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Week of VOICE November 14-17th
SPIRIT.HOPE.ACTION.VOICE
o SPIRIT.engaged through Prayer/fasting
o HOPE.given by Jesus
o ACTION.through Child sponsorship
o VOICE.for the voiceless
What would it look like to have a week on campus where students engaged
God’s heart by:
. Fasting- prayer bracelets, collective fast on Thursday Nov 17th
. Child sponsorship- offered at demonstrations, Bible studies & Common
Ground
. Scripture – every BSL receives guide to lead BS on Justice
. Human Illustrations – demonstrate suffering on campus using live
students
. Proclamation Tables – set up to explain human demonstration & share
gospel
. Common Ground with the Voiceless – special meeting for “Educated,
Spirit Engaged & Action”
What Impact on our student and campus could we have?
Human Cost: what is being asked of you?
1 hour volunteer commitment at tables (15 students per day)
Buy black T-shirts (painted at Common Ground Nov 10th)
Use BS guide during your Bible study (though all leaders are free to make
the best choice for their small group)
Invited to fast (wear bracelets)
Invited to Movie night (possibly optional Friday night Nov11)
Volunteer sign up:
. Need students to be the VOICE at each demonstration (explain why &
share gospel)
. demonstrations (5 demonstrators for 1 hour; 2 hours a day),
. everyone invited to bring Black t-shirt to paint next Thursday Nov
10th
. make prayer bracelets (each BSL takes some for SG)
. Need stats on decided issues (prostitution, child hunger & Darfur)
VOICE
Fasting
. Invite students to fast breakfast & lunch on Thursday (Nov 17th) for
Justice,
. Invite students to wear prayer bracelets to remind them (given at
small groups)
Child Sponsorship
. Invite students to sponsor a child through World Vision or New
Missions at Demonstrations, Bible studies & Common Ground
Scripture- Staff will give every small group leader a guide to study the
week of the 17th which includes:
. Passage- Matt 25
. Injustice stats
. Questions to guide discussion- EDR
. Insights/principles to help group understand Jesus identifies with the
“voiceless”
. Invite students to: demonstrate, fast, give prayer bracelet, sponsor
child
Proclamations Stations
Stations designated to proclaim God’s heart for Jesus and God’s love for a
broken people
Staff will produce a Proclamation guide to include:
. Injustice stats on child hunger, Darfur genocide & forced prostitution
. Survey to help our students connect good news of Jesus to World
Justice & to personal salvation for nonChristians
. Short metaphor to connect injustice and gospel of Jesus (ensure to
give HOPE to students)
. Invite students to “Common Ground with the Voiceless”
. Invite students to sponsor a child through World Vision
Demonstrations
. Sign up list at Common Ground
. Make t-shirts Nov 10th (paint stats on Black shirts)
. Represent different issues (child hunger, Darfur genocide & forced
prostitution)
o Use pennies to represent lives
. Example child hunger: Unravel $12.50 to pour out (1 hours
worth of life.the rest of the day is in a bucket (28,500)
. Stat sheets to give out
. 5-10 students stand silent (1 hour commitment) with T-shirts painted
with stats & tape over their mouths to represent those who have no
voice. (Blindfolds, Taped mouths & t-shirts with stats)
. 1-2 students become the VOICE to give explanation to students who ask
for it and share the gospel at the proclamation stations
Common Ground
EDUCATED.SPIRIT ENAGED.ACTION
. Include poetry inspired by Justice or Injustice (Stephen, Rochelle.)
. EDUCATED – teach about Darfur, Genocide, give Biblical understanding
for Justice (30 minutes)
. SPIRIT ENAGED – prayer for Justice around the world, CD music, prayer
cards, stats, verses (20 min)
. ACTION – computers to sign up on ONE, sign petitions, write letters to
senators, call senators, phone script, write letters to pastors, child
sponsorship (20 min)
. End the night with Worship (Rev 21.it all ends with worship & God
making things new!)
There are two roles involved in the Demonstration:
1. Human Illustrations: students who stand blindfolded, taped mouths &
black t-shirts
2. VOICES: students who explain demonstration & share gospel to
students who are interested.
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
| 11-noon |
Brad E |
Jon S |
Tank |
Roxanne |
| Trina M |
Cantrice |
Stephen M |
David |
| Melissa Yates |
Kerry T? |
Trina M |
Natalia |
| Andrew Hoy |
Jennifer R |
Shekinah |
Hanna |
| Lauren |
Natalia |
Alexandra |
Nina |
| Gloria |
JP |
Tiffany |
Elci |
| Gloria |
| Jennifer smith |
Cristina P |
Jenna Painter |
Dan |
| JP |
Elci |
Heather |
Gus |
| Heather Smith |
Britta |
| Christina |
Liz Cole |
| Noon-1pm |
Stephen M |
Tank |
Stephen M |
Wes Vaughn |
| Heather |
Jherika T |
Jennifer Smith |
Lauren |
| James C |
Rouchelle |
Tank |
David??? |
| Stefan |
JP |
Jenna painter |
Tank |
| Michelle F |
Sam |
James |
Dan |
| Donnie |
Christina B |
Tara |
Josh |
| Ann-Michelle |
Josh |
Michelle F |
Britany |
| Britany |
Stefan |
Lara |
| Brenna |
Donnie M |
Brenna |
| Trey A |
Trey A |