New Life

Resources, the publications arm of the Campus Crusade for

Christ, broke ground this week for its new 22,000-sq. ft.

warehouse in Peachtree City's Crosstown 74 Business Park.

Its current

facility on TDK Boulevard serves as the headquarters for

shipping out tons of printed material, plus videos and

cassettes, to churches and Christians seeking outreach

strategies, resources for youth and children plus

families and individuals interested in enriching their

spiritual lives.

According

to Pat Pearce, director of New Life Resources, the

organization's primary goal is to "help fulfill the

great commission," that is, proclaiming the gospel

to everyone, everywhere in the world.

"We

are not a church," Pearce emphasized. "We are a

para-church, a ministry which assists churches, groups

and individuals with appropriate materials."

The Campus

Crusade for Christ is a large and diverse organization

with 40 different ministries. "Some have their own

distribution centers for materials, but the largest and

most comprehensive warehouse is located here,"

Pearce noted.

He

explained that there is a large demand for materials from

all areas of Campus Crusade ministries that can be found

on college and university campuses, in high school

athletic programs, and in the military. The materials are

literally developed "in the field by the same people

who are doing the work," Pearce said. "They are

the ones who are developing the tools."

One of the

most popular Bible study series currently is called

"Home Builders," Pearce said. Family Life

conferences staged by Campus Crusade in major cities like

Atlanta draw between 3,000 and 4,000 husbands and wives

seeking to repair or enrich their marriages, he

explained. "It's powerful stuff," he said.

Another

area where Campus Crusade has focused its attention is on

high school materials and programs for even younger

children. "The tools will always be changed,"

Pearce explained, to address current trends in society.

For instance, the tract entitled, "The Four

Spiritual Laws," which presents "a clear

explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ" and is

used as an evangelistic tool, has also spawned another

tract entitled "Would You Like to Know God

Personally?"

Pearce said

that this is the four spiritual laws couched in a

relationship-based format that reflects today's

relationship-oriented society.

New Life

Resources has grown significantly since it was launched

in 1989 from a 1,100-sq. ft. warehouse in Union City.

Pearce recalled the ministry's next move to a 5,400-sq.

ft. space on Dividend Drive in Peachtree City and

eventually to its current 10,000-sq. ft. home, which is

now outgrown. The new center is expected to open in

October and will feature a display area in the foyer.

Last fall,

Pearce and his staff of 15 distributed approximately 183

copies of the "Jesus" video in a six-county

area. They continue to send out the popular tape

nationwide.

Pearce has

been affiliated with Campus Crusade since 1977. He and

his wife, Linda, have three children and live in

Peachtree City.