He said the groups had a right to make converts. However, Miller, an ordained Christian minister, questioned radical forms of evangelism. I don't think beating people over the head is the most effective tool. He said he understood why some students with other religions were turned off by evangelism. ECM, which Holcombe described as a more liberal campus ministry, does not focus on recruitment.
College seems a prime time for conversion.
For the first time, students are away from their parents, whose religions they inherited. They come to college eager to learn about new ideas. Just as credit card companies hope to exploit college students who are exercising financial freedom for the first time, evangelicals hope to tap into desires for students to have their own sets of religious beliefs. It can be emotionally confusing. There are a lot of temptations pulling on students.