With over 2,000,000 students in this country, Christians with a passion for evangelism have to be a good thing. The Life Gospel Project last year fuelled a new enthusiasm among students for sharing the good news of Jesus with their peers - and the momentum is growing.
During the last term, three major regional student events have focused on the importance of evangelism. Each aimed to encourage students to live out their university and college years for Christ, sharing him with others with relevance, creativity and faithfulness to the gospel message. In Exeter, students from across the South West soaked up a day of evangelism training. This was followed by a practical session doing questionnaires in the city centre.
In London, around 800 students descended on All Souls, Langham Place, for Only One Life: the event of the year for Christian students in the capital. Then to the North East, where students from as far as Bradford, Sheffield, Newcastle, and York travelled to Durham for the GO - live for God, speak for Christ event. The hosts, Durham University CU, report: 'As universities and colleges across the North East are in the midst of evangelistic opportunities, and have mission weeks planned for next term, GO was a great launch pad in the calling Christ has for each of his followers.'
