2. What is an “Advocate”?

3. 4.) THE RESOURCES WE SHOULD UTILIZE 5.) THE MINISTRIES WE SHOULD CONSIDER IN THIS PRESENTATION 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE

4. 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW Answering God’s Call to Make Disciples of all Nations

5. 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE GREAT COMMISSION – Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

6. Dr. Tom Philips, “Statistics show that over the last 100 years less than half of ONE PERCENT of American and Canadian Christians have actually participated in international missions and gone out to work OVERSEAS.” 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW

7. College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY

8. College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

9. Angels College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

10. Creation College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

11. Adam & Eve College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

12. The Fall College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

13. The Flood College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

14. Tower of Babel College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

15. God’s Covenant with Abraham College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

16. Israel's Slavery & Exodus through Moses College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

17. God’s Law & the Tabernacle College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

18. Judges & Kings College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

19. Divided Kingdom & Captivity College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

20. The Messiah Arrives College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

21. The Church College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

22. Return of Christ College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

23. New Heavens & New Earth College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship

24. College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship Eternal Relationship

25. College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY Eternal Relationship Eternal Relationship

26. 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE Using the University Campus for World Evangelism

27. 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE How I Became a College Minister

28. of people raised in the church lose their faith by the age of 25. 75% of people who become Christians do so by the age of 25. 75%

29. “The Pentecost Parallel” 17.5 million American students and 1 million international students are gathering from all 50 of the United States and all 200 nations Universities in the USA People gathered from “every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) Jerusalem 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE

30. We Need a Paradigm Shift in our Missions Mentality 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE The University Approach to Missions: They come to us. The Traditional Approach to Missions: We go to them.

31. International Students Are Among the Future Leaders of the World 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE

32. Dr. Tom Phillips says, "It is perhaps the most practical and strategic way for the average American to have a long-term impact on the unreached people of our world. Few American Christians will go to live in the 10/40 window countries, yet the majority of these Americans live within a few minutes of a student from the 10/40 window." 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE

33. International Students Expect to Learn About Christianity from Americans 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE

34. GOD Islam Buddhism New Age Hinduism Judaism Christianity

35. IslamBuddhism Hinduism Judaism Christianity SIMILARITIES: DIFFERENCES: 1. Moral Standard = Peace 2. Immoral Life = Chaos

36. DIFFERENCES: 1. What is on the mountain top? 2. What can restore peace from chaos? NO God EVERYTHING is God MANY Gods ONE God ONE God ONE God IslamChristianityBuddhism New Age Hinduism Judaism IslamBuddhism Hinduism Judaism Christianity DIFFERENCES: 1. What is on the mountain top? 2. What can restore peace from chaos? NO God EVERYTHING is God MANY Gods ONE God ONE God ONE God PEACE DEPENDS ON THE MESSIAH’S MERITS PEACE DEPENDS ON OUR MERITS

37. Bill Bright, “Every soul is equally precious in God's sight, but not every soul is equally strategic.” Billy Graham, “Every Christian in America should help reach international students for Christ.” 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE

38. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE Developing Friendships with International Students

40. What Challenges Do International Students Face? Language: Bridging the gap between classroom language study and conversational skills, slang, idioms, puns, and jokes. Lack of Friendships: Surveys show that many don’t make a lasting American friendship. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE Culture Shock: Feelings of surprise, disorientation, confusion, due to the difficulty of assimilating into a new social environment. Results: Frustration, homesickness, desire to withdraw, feelings of isolation and rejection.

41. Leviticus 19:33-34 “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself." 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE

42. Jesus is (kind of) an international student himself.

43. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE Dr. Tom Philips, “Statistics prove that among the international students who study in the U.S., historically 70% have never been invited to an American HOME during their stay. More than 85% are never invited to an American church or have any meaningful contact with genuine Christians during an average stay of FOUR years.”

44. 4.) THE RESOURCES WE SHOULD UTILIZE Benefiting from the Knowledge & Experience of Others

45. 5.) THE MINISTRIES WE SHOULD CONSIDER Implementing Programs and Recruiting Volunteers

46. 2.) Invite Them To Hang Out 3.) Be A Friend, Whether They Express Interest in Christianity or Not 1.) Do What You Do With American Students 4.) Experiment With Programs 6.) Determine to Befriend ONE International Student This Year 5.) Cast the Vision & Enlist Volunteers 4.) THE MINISTRIES WE SHOULD ESTABLISH5.) THE MINISTRIES WE SHOULD CONSIDER

47. “I _­­­­­_____, as an advocate in the cause of reaching students to reach the nations, hereby accept the challenge of befriending one international student this year.”