Monday, February 14, 2011

The Great Banquet

The theme for our fellowship this semester, and the coming years is "The Great Banquet" from Luke 14: 15-24. In this passage, Jesus describes the Kingdom of God as being like a great banquet, in which people from all areas of society will be invited. For our context, we are applying this scripture by trying to reach out to all areas of campus, i.e. other clubs, fraternity/sorority students, the dorms, Black students, etc. We believe that the banquet is great, that all should be invited, and that God wants us to be inviters!

In trying to live this out, two weeks ago, at the first Bible study of the semester, I challenged the group to bring someone new the next week. Over the last couple weeks, we've seen 4 new people come!

Please pray for us as we invite people to "The Great Banquet." Also, this isn't just for us at Sonoma State, be looking for opportunities in your own life to invite others into God's Kingdom!

Fall Semester Review

This spring semester has just started, but I wanted to let you know how the previous semester ended. While numbers aren't everything, they can often be a good indicator of fruit. (They also help keep us accountable!) So here are some numbers from key areas in the ministry...

Numbers At A Glance:
Overall students involved in IV @ SSU: 210
Large Group Attendance: 130 (Average)
Freshmen Bible Study Attendance: 60 (Average)
Upper Class Bible Study Attendance: 85 (Average)
Greek/Sorority Bible Study Attendance: 15 (Average)
Black Campus Ministries Bible Study Attendance: 10 (Average)
First time decisions to follow Jesus: 12
Christians meeting with Non-Christians to look at the bible: 17