;margin-bottom: 10px\">\n  <h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;font-size: 1rem\">Putting it all together<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;font-size: 0.85rem\">2 Topics<\/p>\n  \n  <button style=\"background: #FFD700;color: #333;padding: 5px 12px;border: none;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.8rem;font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;margin-bottom: 10px\">Expand<\/button>\n\n  <div id=\"section5\">\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/putting-it-all-together\/topics\/video-overview-of-follow-up-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">Video Overview of Follow-Up Process<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background: white;border-radius: 8px;padding: 8px;margin-bottom: 6px\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cru.org\/connectionstraining\/courses\/cru-connections-essential-concepts\/lessons\/putting-it-all-together\/topics\/whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: #333;font-size: 0.85rem\">What's Next<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cru Connections Essential Concepts You want to help people encounter Jesus and grow in their faith. 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