John wrote: >>> Campus yes ---- street corner, no. >>> But nothing I said is speculation.
David Miller wrote: >> Very interesting, John. Can you tell us more about >> your experiences in campus preaching? Do you still >> do it? When you did it before, how much did you do >> it? Did you see good fruit from it (conversions, the >> starting of new ministries, the startup of new preachers, >> etc.)? Did you have any mentors? If so, who (anybody >> we know)? John wrote: > ... I will be glad to share. I do not believe in > street evangelism for a number of reasons, by > the way. But, before I came to that decision, > I preached on the campus of College of the > Siskyous [sp]. That was also the first of my in > class ministries -- as I call it. I was a pastor > in the small town of Weed, California. I never > talk about numbers when it comes to conversions. Can you tell me more about what your experience was like? For example, I know someone who tried to preach on campus once without any idea of what he was doing, and virutally nobody paid attention to him. He was, in effect, speaking to the air. His message was not pertinent. It took only a few times of doing this before he gave up. I'm trying to understand your background as a campus preacher. How often did you practice this? Did you preach only a few times in the open air trying to gather a crowd, or did you do this every day for a year, or what? Were you able to attract the attention of the students and engage them in meaningful dialogue through publicly preaching, or were you completely ignored by students and therefore judged the method ineffective because of that? Please try to help me understand your experience. I have met other ministers who no longer preach in the open air, only in the pulpit, but they always highly respect what I do, having experienced it themselves. You are the first one who I have met who has done it but rejects it outright. I truly would like to understand your experience a little better and why you are against the method. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
