Not just on paper or typed into a five year strategy, but the kind of priority that actually changes our calendars and our structures. God wants to bring conversion. The problem with the lack of conversions in our chapters is not a problem with God s desire or power. The problem is us in the box. The second step is to allocate resources to meet that priority.
Evangelism requires far more energy and people power than other parts of chapter life.
They give about 15 percent to each of the other areas. Third, we need to give students on campus what they need. John Wesley, a great evangelist of the 18th century, understood the process that the people of his day had to go through to come to know Jesus. His strategy fit their process. Wesley s strategy actually has a lot in common with what I ve found to be effective for many post-modern students of our day.