Resources for Training in Evangelism
Posted: 10.24.2006
It can be a challenge finding new resources for training students in evangelism. Here is a partial list of new and old resources developed by IV's Evangelism Department.

Evangelism Bibliography (Updated 3/09)
New Additions In Bold Print
Posted: 10.19.2005
This bibliography includes the latest works related to campus evangelism.

A Call to Gospel Integrity
Consultation on the Gospel, NISET 2003
Posted: 10.31.2003
What is the gospel? What are essential elements of any gospel presentation? A selected group of InterVarsity staff met in summer 2003 to discuss this important issue and “A Call to Gospel Integrity” was written to help guide our future efforts in evangelism and theological reflection on the gospel.

Evangelism Code of Ethics
Posted: 07.28.2003
Evangelism is often misunderstood on college campuses. Are there any ethical standards for communicating our beliefs? Here is a classic document written by InterVarsity and leaders of other religious faiths that is still useful today.

Are You a Gifted Evangelist?
Posted: 02.21.1997
Often, campus fellowships don't know what to do with evangelists. Many times they end up feeling frustrated. With a proper attitude and a little help from your Christian community, you won't have to feel like a square peg in a round hole.

The Perceptions We Face
Posted: 05.04.2004

Rick Richardson, InterVarsity's Associate Director of Evangelism, explores the issues of truth and power in a postmodern culture and their effects on evangelism today. The article was written for an Evangelism Roundtable, sponsored by the Billy Graham Center in Wheaton, IL on April 22-24, 2004.

Rick explains four implications for communicating the gospel in a postmodern context:

1. "In starting spiritual conversations, assume mistrust on the part of seekers and skeptics..."
2. "As relationships progress, be aware of the power dynamics in those relationships and seek to change those dynamics when you can."
3. "Let Jesus continually correct and challenge your seeking and skeptical conversation partner, but let Jesus also continually challenge you."
4. "Cultivate conversational communities to which people can belong before they have to believe..."

Are the Gospels Reliable?
Posted: 09.02.2003
It was a cold winter day. I was sitting in the Union at the University of Rochester talking with a student. We were discussing a passage in the gospel of Mark where Jesus calms a storm. The discussion about the passage was lively. Suddenly the student focused on me with a stunned look on her face. "Do you believe that this actually took place?"

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