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What is an “Advocate”?

What is an “Advocate”?. 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW. 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE. IN THIS PRESENTATION. 4.) THE RESOURCES WE SHOULD UTILIZE. 5.) THE MINISTRIES WE SHOULD CONSIDER. 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW.

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What is an “Advocate”?

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  1. What is an “Advocate”?

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

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

  4. 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.” 1.) THE MANDATE WE SHOULD FOLLOW

  5. 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

  6. College Ministry in GOD’S REDEMPTION STORY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  27. 75% 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.

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

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

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

  31. 2.) THE OPPORTUNITY WE SHOULD REALIZE Dr. Tom Phillips says, "It is perhaps the most practical and strategic wayfor 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."

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

  33. Islam Judaism GOD Buddhism Christianity New Age Hinduism

  34. DIFFERENCES: SIMILARITIES: 1. Moral Standard = Peace 2. Immoral Life = Chaos Buddhism Christianity Islam Judaism New Age Hinduism

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

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

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

  38. What Challenges Do International Students Face? Culture Shock: Feelings of surprise, disorientation, confusion, due to the difficulty of assimilating into a new social environment. 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 Results: Frustration, homesickness, desire to withdraw, feelings of isolation and rejection.

  39. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE 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."

  40. Jesus is (kind of) an international student himself. 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE

  41. 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.” 3.) THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD LOVE

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

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

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

  45. “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.”

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