Franklin Graham introduced his plan to transform the public schools during the final session of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 16.
Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said the association has developed a witnessing program for children that will be completed over the Internet.
“When a child completes the program, we will send them a card with their name on it saying that they are a certified evangelist with the Billy Graham Association,” he explained. “I want to see at least one child in every class in every public school in America who is trained as a witness for Jesus Christ.
“Let’s don’t surrender public schools, let’s take them back,” Graham said.
“We are going to have witnesses in every class-a young kid who can stand up and share his faith in Jesus Christ.”
Graham said the children would learn Scripture verses that could be used to share the gospel. The association will also have a chat room on the Internet where the “evangelists” can talk to each other and post prayer requests.
Challenging all Southern Baptists to focus on witnessing, Graham said, “We don’t have a lot of time. I believe the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is coming soon. …Let’s be ready for it. Let’s start telling people about the Lord Jesus Christ.
“I don’t want to go around kicking people in their shins or stomping on their toes,” Graham said. “This is serious business.”
Preaching from Acts 1:8 and Galatians 1 and 2, Graham said, “A witness has to tell the truth always, no matter what.
“We are to be witnesses to the truth (of Jesus Christ), he said.
“We are to tell the truth always, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
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