Since it’s inception, I have watched God use The Traveling Team ministry on over a thousand campuses and in tens of thousands of student’s lives. Today, the legacy and influence of The Traveling Team’s world vision extends to virtually every country on the planet. Only eternity will reveal the ultimate impact Todd Ahrend, Claude Hickman, and their sacrificial teams of world changers have made. The body of Christ will forever be indebted.
John Iamaio
It's so easy to stay focused on what is in front of our eyes. The Traveling Team elevates our vision to consider what role we can have in the world. I have consistently been impressed by their passion, humble service and openness to feedback.
John Iamaio, Rochester Area Cru Director
Matt Kirby
We invite The Traveling Team consistently because they do a tremendous job casting vision for world missions. They are incredibly engaging and funny and our students walk away from these meetings with a bigger picture of what it means to be a World Christian.
Matt Kirby, Missional Team Leader for Cru at Montana State University
Ken Jones
The Traveling Team is freeing up college students to be obedient to Jesus! Inspired by the lives of the committed team members, taught to know the heart of God through His Word, awed by His work through collegians in the past, and challenged to be the ones to live out His story now, my students are being mobilized to touch the world for their good and the glory of Jesus. The Traveling Team is a partner with North Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministry to disciple students and bring joy to the world!
Ken Jones, Campus Minister, North Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministry
Rahul Agarwal
Partnering with The Traveling Team has helped motivate and inspire my students to share the Gospel throughout the world! They have helped our BCM desire to reach the nations!
Rahul Agarwal, Director Tampa Area Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Alan Marsh
Over the years, I have had The Traveling Team come through our ministry 5 times and each time has proved incredibly encouraging and profitable to our work! TTT challenges our students to think about what it means to be a World Christian, while also reinforcing many of the truths about evangelism and discipleship that we as Campus Outreach are trying to pass on to our students. Many of our students have felt spurred on to love and good deeds through them, and even a few have ended up overseas! Hosting the team is a special joy, as our family and fellow staff are refreshed by any time we have with their staff. You will not regret an opportunity to come alongside them in ministry!
Alan Marsh, Area Director Jacksonville, Campus Outreach
Max Barnett
I am so grateful to God for The Traveling Team and how they help collegiate ministries focus on making disciples in all the nations.
Max Barnett, BCM Colorado State Director
Neil Walker
The Traveling Team has set the pace the past 15 years in mobilizing college students to join God in making His name known among the nations. They are a joy to work with as they preach what they practice, living as World Christians and laboring to fulfill the Great Commission.
Neil Walker, DIRECTOR USC Christian Challenge
Dave Roderick
"The Traveling Team does a great job of sharing the central message of the Bible. The members are personable and challenge students to get involved with God's mission on campus."
Dave Roderick, Former InterVarsity staff University of Maine
Mike Elsner
The Traveling Team does an excellent job explaining God's heart for the nations through Scripture. This team connects well with students and encourages them to go to the world in the context of your particular ministry. I have witnessed them sharing with both small groups and large ones with great ability to motivate young people to be on mission!
Mike Elsner, Oregon State U, Athletes in Action
Josh Johns
The Traveling Team is committed to seeing students live a life on mission for God. I have yet to see a group share the Father's heart for the world in a more compelling way. We're grateful for this ministry and the ability to partner with them in reaching and mobilizing the university campus.
Josh Johns, Kansas City Metro Cru
Melissa Swalla
I love the Traveling Team! They bring such a comprehensive Biblical lens to God's heart and mission for all people that engages students who have never thought about world missions, to those who have already served. It's deeply theological and practical. It gives me such a good framework for further conversations with my students. I so appreciate TTT and their work.
Melissa Swalla, Intervarsity in Wyoming, Laramie County Community College
Tom Ryan
The Traveling Team has been coming to the University at Buffalo for over 10 years and sharing the message of missions and God's heart for the Kingdom to ALL NATIONS with BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ). In a world trying to push God out of everything, it is even more crucial that the message of the gospel and God's saving grace is shared with ALL NATIONS. The Travelling Team does an incredible job sharing God's heart on missions as well as equipping college students with resources to step into God's mission field. With the nations literally coming to our doorsteps at universities, the Traveling Team provides a clear message and plan on how to reach the Nations. BASIC Buffalo is proud to have a partnership with this incredible ministry.
Tom Ryan, BASIC at U of Buffalo
David Sheehan
One of our leadership students has been very faithful to serve God and his people in our ministry. One thing she was unwilling to do was take the Gospel elsewhere--her parents don't know Jesus and fundraising was too high of a hurdle. At the end of the spring semester The Traveling Team arrived on her campus. Hearing about God's heart for the world from a fresh new voice and meshing it with her own experience of Jesus lit a fire in her to take the Gospel to the nations. She quickly landed on a summer trip to the 10-40 window, tearfully jumped into the fray with her folks, and got on a plane. I highly recommend allowing The Traveling Team to serve your ministry by pointing out again the biblical truth that we are blessed to be a blessing.
David Sheehan, Cru Director at RPI
Erik Lettner
As a Team Leader with Cru, I have enjoyed having The Traveling Team come onto several of our universities in the Milwaukee Metro area for nearly two decades now. They are a fresh new voice to our students; speaking on God's heart for the world and the need for missions and missionaries. My wife and I personally enjoy housing the team and getting to know them while they are with us.
Erik Lettner, Milwaukee Metro Cru Director
Gary Stidham
The Traveling Team consistently provides clear and engaging Bible teaching to grow our students' heart for the world.
Gary Stidham, BCM Director at University of Texas Arlington
John Anderson
God used The Traveling Team when I was a student at the University of Northern Iowa to give me a picture of how big He is and how much He loves the nations. Their stories of missionaries who trusted a big God for big things forever changed my life. Now, I love having them come and pass on that same vision to our students as we ask God to raise up world-changers in our ministry!
John Anderson, Navigators Campus Director at Wichita State U
Gentry Young
Our chapter loved getting to hear from The Traveling Team, it sparked so many conversations and led several women to seek after ways they could partner with sharing the Gospel on our campus and overseas.
Gentry Young, Sigma Phi Lambda at Texas A&M
Kyle Nelson
Thank you to The Traveling Team from the Navigators at Oregon State. For over a decade, as I have worked on campus with the Navigators, The Traveling Team has played a key role in helping us mobilize students with a vision for the world, as well as helping me personally sharpen my ability to point Jesus loving students toward God's heart for the World.
Kyle Nelson, Campus Navigators at Oregon State U
Nick Gillispie
From the time of their arrival to when they leave, The Traveling Team is a blessing. They seek to not only be a blessing to your students but also your staff team. They encouraged our vision for the nations and were a breath of fresh air to host.
