--- title: The Newman Connection Blog | Raul Espericueta (2) description: Raul is a native of Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. (legally) at the age of 7. He’s the proud father of four and husband of a beautiful Irish girl named Mairin. Over the span of his professional experience, he’s served in multiple leadership roles in nonprofits, education and in service of the Church. His favorite thing to do professionally is to apply operating principles for Catholic organizations to help them optimize their purpose while growing in sanctity in the process. While not consulting, coaching and working hard to be a good listener, he enjoys going to the gym, yoga, audible books, and family time. (2) --- [![Horizontal-2](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Horizontal-2.png?width=1679&height=428&name=Horizontal-2.png "Horizontal-2")](https://connection.newmanministry.com/) ![Students2.Blog.Header](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/hubfs/Students2.Blog.Header.png "Students2.Blog.Header") # The Newman Connection Blog ### Resources for students, parents, and ministry leaders on college campuses. [Back to the Main Blog](https://blog.newmanconnection.org) # Author ![Picture of Raul Espericueta](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/hubfs/raul.jpg) ## Raul Espericueta Raul is a native of Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. (legally) at the age of 7. He’s the proud father of four and husband of a beautiful Irish girl named Mairin. Over the span of his professional experience, he’s served in multiple leadership roles in nonprofits, education and in service of the Church. His favorite thing to do professionally is to apply operating principles for Catholic organizations to help them optimize their purpose while growing in sanctity in the process. While not consulting, coaching and working hard to be a good listener, he enjoys going to the gym, yoga, audible books, and family time. # Let’s Grow - Filter By Topic - [All](https://blog.newmanconnection.org) - [Campus Ministry](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/campus-ministry) - [Faith Forward Stories](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/faith-forward-stories) - [Catholic](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/catholic) - [Faith Forward Movement](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/faith-forward-movement) - [Evangelization](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/evangelization) - [Student Stories](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/student-stories) - [Catholic Blog](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/catholic-blog) - [Lent](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/lent) - [Student Story](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/student-story) - [Faith Journey](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/faith-journey) - [Spirituality](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/spirituality) - [Prayer](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/prayer) - [Leadership](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/leadership) - [Saint](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/saint) - [Called+](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/called) - [Catholic Lifecycle](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/catholic-lifecycle) - [community](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/community) - [ministry](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/tag/ministry) ##### [The 7 Essential Components of Effective Campus Ministry](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/7-essentials-for-effective-campus-ministry) 17 Sep, 2021 ![Picture of Raul Espericueta](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/hubfs/raul.jpg) [Raul Espericueta](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/author/raul-espericueta) [0 Comments](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/7-essentials-for-effective-campus-ministry#comments-listing) [\[fa icon="angle-double-left"\] Prev](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/author/raul-espericueta/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.newmanconnection.org/all) ### Subscribe to our newsletter We hate spam. You’ll only receive essential emails.