CREATIVE EVANGELISM IDEAS
CREATIVE EVANGELISM IDEASTHE TWO-FIFTY BOOK EXCERPT250 proven strategies used on campuses around the country.Creative, effective, cutting-edge ideas compiled from 170 CampusCrusade movements. Give a copy to student leaders and it will notonly give them ideas, but inspire their own creativity in reaching thecampus.The 250 is organized by the following topics:Modes of Evangelism: prayer evangelism, ministry evangelism,natural evangelism, and body evangelism.Student Groups: athletes, ethnic students, freshmen, fringe groups,greek students, international students, and men/women.P OS TCA RDS F TROHEMTCOWOR-FINIFTHTY1A Miscellany: church partnerships, holidays & seasons, focus groups,questionnaires, service, speakers, and ideas for the future.ORDER ONLINE AT CRUPRESS.COM 2010, CruPress, All Rights Reserved. CruPress.com
sdgPrayer EvangelismEvangelism is first and foremost a work of God. Therefore,the place to begin your evangelism is always with prayer.Prayer aligns us with the work of God and allows us theprivilege of participating in his unfolding plan.Certainly we need to pray for evangelism and the spreadof the gospel. For example, Paul often exhorted thebelievers to pray for his witness to others (Colossians 4:3,4), even as he prayed for the salvation of his own people(Romans 10:1). Later, you will read examples of campusespraying for evangelism.But there are fresh winds blowing in the spiritual atmosphere of our culture. With these breezes has come openness to prayer as a common spiritual experience. The majority of people today claim prayer as part of their regularway of life. Though there is great divergence in whom theypray to and how they pray, the act of prayer can be common ground. In light of these realities, many have discovered prayer to be an effective means of outreach-prayingnot only for evangelism, but also prayer as evangelism.( 11 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
1( the250 )Southern ConnecticutState UniversityPRAYER PRECEDES REVIVAL ONFOOTBALL TEAMby Christian Martin( 12Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
*PRAYER( MODES OF EVANGELISM )Sowing in prayer reapedthe blessing God had forour ministry.PPraying in front of the schoollibrary every day at 7:30a.m, forseveral months, may seem like ahard pill to swallow, but for theministry at Southern ConnecticutState University, it was the wayGod brought them together tosee more than 20 football players receive Christ!“One of the guys in our ministry is onthe football team,” staff member Christian Martin said, “and one day the coachapproached him to ask if he knew anypastors that would like to be a chaplainfor the football team.” Christian said Pastor Rick started a Bible study with theplayers on Friday afternoons, and aftera few months, more than 20 footballplayers accepted Christ into their hearts-- even the head coach gave his life tothe Lord!“When He said we reap what we sow,He meant it,” Christian said. “Sowing inprayer reaped the blessing God had forour ministry.”››*2How Can We Pray for You?One of the Bible studies at North CarolinaState went door-to-door in the dorms andasked students one simple question: “Howcan we pray for you?” They used a prayersheet to help remember all the requests. Thenext week, the group followed-up with thosewho asked for prayer with questions like“How’s your mother doing?” and “How didyou do on that test?” The group was amazedby how open people were to prayer.››3 Faithful to 5Oklahoma State is using the LighthouseStrategy (Prayer, Care, and Share) to reach thecampus. Students were challenged to comeup with five names of friends they know thatthey can pray for, care for, and share with. Forsome, it’s the first time to share with someonethey know personally. One girl kept prayingfor her friend during the year. Then one day,they went out to eat together. The girl asked ifMORE PRAYER EVANGELISM IDEAS ››( 13 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
( the250 )she could pray before she ate. Praying before ameal was a big step of faith for her.››4 rayer Table a Spin on the PubPlicity TableThe students at LSU set up a table right infront of the student union, asking students forprayer requests. On the prayer cards, studentscould write their first name, prayer requests,and whether they wanted someone to contactthem. Many students revealed significantthings on those prayer cards. Campus Crusadedid not post their banner above the table;they wanted to pray for their peers, not promote the campus movement.››5 Prayer CircleEvery Thursday at noon, Morgan Statestudents meet in a circle to pray at areas ofcampus that experience high foot traffic. Thispublic prayer circle is especially common andaccepted in the African-American community.Other Christian groups are encouraged to join.››6 cience and Prayer:SDo They Mix?At John Hopkins Nursing School, Campus Crusade created a partnership with Nurses Christian Fellowship and organized a prayer table.The theme was “We’d like to pray for you.”In one hour, prayer requests ranged fromconcerns regarding the war and the economy,to more personal requests about children andclasses. Snacks were also provided.( 14Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
Ministry EvangelismThrough the years, Campus Crusade has been known forour intentional and strategic efforts in ministry evangelism.We have had the privilege of sharing Christ with countlesscollege students who otherwise might not have had theopportunity to consider Christ. Evangelism in the ministrymode occurs when we intentionally reach out to anotherperson with the purpose of witnessing to them (in contrastto the natural mode, in which we share with someonebecause of our relationship or natural connection). Butministry evangelism doesn’t all look the same. There arecountless examples of creative approaches, both to engagean audience and to communicate relevantly to them. Theexamples that follow will give you a taste of the creativitybeing used across campuses today.Several of the next cluster of ideas relate to evangelistic media campaigns viewable, and downloadable, atescmedia.org (see p. 94). These ads are used to publicizethe evangelistic website, everystudent.com (see p. 4). Youmight glance through these resources before viewing thefollowing ideas.( 15 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
7( the250 )LA Metro TeamCELLPHONEEVANGELISMBY JODY HANFORD( 16Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
*MINISTRY( MODES OF EVANGELISM )Call your Grandmother.IImagine cell phonethemed posters allaround your campus that say, “Ifthe person on the other end wasGod, would you take the call?”That’s how students at Mt. San AntonioCollege tapped into the electronic culturewith a cell phone outreach, thanks to onestudent’s unlimited calling plan.After two weeks of advertising, Campus Crusade students set up a table witha pop-up tent and blown-up versionsof the flyers hanging off the side. Signswere also posted saying, “Free Cell PhoneCalls Anywhere in the US” and “Call yourGrandmother.”Before making their call, studentswho came to the table were asked to gothrough a customized survey that included the question, “If God called in onyour cell phone, what is one question youwould like to ask Him?” Students andstaff shared the “Knowing God Person-ally” booklet and three students trustedChrist during the outreach!››*8 Target Areas RevisitedIn our niche society, the University of NorthernColorado avoids campus-wide evangelismevents. Instead, they focus on communitygroups, like students in the theatre program.Bible studies each have a vision/outreachleader, and each of the groups owns a targetarea. These leaders chart the course for developing relationships with the students in theirspecific target area and organize outreachesthroughout the semester. Rather than bringingin major speakers, the ministry pours energyand attention into the small groups, helpingthe students learn the art of sowing seedswith those they see every day.››9 Broken Art ShowStudents at the Maryland Institute College ofArt in Baltimore held an art show under thetheme of “Broken.” The students reservedthe gallery and arranged all the art. The showlasted several weeks and hundreds of peopleMORE MINISTRY EVANGELISM IDEAS ››( 17 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
( the250 )came through to visit. The guest book signatures record a mix of faculty, staff membersand students.››10“ Are You Ashamed?”CampaignAt New York University, the ministry organized anoutreach called “Are You Ashamed?” They promoted the event with T-shirts, and one speakerused a historical survey of Christianity to addressissues like the Holocaust and the Crusades.››11 Business Student OutreachTo reach his peers in the business department at the University of Texas, one studentinvited a business professional each week todiscuss how his or her Christian faith played asignificant role in the workplace. Named afterthe business term “return on investment,” ROImet in the business school.››12 veryStudent.comEon Card StockStudents at Northern Arizona Universitywanted to motivate more students to visitEveryStudent.com (an evangelistic website).So they created prominent card stock signsand posted them on stakes around campus instrategic locations. One series of signs, placednear the engineering school, provided a varietyof reasons to believe in God. Another seriesof signs, placed in a heavily traveled walkwaybetween the student union and the bookstore, listed six or seven reasons to save sexfor marriage. All of the content came fromEveryStudent.com articles and the website wasprinted at the bottom of each sign; printedusing a simple, readable font, the signs drewattention - every night more than 25% of themwould be knocked down.››13 top the Presses!SWith Real Life NewsA yearly newspaper is published by the UC Davis ministry. Each year Real Life News focusesits content around a special speaker, such asDarrell Scott, whose daughter, Rachel, died inColumbine. The first year it included evangelistic ads and articles from Rusty Wright andDick Purnell. They print 5,000 copies of the 12page paper for only 10 cents a copy and handit out at lecture halls and around campus.››14 “Hey, I did a 180!”The Twin Cities Metro ministry expanded anidea born at UW River Falls three years earlier.On the ministry website, students posted theirphotographs with their testimonies. Next, thepicture/testimony combos were printed outin poster form and table tents to distribute onthe individual campuses. “Hey, I did a 180!”became the theme of the outreach and severalcampuses within the metro area hosted aspecial speaker and invited students to publiclydescribe their testimony. Since many studentsprepared their personal testimonies, the “180Campaign” provided long-term success as well.››15I f We Are Only Matter,Do We Matter?The ministry think-tank at Yale Universityprepared a campaign called “Think About It.”Ads, posters and discussion groups posed thequestion, “If we are only matter, do we matter?” Discussion groups with humanists andBuddhists on campus followed.››16 Soul Inside?Wanting to stimulate spiritual conversationson the campus of Dartmouth College, thegroup created a campaign, complete witha logo-a yellow caution sign with a personlooking down at a hole in their heart, and thecryptic question: Soul Inside? Some postersfeatured prominent people like Mother Teresaand Princess Diana, and asked, Where are theyafter their death? The campaign included adsand articles in the school paper, dorm discus-( 18Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
*MINISTRY( MODES OF EVANGELISM )sions and lectures. They hosted a multi-faithpanel discussion, and gave away Bibles andother books.››17“ What Bugs YouAbout Religion?”At the University of New Mexico, the ministryruns five to six evangelistic media campaignsper year, seeing a few students respond viaemail for more information each time. Thestudents created their own campaign titled,“What bugs you about religion?” To kick it offthey had students submit quotes of what theydidn’t like about religion and then had a gradstudent write an article in response. Morethan 60 emails came in as a result with someas long as three pages. Each one was tellingthings that bothered people about religion.The ministry followed up via email and metwith willing students.››18 “I’m all ears” CampaignYou can speak volumes if you just listen. At theUniversity of Florida, staff members and students promised a listening ear, inviting studentsto meet them at a certain place to offer theirpoint of view. They utilized the student newspaper, emphasizing that anyone who camewould be listened to closely. The campaignincluded T-shirts promising, “I’m all ears.”››19“ Who do you think I am?”CampaignBased on Jesus’ question in Luke 9:20, the UCSanta Barbara ministry ran a campaign titled,“Who do you think I am?” T-shirts, postersand the school newspaper were all utilized todraw attention to Jesus and famous quotesabout Him. They also included quotes fromprofessors at the school. The campaign concluded with a local pastor sharing who Jesus isas explained in the Bible.››20“ Real Life” CampaignAccomplishes CoverageA multi-faceted campaign called “Real Life” atBall State created a wide spectrum of opportunities for students to share, no matterwhere they were in their Christian maturity.At the core of the outreach, leaders of themovement placed evangelistic ads from theEverystudent.com website in the paper. Simultaneously, students and staff members wore“Real Life” T-shirts with EveryStudent.compublicized on them. The messages at theweekly meetings were also coordinated withthe campaign. The “Real Life” campaign wasvery effective in terms of coverage. Studentsknew about it all over campus and there weremany opportunities for personal evangelism.Bible study groups also paired up to share thegospel on campus.››21 What to Wear for Great SexOne popular evangelistic ad addresses thequestion of sex before marriage by stating, “What to wear for great sex” along withthe picture of wedding rings (viewable atescmedia.org). The ministry of Boise Stateran this campaign during condom week oncampus and as an enhancement passed outgold rings to further solidify the point withstudents.››22 Buses for JesusPenn State thought of a creative and cost effective way to get people thinking about God.The ministry rented ad space inside the localbuses and prepared five separate ads aboutthe attributes of God. Each ad ran on 50-60buses with the potential to be seen morethan 4 million times. Topics included God’sgoodness, mercy and justice, and included theministry website. The ads cost the equivalentof a page ad in the paper for one day. Next( 19 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
( the250 )year they plan to run the ads again and willuse them to highlight their weekly meeting.››23 Pass the SaltKent State wanted to spice up conversationson campus, so they made T-shirts with thewords, “Pass the Salt.” Everyone wore theirshirts on the same day, generating questions about the meaning. In response, staffmembers and students spoke about God andinvited people to the weekly meeting.››24 Are you Empty?With the word “Empty” plastered on theback of T-shirts, students at Cal State Fresnoengaged their peers in spiritual conversations.What do people do to fill the emptiness intheir lives? As a part of the campaign, severalstudents explained how they were rescuedfrom a place of emptiness.››where they could register to win 50. On thesite they found banners like, “If you were todie today, how sure are you that you would goto heaven?”››28 Movie Night IntermissionAt Albuquerque Community College, theministry invites the whole campus to come toa movie night. During the movie, they have anintermission: students fill out a questionnaire,which later is used to pull a name for a giftraffle and for spiritual follow-up later.››29 PurdueQuestions.orgPosters advertising the WebsitePurdueQuestions.org covered the campus ofPurdue for several weeks during the semester.Once students visit the site they have optionsto read a number of evangelistic articles available from escmedia.org.25 EveryStudent.com, LiterallyOver a two-week period the ministry atOhio University blitzed the campus withEveryStudent.com evangelistic posters. Anemail was sent to every student and letterswere stuffed in student mailboxes. They utilized posters and newspaper ads as well.››26“ Code Red”Odor WarningJames Madison University’s CampusCrusade has blazed trails with using theEveryStudent.com website. T-shirts were printed with the words “Code Red” and includedthe website address. Prizes were awarded tothose students who wore their shirts the mostconsecutive days.››27 50 Website OutreachAt UC Davis the ministry passed out severalthousand cards inviting people to their site( 20Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
Natural EvangelismThroughout the day, our paths naturally intersect the livesof many individuals. These natural connections providemany opportunities to be a witness for Christ. For staffmembers, as outsiders in the campus community, naturalopportunities are harder to come by. For students, as insiders, they abound. Often these connections come as divineappointments, when God orchestrates the circumstancesto bring two people together. But in many ways we can beintentional at both fostering relationships and creating theenvironment in which significant conversations about thegospel occur.( 21 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
( the250 )LighthouseUniversity of Arkansasby Hunter Hall( 22Reserved.) 2010, CruPress, All RightsCruPress.com
*NATURAL( MODES OF EVANGELISM )We have asked students onlyto live in relational and bodylife and the only time we doministry evangelism is fortraining purposes.WWe continue to emphasize being intentional with relationalevangelism. We have had twosemesters worth of Lighthousestrategy training and we are seeing students come to faith sometimes as long as a year aftersomeone initiated with them.To make it practical, we take an aspectof the Lighthouse strategy (prayer, care,share) over one semester. Each month isa mode where one part of the strategy isemphasized. For example, the first monthis spent in prayer. Praying for peoplespecifically and praying for opportunities to relate and share with them. Thesecond month is the month of caring. Wespend time brainstorming ways to communicate care, how we can do randomacts of kindness and we revisit howthings are going every two weeks. Thethird month we focus on opportunitiesto share with the people that we’ve beenpraying and caring for.Most of the relationships take muchlonger than three months to build. Wekeep a poster board of names of all thestudents we’re praying for as a visualreminder. We have asked students tofocus on relational evangelism and theonly time we do ministry evangelism isfor training purposes. Our desire is toposition students for a relational approachto evangelism.››*31 Book on the DeskCorner MinistryCuriosity may have killed a cat, but one NewJersey businessman figured curiosity mightalso help save someone. He bought a numberof copies of the books “Darwin’s Black Box”and “Mere Christianity.” He then offered togive a copy to students at Princeton if the students would agree to place the book on thecorner of their desks for one month and use itto initiate conversations. Around 50 studentsMORE NATURAL EVANGELISM IDEAS ››( 23 ) Reserved. CruPress.com 2010, CruPress, All Rights
( the250 )accepted the challenge and were able to initiate conversations with those who sat close by.››32 rt InstituteASports OutreachCreativity is no problem for students at theArt Institute of Chicago. To draw attention,surface interested people, and develop friendships, the students advertised a running club.They advertised the club with scenes from themovie Chariots o
The 250 is organized by the following topics: Modes of Evangelism: prayer evangelism, ministry evangelism, natural evangelism, and body evangelism. Student Groups: athletes, ethnic students, freshmen, fringe groups, greek students, international students, and men/women.
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