Red Cups, Rootbeer and the Gospel...

Hello, friends!
Last night, was a Large Group.  Beter than that, it was an outreach.  Better than THAT, it was an outreach with students doing the evangelism.  Imma go ahead and call that the trifecta.

In ACF we don't have a ton of traditions, but one that we started a few years back is our St. Patrick's Day Root Beer Kegger.  There is a great microbrew in town that makes a pretty spectacular rootbeer, so we usually order up a pony keg, but some ice cream for floats, have dinner, and talk about the Christian worldview on drinking and partying.  It is usually one of our best attended Large Groups, and this year was no different. 

But, this year we decided to switch things up a bit.  InterVarsity does a number of really great things, and one of them is called a proxe startion.  A proxe is pretty much an artistic conversation starter that lead people through a Gospel presentation.  This past summer, InterVarsity launched the Red Cup campaign, which asks students to answer the question, "What are you thirsty for?"  Will and I figured this was a great way to tie evangelism into Large Group.  Why not take students through the Proxe and see what happens?! 

The prep actually started a few weeks ago at our leaders meeting.  ACF and BCM students were introduced to the display and we practiced going through it together.  It was cool to see the conversations that were happening, just in our little group.  The students led really well and were actually pretty excited about it. 

Fast forward to last night, and things went just about as well as they could have gone.  The ACF leaders (and one BCM leader) all led multiple students through the proxe.  As I was walking around and eavesdropping on conversations (an essential staff skill), I could hear that people were really interacting with the display and having good conversation that went beyond the surface.

Overall, last night was a huge blessing.  No one (that I know of) made a decision to follow Jesus, but if nothing else, they got a clearer picture of what the Gospel is actually about.  Also, it was great to see our leaders step out into evangelism in a way that was accessible and not awkard.  Praise Jesus for creative ways of spreading His Truth! 

Prayer Points:
- Just 10 more days until City Lights!  Please be praying for our group as they prepare themselves for the trip of a lifetime. 
- BCM momentum is starting to move, but with more movement comes more resistance.  Please be praying for me as I navigate these issues and try to bring students to a greater understanding of what Jesus wants to do on campus. 
- It is March, which means it is migraine season!  I am hoping that the less than stellar February means a better than average March.  Please be praying for protection. 

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam