Outreach Strategies
Reading through the Book of Acts you’ll observe the first disciples spreading the gospel through a variety of evangelistic strategies: outreaches at the local synagogue, ministry in the marketplace, public debate, individual conversations. They adapted their strategies from place-to-place based on effectiveness and appropriateness. Reaching students with the gospel requires no less thought, strategy, and adaptability. In this section you’ll find an assortment of new, creative, and time-tested strategies for exposing the campus with the gospel.
Perspective: The Story and Purpose
Perspective was born on a dark and lonely street in Puebla, Mexico. Seriously.
How to use Facebook
This gives you easy ways for students/staff to share with others in their Facebook: profile, status, and in messages. Also explains how to run Facebook ads for campus or...
Offering an Article or Video
Here’s a fun way to offer people something of value. Tried on summer projects, and enjoyed by those doing it, and those receiving it.
Gospel For Every Student—Resource List
We have a growing number of evangelism resources and this document provides an overview of these tools and strategies, explaining the purpose they serve and how they...
Why Have Evangelism Strategies?
This article explains why we give such attention, thought, energy, and creativity, “to winning as many as possible” to Christ.
How to Use EveryStudent.com
The EveryStudent website sees thousands of people make decisions for Christ each and every month. It’s a perfect place to send a friend or student who has questions...
Surveys and Questionnaires
You can do a campus survey on just about anything, which is what makes it such a versatile and adaptable strategy. Here are some examples as well as some survey samples.
The Focus Group Strategy
On some campuses ministries invite non-Christians to an event to give their thoughts, feedback, and criticism on Christians and Christianity. This opens up dialogue,...
How To Use Soularium
Soularium is arguably the most effective and innovative means of campus evangelism developed in the past decade. This article explains how to use the deck of Soularium...
Creative Evangelism Ideas
This is a section taken from the book The 250: Creative Ideas for Evangelism which can be ordered at the CruPress store. In the book, and in this excerpt, you’ll find...
The Freshman Evangelism Strategy
How do you expose every person on campus to the gospel? You make sure that each year you expose the Freshman Class. It’s a four-year, time-tested strategy, and you...
Prayer, Care, and Share
A very simple, intentional strategy for sharing Christ with friends. For several weeks you commit to praying for them, then you look for ways to care for them, then you...
Seasonal Outreaches
This is a chapter taken from the book The 250: Creative Ideas for Evangelism. Christmas, Easter, even Halloween can provide an opportunity to generate a spiritual...
Relational Evangelism
No need to worry about what to say or how to transition the conversation: evangelism can be as easy as inviting a non-Christian friend to come with you to a meeting,...
Holding a Matthew Party
The Gospels tell us that when Matthew came to faith he threw a party inviting both his new family (believers) and old friends (“tax collectors and sinners”) and let...
Freshman Survival Kits
Freshman Survival Kits are an ideal way to connect with incoming Freshmen, publicize your ministry, and give away a gospel-bearing gift to every first-year on campus....
Evangelistic Weekly Meetings
By making use of the outline, approach, data, and research of well-known national outreaches, anyone can do an evangelistic talk and any weekly meeting can become an...
The “I Agree With” Campaign
A Christian student is selected to write a statement of faith, which is then published in the school newspaper. Meanwhile, signs and flyers are posted “DO YOU AGREE...
Community 2:8—Evangelistic Community
Based on 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (“we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well”) this approach to evangelism goes by the name...
Evangelistic Bible Studies
The secret to an effective evangelistic Bible study is finding a topic that lends itself to spiritual discussions. Here are two from Cru.comm: one dealing with The...
The Short Film Evangelism Strategy
Film is the language and currency of this generation. The Short Film evangelism strategy uses short films (5-10 minutes) to create a spiritual dialogue and provide a...
Outreaches to Different Campus Groups & Communities
The campus community is a composite of innumerable sub-communities: athletes, artists, sororities and fraternities, Asians, Anglos, African Americans. This article...
Stripped-An Evangelistic Discussion
The “Stripped” discussion guide explores concepts like isolation, meaning, value, truth, and God: launching the discussion through an exploration of art—paintings...
2012 Evangelism Resources and Strategies
The Gospel for Every Student & Faculty (Gospel4ALL) is our priority (or strategic path step) for evangelism on the USCM Strategic Plan. Gospel4ALL efforts help us excel...
Evangelistic Speakers Forum
Before coming to faith, Michael Leahy lost nearly everything to a pornography addiction. When speakers like Leahy come to campus, crowds flock to hear them and people...
Prof 101—Five Things You Need To Know About Professors
Paul Gould outlines a vision for reaching the campus though reaching out to university professors. Here are five things you need to know about professors.
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