Module 6

Getting students to participate in small group is like...
leading a sports team, where I am the captain. There are some team members who stand out given their natural talents and previous experience, and therefore can shine pretty much on their own. On the other hand, there are students who need more encouragement and direct guidance from the captain. I focus more on the young women in my group who need the extra motivation and I have seen improvement in the participation rate of a couple of these women. As in most sports, the team is only as strong as its weakest player, and our lifegroup is all the moire meaningful when all members are equally involved.

Watching students share their faith with another student is...
something I haven't seen done in quite some time. In all honesty, my only experience in witnessing this was when I was involved in iWitness at Brown last spring. However, given those few hours together in which a fellow student and I talked about spiritual backgrounds and Christianity I was most enlightened. I learned how to ask questions and I develop an authentic compassion for my Brown peers. I honestly wanted to join these fellow students on their spiritual journeys, if even for a brief moment.

As I reflect on this experience now, I actually also learned a lot about other students trying to share their faith. I was partnered with a range of believers who were at various stages in their walks with the Lord. I saw a relatively timid follower of Christ just inflame with passion for Jesus after his first experience in iWitness. I also saw how these other students in iWitness gravitated toward certain topics during our evangelistic endeavors. Methodologies ranged from more testimony based to more apologetic to a random assortment of thoughts, questions and doctrine.

In the end I am looking forward to once again witness students share their faith and to join them in preaching the gospel over in Milan this summer.