Life Group Leader Training

Topic: Outreach!

Jen Bystrom, Cenia Wong, Mike Bost

Park Street

February 1, 2004

  • Jen Bystrom – lessons about evangelism from East Asia
  • Cenia – stopped at the border coming back from Tihuana because of citizenship
  • 1 Peter
  • “strangers in the world, scattered throughout…” (1:1)
  • Calls his audience “aliens” not because of geography, but because of spiritual belonging
  • Alienation was not a problem – rejected by people does not matter because she was different anyway. Risk of rejection is neutralized.
  • Holy Spirit was already at work in hearts in East Asia; He is also at work here.
  • Students need God just as much here
  • Alien/stranger to God before knowing Christ(Ephesians 2:19)
  • Cenia Wong –20 minutes, read straight through 4 Spiritual Laws (monotone!) with someone and she prayed to receive Christ
  • Obviously it was not Cenia, but God drawing her, since it was probably very boring.
  • We must remember Jesus’ parable of thegrowing seed (Mark 4:26) and the mustard seed (4:30), for evangelism. Most of the work is not done by us, but by the Holy Spirit in the hearts of those that we talk to.
  • Vision (Mike Bost)
  • Steve Sawyer (hemophiliac from CurryCollege) – one guy’s testimony lead hundreds or thousands to Christ
  • FIRST PRONG: Broad sewing – cast broadly, give every single student an opportunity to be exposed so that God can work in them
  • SECOND PRONG: Have everyone involved in this vision
  • Possible opportunities of outreach, and random spattering of ideas for each one
  • Valentines Day
  • Advertisements (Bulletin boards, newspaper ad, posters)
  • Flowers/gifts that are personalized
  • Reallife ads for the 13th
  • Surveys
  • Passion of the Christ – comes out February 25, 2004
  • Highly Recommended
  • Mike Bost went to see a screening of it – amazing!
  • Mike highly recommends some quiet time afterwards.
  • Paul Harvey writes praise for the film
  • Steve Douglas(President, Campus Crusade) –“Go, bring friends, process”
  • Rent out a Theatre
  • Hand out door-hangars
  • Compare passion with The Last Temptation
  • Invite friends
  • Easter
  • Egg hunt
  • Empty biscuits
  • Easter Dinner
  • Veritas Forum – February 18-22, 2004
  • Advertising through “Every Student’s Choice”
  • “All Campus Media” Susan Grant, New York office: 212.751.7030, extension 25 (fax: 212.751.6440)
  • $880 for 37,000 exposures (Campus of 5,000 students)
  • To Order: call Integrated Resources at: 1.800.236.9238, Fax: 812.339.8389
  • Surveys (Questionnaires) – this is sort of a side-topic but it is a strategy that can either work with the other strategies or can stand alone.
  • Passion of the Christ
  • Relationships – Valentines Day
  • Simply target friends and classmates