Chapter 8: Engaging the Campus with the Gospel

By Bob Fryling

Charles Malik, former Secretary General of the United Nations, has said, “Universities directly or indirectly dominate the world. Their influence is so pervasive and total, that what ever problem afflicts them is bound to have far-reaching repercussions.”

Ward Gasque, professor at the University of British Columbia, says, “The university is perhaps the most strategic mission field in the world today. The future of the church and society will be determined, in large part, by what happens there in the next 25 years.”

You as a college student not only live in this strategic mission field, but you are one of the key missionaries sent to it! In fact, when we talk about “engaging the campus,” we are really talking about a missionary strategy of intentionally communicating and demonstrating the Gospel on your campus.