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June 2001

Ben is one of the three guys Nate works with at Michigan who are spending their summer at Virginia Beach.

Laborers for a Lifetime—Motivated by the Glory of God!

This is the theme that we are pursuing this summer here at Virginia Beach. It is our hope that each of the students on this project would become a laborer for Christ for the rest of their life. We want them to be a part of making disciples of Jesus Christ for their entire life wherever God calls them—whether that is in the marketplace or as a full-time minister.

The second part of the theme is also essential to what we want to see happen in these students lives. We don’t want students to become laborers for Christ because they feel like it will look good in others’ eyes or even God’s eyes. We also don’t want them to become laborers because they think it will bring meaning and significance to their lives. We want them to become laborers for a lifetime with the hope that God would be glorified though their ministry. We glorify God by making His holiness and majesty known—by helping Him to receive the credit He is due.

Evangelism Model

One of the ways we bring glory to God is by being involved in bringing others into an eternal relationship with Him. We do this by sharing the gospel with people—also known as evangelism. Often we think of evangelism as something that other people do in foreign countries. In reality we are all called to evangelize by telling others about Christ.

Campus Crusade for Christ has always placed a high priority on evangelism. It is one of the chief reasons we exist. However, at times, we have emphasized one form of evangelism to the neglect of other legitimate modes of sharing Christ with others.

Within the past few years we have begun to teach what is called the Evangelism Model. Nate had a chance to teach this model to the students. The model is an attempt to have a more comprehensive view of evangelism that is also more in line with the whole of the Bible.

The model consists of three relational modes of evangelism—Ministry, Natural, and Body. The ministry mode is what we do a lot of in Campus Crusade. This involves a believer sharing the gospel with someone they didn’t know prior to the conversation. When we share Christ on the beach this summer or in a student’s room in a dorm this fall we will be practicing the ministry mode of evangelism. The natural mode of evangelism is when believers share with someone they know. This could include sharing with co-workers, friends or family. The body mode of evangelism is when an unbeliever is exposed to the gospel message through the body of believers in a group setting. This could include someone hearing the gospel at a church function or at something like our weekly meeting on campus.

Each mode is essential if we are going to be most effective in our evangelistic efforts. We must employ the ministry mode evangelism if we are to reach those who are not connected to believers in this country or throughout the world. The majority of people come to Christ through people they know—whether they are shared with personally or are invited to an event where they hear the gospel. When these modes are used together they become even more effective than when used alone. All three modes are modeled in the New Testament by the apostles, the early church, and by Christ himself.

Andrew's Update

I had fun at Fort Michilimacinac in Mackinaw City on our vacation. This is what I would’ve looked like as a soldier at the fort. I thought it was pretty funny, and so did Mommy and Daddy. I saw the soldiers there shoot their muskets and a cannon.

I am having fun meeting new people. I have two girlfriends who live next door. We get to play together a lot. It’s fun to play ball with the students. I’m also enjoying playing bubbles and learning to use sidewalk chalk. The ocean scares me with those waves and I don’t like the feel of the sand in my feet.

This picture shows how much I like dessert!

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