Exposure and Follow-up

1. Exposure and Follow-up Starting Strong on Campus

2. Matthew 28:18-20 All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Me, therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to obey all that I have commanded and, lo, I am with you always even to the end of the age.

3. Significance of Reaching Leaders on campus “The University is the clear-cut fulcrum with which to move the world. More potently than by any other means, change the university and you change the world.” Dr. Charles Malik Past President of the UN General Assembly

4. We Must Affirm our Commitment to Reaching Students • Because of its offering of students • Because of its gift of leaders • Because of its formation of influencers • Because of its concern with ideas • Because of its wealth of scholars • Because of its abundance of internationals Adapted from Jon Hinkson’s article in Principles of Leadership

5. The Question is not, “If students will be influenced?” but, “By whom will students be influenced?”

6. Estimated Proportion of Each Generation Reached for Christ Builders (58+) 65% Boomers (41-57) 35% Busters (28-40) 15% Bridgers (10-27) 4% Dr. Thomas Rainer The Bridger Generation p. 169

7. Students ARE interested in God/Spiritual Issues From the Quest Interview: Question 5 – On a scale from 1-10, rate your desire to know God. (Ten is high, 1 is low. 10 - 38% 9 – 6% 8 – 14% 7 – 12% 6 – 9% 5 – 9% 4 – 4% 3 – 2% 2 – 2% 1 – 3% 0 – 2%

8. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone knew someone who truly walked with Jesus? • We desire to put the gospel within arm’s reach of every student. • From the International student to the fraternity guy • From the single mom taking part time classes to the medical students • From the student commuting to those living on campus • Full time/part time—male/female—traditional/non-traditional • Our mission is to take the gospel to every student

9. How can this happen? • Making Disciples starts with “Going.” Going means initiating relationships and sharing our faith. • Broad Exposures—defined as evangelistic content with an opportunity to respond • Two year team faith goals of the St. Louis Metro Team—Remember, each number represents a person that God cares for • 200,000 exposures (media included) • 6,000 group presentations (eg. Meetings) • 4,000 individual presentations

10. How can this happen? • Media Strategies • www.everystudent.com (posters, billboards, t-shirts, ads, etc) • Distribution Strategies • Freshman Survival Kits with multiple pathways to the gospel • Personal/Group Strategies • Team meetings, Individual interviews and surveys • Giving FSK’s to friends/acquaintances individually

11. Potential Benefits of FSK’s • Positive PR/Publicity - Christian group giving out cool, free stuff. • Broad-base Gospel Exposure - Numerous students are being exposed to the Gospel. • Identify like-minded Christians and gather them together into transformational communities. • Identify spiritually interested unbelievers by utilizing the Spiritual Interest Questionnaires. • Create on-the-spot opportunities to share the Gospel with the students.

12. Freshman Survival Kit Strategy • This is heavy on practicals • Gather your team to pray • Find out when you can give out materials—New Student Orientation, Move in days, Club Fairs • FSK’s are allocated to area campuses • FSK’s are one of many strategies and a great way to start. • Remember, even if you have give out kits before, people are receiving them for the first time.

13. Freshman Survival Kit Strategy • Get surveys printed (from staff or www.godsquad.com) • Get pens • Have invitations to events (weekly meetings/small groups/Fall Getaway) at your table for people who want a little extra information. • Have a poster to tell people that you are giving away free materials

14. At the table… • Meet early enough to get set up and get prayed up • Try to have 6-10 people at the table so you can do immediate follow-up with people who express an interest—make sure to write appropriate notes on the back of cards • Remember the point is to be making friends while exposing many to the gospel

15. At the table… • I like to get people’s attention by saying something like, “Hey, have you gotten your bag of free stuff yet? This is Campus Crusade for Christ and we’re giving away these bags with cool stuff. If you wouldn’t mind filling out a card that would be great!” • Smile and initiate with people. This is normal, start of the school year stuff. You can be bold and friendly and no one will mind. Respect people if they say no.

16. At the table…more practicals • Think of a line or two that describes CCC’s weekly meeting, small groups, or events in a manner that is understandable and attractive to both Christians and those who are not • Avoid “Christianese” that might not resonate with someone unfamiliar with our Christian subculture • Eg. “youth group” and “Praise and Worship”

17. After the kits are distributed… • Praise God and Pray for the people whose names are on the cards • Have someone immediately begin entering the information into the excel spreadsheet that the staff provide. • Send an email within 24 hours to everyone who expressed an interest letting them know about events that you have going. Let them know that you will try to contact them by phone or in person as soon as possible.

18. Other table requests… • Please keep good records of student responses so we can give and account to the donors who provided finances for the kits • Please write brief stories (broad or of specific people) and email them to Dan.Allan@uscm.org

19. Other table requests… • Please take good digital pictures/videos so we can show off your school at our weekly meetings. Email them to Dan.Allan@uscm.org • Good pictures of: • People holding bags or distributing kits • People shots not scenery • Fronts of people not backs

20. Follow up phone calls • http://www.godsquad.com/pdfs/00000046041.pdf • Be Friendly. Be Bold. They have requested to know information. • Be praying throughout • This is the most significant bottleneck in follow up. We can’t repeat this enough!

21. Follow up parties 2 Timothy 2:2 “…and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to to teach others also.” • After we “go” and meet new people, we are making disciples and beginning the process of entrusting to others who will teach others also.

22. Follow up parties • Make sure to have food—funding help from St. Louis Metro • Make sure to have fun—games and/or mixers • Make sure to have content—perhaps a testimony of how God has changed a life. • Have a door prize as an extra incentive for people to come.