Urbana 06 - Calling students to World Evangelism

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At Urbana 06, thousands of participants committed to advancing the kingdom of God.

Over 20,000 people attended Urbana 06, December 27-31,2006 in St. Louis, making it one of the largest Urbana conventions ever. The theme of Urbana 06, Live a Life Worthy of the Calling was derived from the book of Ephesians.

Studying Ephesians provided students with a “big picture” view of God’s plan to bring all people into relationship with Him through Christ. By the end of the convention, all participants had experienced this profound book with their hearts and minds and heard the biblical mandate for cross-cultural missions.

Each Urbana convention asks students to make missions commitments that continue to change their campus and the world for years to come. Many North American missionaries of the past sixty years remember their experience at an Urbana convention as the catalyst for their call to missions.

Participants made the following commitments at Urbana 06:

2,971 people committed to use their study-abroad semester for God’s kingdom purposes
6,910 people committed to serve in cross-cultural missions
8,409 people committed to share their faith with a person of another nationality or ethnicity
9,012 people committed to invite other students and co-workers to consider the claims of Christ
9,049 people committed to use their vocation to serve God’s kingdom purposes
11,680 people committed to pray regularly for friends and relatives who do not know Christ

“Has the gospel transformed you? I hope it will influence the way you look at other people. They need the Savior. And now, race, class, caste – are not a big deal. We are all one body in Christ Jesus.”

Ajith Fernando’s exposition of Ephesians, Urbana 06