missio dei

Times have changed. As my students and I talk about how to share the gospel on campus we continue to ask God to empower us by the Spirit to speak languages that are foreign to us. We've also been experimenting with how to step out into situations where we're forced to rely on Him. Two weeks ago we hung out with Chinese grad students to celebrate Chinese New Year. Last week we attended a speech by former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales - half of the students stayed outside the venue to talk to the protesters who were picketing the event.

These have been risky steps for my students. Breaking out of the Christian subculture bubble is hard to do!

All of the new staff in the Central Region met in Des Moines last week for a few days of evangelism training. It was in incredible time of diving into scripture and wrestling with what it means to invite postmoderns to examine the claims of Jesus.

I am more convinced than ever before that my call is to learn how to contextualize the message of Jesus for students at Wash U. It is a challenging call, but it is worth it!

Tim and Rachel L. work on creating a comprehensive witness strategy for Rachel's campus, Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

We hunkered down in a Des Moines coffee shop to get work done on our last day of training: Rachel D. and Amy looking especially productive!