Signature Assignment - 3/30/18

7) Gateway Evangelism “Signature Assignment” (50 pts)

The most important learning outcome for this class is that students are equipped to share the gospel with lost people.  The only way to truly exhibit that outcome is to actually share the gospel.  So, during this course students will be making opportunities to tell others they can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.  Whether through a planned ministry activity, building relationships with unbelievers or a spur-of-the-moment opportunity they will be sharing the gospel with family, friends, or new acquaintances.  The goal is to share with at least 4 different people/groups the gospel and invite them to believe.   Students may have to make several attempts in order to fully share the gospel even once, so this is likely to be more than just 4 encounters.  It is not our responsibility to convert anyone, but it is the responsibility of every disciple to be a witness.  Students will summarize their experiences in an 8-page paper titled “My Evangelism Experiences.” 

The paper should include brief descriptions of the following:

a.    The personal challenge you faced when joining this class.  For instance, this is the first time you will be sharing the gospel, or you are learning a new way to do evangelism. 

b.    How you prepared to share your faith.  This might include studying a gospel presentation, prayer for yourself and the person you witness to, spending time building a deeper relationship with someone or out in the area where you can casually meet unbelievers.

c.    How you connected with the persons you shared with.

d.    A brief summary of the actual gospel presentations you shared and their response.

e.    Any next steps or follow up that you are doing.

f.     Reflections and lessons learned.

The paper will be graded according to the following rubric:

Section quality	Poor	Good	Excellent
Preparation	Student did little preparation in prayer and relationships	Student shows adequate preparation in prayer and relationships	Student did serious personal preparation for this assignment
Presentations 1-4	The gospel presentation was incomplete or not focused	The student adequately shared the gospel, but could have done so more effectively.	The gospel presentation was clear and effective.
Personal growth	Student has largely neglected or resisted growth in their evangelism.	Student is taking evangelism seriously and has shown good growth.	There is significant affective and skill growth in evangelism during this course.