Student, University of South Alabama
I have always grown up in church but I did not have a passion to share the gospel with others until I fully put my trust in Christ in my early teens. In the youth group at Dauphin Way Baptist Church, Mobile, evangelism and outreach were always emphasized. As a young student at the church I was trained to effectively share the gospel but I honestly never put my training into action.
When I transitioned to college at the University of South Alabama, I remained involved at Dauphin Way Baptist but I also got plugged into Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM). BCM has provided incredible resources to help me mature in my faith. I have really been able to take ownership of what I believe. BCM and my local church (Dauphin Way) have always had a great relationship with each other, partnering for outreach opportunities, evangelism training and worship events.
As a second-year college student I have seen the importance of the church and BCM investing in college students. Dauphin Way and Metro Mobile BCM work hand-in-hand to help Christian college students strengthen their faith and even inspire them to reach out on their college campus.
This year my local church and BCM partnered together for Engage 24, a nationwide focus for collegiate ministry that encourages students to share the gospel on their campuses. To prepare for this time both Dauphin Way and BCM focused on training students to make disciples on our campus. It was truly an awesome experience — getting to take the training I had received at my local church and actually putting into action through the ministries of BCM. I can honestly say that I have had the opportunity to share the gospel more this month than I ever have before. Dauphin Way and BCM have given me the push to be bolder about taking advantage of the many opportunities I have to share the gospel on my college campus.
Being a part of a BCM and a church that are working together to make disciples has encouraged me and created a passion in me to make disciples on my college campus. Engage 24 has definitely ignited a passion to be more intentional about sharing the gospel with the world around me. Both Dauphin Way and BCM have been a huge influence on me by investing in my life and working together to help me grow as a disciple and disciple-maker.
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