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1921-
Nondenominational Minister;
Founder of the Campus Crusade for Christ
Targeting Youth.
In 1951 Bill Bright founded the Campus Crusade for Christ, a nondenominational ministry that targeted the salvation of high-school and college students. His "Four Spiritual Laws," which spelled out his basic belief that salvation comes from the acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior, were effective evangelizing tools. The laws were God loves you and has a plan for your life. Sin separates us from God. Jesus is the only provision for man's sin. We must individually receive Christ as our Savior.
Vietnam.
The Campus Crusade for Christ attracted increasing numbers of young people, although some observers noticed that Bright's workers had a minister's exemption from the draft in the turbulent days of the Vietnam War and wondered if that accounted for the young men who joined his program.
Explos.
In the 1970s Bright set...
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