Evangelism occurs implicitly and explicitly in our fellowship. Of the international students that have become growing disciples of Jesus through our fellowship, 100% of them attached themselves to our fellowship before they committed themselves to Christ. This remains true even if they transfer to other institutions or graduate. We have encouraged evangelism as part and parcel of the discipleship of the community. As a community that is called together by God, we expect the Lord to call out leaders from our Christ-centered witnessing community of international students.

We've discovered that this approach means that we must allow for a great deal of ambiguity in the early stages of discipleship. This lack of clarity has some New Testament basis. The earliest community of Jesus' followers (e.g., Mark. 3:13-14) had only limited knowledge of Jesus' identity, but their understanding was adequate to commit their lives to him and each other. Likewise, in Fresno we try not to assume anything regarding conversion, church membership, or a "Protestant-Catholic" dichotomy. As a result, international students commit themselves to Jesus because they detect his life in our community and not because they have a fully-orbed doctrine of the Trinity or the Atonement.

Our fellowship of internationals at Fresno State is centered in Jesus Christ. We relate to Jesus; we relate to each other. Our relationships with Jesus and each other allow new commitments to Christ to develop and strengthen. Our beliefs in Christ grow through Scripture study and prayer. Our community life introduces and reinforces the importance of the Lordship of Jesus Christ.