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Engage the Campus

Empower Students in Mission

Use every opportunity to develop leaders

Throughout this phase of meeting new people and gathering them to encounter Jesus, you are looking for students with a calling to reach their friends and help you host this new community. Everything you’re doing on campus in this phase is an opportunity to empower new students. Coach new students to join you in starting spiritual conversations using the Exploring Faith quiz. Invite them to help you host the Encounters with Jesus gathering, inviting their friends, bringing food, and leading parts of the conversation. Help them network map their connections on campus and empower them to start their own Jesus Encounter groups.

Here are a few practical activities and skills you can use to equip and empower students on campus:

Having a spiritual conversation.

Use the script and the Exploring Faith Quiz card to train them how to start a spiritual conversation. Then set up a role play where they approach you and lead a conversation through the quiz.

Download the Faith Journey Quiz Faith Journey Quiz Script

Inviting a friend to InterVarsity.

Use the Tips for Making Great Invitations worksheet to train them on inviting and then help them pick one friend to invite this week. Set up a role play where they practice inviting a friend to the next Jesus Encounter. Ask them to imagine they are inviting him/her and in 30 seconds or less make a clear, specific and personal invitation.

Tips for Making Great Invitations

Telling a personal story during Bible study.

Using the Leaders Guide for your next Encounter with Jesus, pick one of the suggested stories from Step 4. Help them think of a personal story from their own life and write an outline for a short 1-2 minute story. Set up a role play where they practice sharing their story during the Bible study.

Leading an Encounter with Jesus.

Use the Encounter with Jesus Bible study and the Leaders Guide to train them how to lead the Encounter with Jesus. Set up a role play where they lead the application section of one of the Encounters with you.

The Encounters with Jesus SeriesEncounters with Jesus Leaders Guides

Sharing the Big Story.

Use the Big Story Handout to train them how to share the gospel and make an invitation to faith. Then set up a role play where they practice sharing the big story with you. Coach with encouraging feedback and specific adjustments to make.

Big Story and Call to Faith Outline

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