worth it.

perhaps the predominant impression of the War College, is one of extreme evangelism and radical sacrifice. this is undeniably true. but along with living in solidarity with the poor, worshipping like a bunch of maniacs, and preaching on the streets, these warriors also study study study. they learn spiritual disciplines, they write papers, they study the Word, they discuss, they read the Bible a ridiculous amount every day, and they memorize large swaths of that Word.

during the first two weeks of the War College they memorized "the Bridge," an evangelism tool used by the Navigators. it includes 13 verses (though i believe we did a souped up version with 15 verses), and in that it very clearly outlines the basis of our faith, and how one may be saved.
here's a link to it:
THE BRIDGE

during those first two weeks of War College boot camp, they must memorize the presentation, as well as present it to someone who they met on the streets (another assignment overlaps-- they have to meet 50 people in two weeks).

of course, it seems a bit forced. it's awkward to say to someone, "hey can i present this thing to you?" and then to whip out a napkin and a pen, and draw them a diagram of their potential journey to heaven or hell.
it is much improved by the fact that they have the Scripture verses memorized. it goes much smoother without pausing to look up every verse (though they have the references memorized, in case the individual cares to look them up).

praise report:

despite the potential cheesiness of this little evangelistic tool,
someone got saved after hearing it presented by one of our students!
hallelujah.
praise the Lord.

so, i encourage you all--
if i had it my way, you would all be friends with unbelievers, and lead them to the Lord in the context of relationship. but along with that, i highly recommend cold-call evangelism. you might get scoffed at, ridiculed, ignored, disappointed...or someone might get saved. it's a win-win situation for you: you either get to share in the sufferings of Christ, or you get to introduce someone to Him.

why not?