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Block Three: Evangelism
What if your church got a fresh imagination for sharing Jesus on the campus?
The call to share the good news of Jesus with others can be met with energy or resistance, great ideas, or feelings of guilt and struggle. Your church probably holds a mixture of these experiences!
The university years are mission critical. College students are living in a context that is built for community, connection, and the sharing of information.
What if evangelism could be experienced as a natural, necessary, and fruitful endeavor for you and your community? What if students started coming to faith?
Read chapter 4 of the Church & College Students before the session to get the most out of this content
Chapter 1 is available free here or you can buy the book now.
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Discussion Questions
For you and your team…
What are some of the struggles or negative connotations both you and your team may hold around the word and work of evangelism? Where did they come from? Share your stories…
What opportunities does your church already have to share Jesus and invite others to know him? Are you seeing much fruit in mission? (think new believers, baptisms, new people integrated into church life)
How might your church begin to share Jesus with college students? How could you equip and encourage students to share Jesus with their friends?
Prayer Space
Take some time to pray together, listen to God and seek His wisdom and vision for this building block.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.– Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
What does this look like in practice?
Explore these practitioner voices to learn from different contexts and find yourself in the story.
Kendall & Katie
Hear from college pastors in a large church and a campus ministry, reaching both a State university and a private Christian university.
Aaron & Valissa
Hear from church planters reaching a large State university and a HBCU.
Pam & Joel
Hear from senior leaders of a smaller local church next door to an elite school with a high proportion of international students.
Kris & Taylor
Hear from a senior leader and a college pastor of a large church reaching a very large State school next door.
Extra Tools
Mission Styles: Learn how you’re wired to share Jesus (in less than 10 minutes)!
DMC Deck: Pick up this deck of playing cards with 52 questions to spark missional conversations beyond small talk.
Redeeming Evangelism free download
Alpha: