No Open Air Preaching at BJU

[evangelist6589]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism. My friend said it's because they do not wish to be associated with KJVO baptists who are also down there ( I met some). Does anyone know when this policy changed and why?

Not everyone down there in Greenville is KJVO as I was formerly a member of a The Way of the Master evangelist church. Besides them lots of Reformed and Calvinists also are down there.

Is this kind of extreme? I mean the lost need the gospel and how can one obey Mark 16:15 without being allowed to preach the word? Not necessarily open air but to hand out tracts and talk with people at least.

Well I will be back visiting Greenville soon. Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

 

[Rolfe]

Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

Next: Repeal the prohibition of alcoholic lemonade.

 

[evangelist6589]

Next: Repeal the prohibition of alcoholic lemonade.

Is it because your brain is so small you are incapable of a serious conversation?

 

[InTheLight]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism.

Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change.

Yeah, that must be it. <rolls eyes>



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[blessedwife318]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism. My friend said it's because they do not wish to be associated with KJVO baptists who are also down there ( I met some). Does anyone know when this policy changed and why?

I can find nothing that says it has changed. But when I looked at BJU handbook and there was nothing in there about street preaching, either for or against. As far as outreach this page has many options, including going door to door. I just asked one of my friends who still has a brother at BJU and she says that street preaching is still allowed. As is handing out tracts on the street.

Not everyone down there in Greenville is KJVO as I was formerly a member of a The Way of the Master evangelist church. Besides them lots of Reformed and Calvinists also are down there.

Given that Greenville is in the middle of the Bible Belt I think you could find any church to suit your fancy. And as far as BJU having a list of acceptable churches, that seems to be par for the course for Christian Colleges. The Bible School I went to had one, the Bible School my husband is looking at attending has one.

Is this kind of extreme? I mean the lost need the gospel and how can one obey Mark 16:15 without being allowed to preach the word? Not necessarily open air but to hand out tracts and talk with people at least.

You have offered no proof that there is a rule against it. Seems you just have an ax to grind with your former school. You are creating a strawman here, as even your suppose rule change says nothing about handing out tracts or not being able to talk to people just for the sake of attacking BJU.

Well I will be back visiting Greenville soon. Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

You certainly have a high opinion of yourself. It's been 8 years since you were there, so even if they did change the rule, which I doubt, it would not be because of you.

 

[Rolfe]

Is it because your brain is so small you are incapable of a serious conversation?

I will refrain from making a comment about self-serving ones.

 

[evangelist6589]

I can find nothing that says it has changed. But when I looked at BJU handbook and there was nothing in there about street preaching, either for or against. As far as outreach this page has many options, including going door to door. I just asked one of my friends who still has a brother at BJU and she says that street preaching is still allowed. As is handing out tracts on the street.


Given that Greenville is in the middle of the Bible Belt I think you could find any church to suit your fancy. And as far as BJU having a list of acceptable churches, that seems to be par for the course for Christian Colleges. The Bible School I went to had one, the Bible School my husband is looking at attending has one.


You have offered no proof that there is a rule against it. Seems you just have an ax to grind with your former school. You are creating a strawman here, as even your suppose rule change says nothing about handing out tracts or not being able to talk to people just for the sake of attacking BJU.


You certainly have a high opinion of yourself. It's been 8 years since you were there, so even if they did change the rule, which I doubt, it would not be because of you.

My friend who is a grad student there in ministry says street evangelism is no longer allowed.

 

[blessedwife318]

My friend who is a grad student there in ministry says street evangelism is no longer allowed.

Then it should be no problem for him to provide documents of this supposed rule change. Until then I will go with what my friend told me and what I could find on their website.

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[evangelist6589]

Then it should be no problem for him to provide documents of this supposed rule change. Until then I will go with what my friend told me and what I could find on their website.

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He may have been misinformed or perhaps they have not updated the handbook.

 

[blessedwife318]

He may have been misinformed or perhaps they have not updated the handbook.

Than I would suggest until you have proof to back up the claim you don't post attacking BJU of not following the Great Commission, just because they don't do it Your Way.

 

[evangelist6589]

Correction. My friend says BJU does allow street evangelism but has banned open air preaching.

 

[evangelist6589]

I wish I could edit my OP or at least the title to say that BJU does not allow open air preaching.

 

[Yeshua1]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism. My friend said it's because they do not wish to be associated with KJVO baptists who are also down there ( I met some). Does anyone know when this policy changed and why?

Not everyone down there in Greenville is KJVO as I was formerly a member of a The Way of the Master evangelist church. Besides them lots of Reformed and Calvinists also are down there.

Is this kind of extreme? I mean the lost need the gospel and how can one obey Mark 16:15 without being allowed to preach the word? Not necessarily open air but to hand out tracts and talk with people at least.

Well I will be back visiting Greenville soon. Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

IF Open Air preaching is of the Lord, all would still be able to do that, as we obey God and not men, correct?

 

[evangelist6589]

IF Open Air preaching is of the Lord, all would still be able to do that, as we obey God and not men, correct?

Jesus himself did open air preaching!

 

[blessedwife318]

Jesus himself did open air preaching!

You do realize that there is a difference between being outside talking to a crowd gathered, and yelling on a street corner at passer bys who will only hear 10 seconds or so of your point. If one person does stop and listen, you might as well just go talk to them one on one and work on making a disciple as commanded. Or ever better you could just see who you can start conversation with on the street.

 

[Yeshua1]

You do realize that there is a difference between being outside talking to a crowd gathered, and yelling on a street corner at passer bys who will only hear 10 seconds or so of your point. If one person does stop and listen, you might as well just go talk to them one on one and work on making a disciple as commanded. Or ever better you could just see who you can start conversation with on the street.

Peter open preached, and 3000 were saved, but think that was much different than the on the corner person!

 

[Yeshua1]

Jesus himself did open air preaching!

Well, anytime that we witness to others while outside , that qualifies, correct?

 

[CertainSound]

In the years I was there, late 70's-early 80's there was a lot of that done. I don't recall a single good response. There were a lot of people that looked at us like idiots. There were a lot of Christians that thought we were embarrassing casting our pearls before swine. Way more damage than good. We had more success giving out tracts and striking up conversations on the street. Does your hero, Ray Comfort do street preaching or just street evangelism?

 

[Jerome]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism....Not necessarily open air but to hand out tracts and talk with people at least....I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

Correction. My friend says BJU does allow street evangelism but has banned open air preaching.

BJU tweet about about its student body evangelizing all over Greenville this month:

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[JonC]

I heard that BJU students and grad students are no longer allowed to do street evangelism. My friend said it's because they do not wish to be associated with KJVO baptists who are also down there ( I met some). Does anyone know when this policy changed and why?

Not everyone down there in Greenville is KJVO as I was formerly a member of a The Way of the Master evangelist church. Besides them lots of Reformed and Calvinists also are down there.

Is this kind of extreme? I mean the lost need the gospel and how can one obey Mark 16:15 without being allowed to preach the word? Not necessarily open air but to hand out tracts and talk with people at least.

Well I will be back visiting Greenville soon. Perhaps all the years after I left BJU being down in DT Greenville open air preaching and such I wonder if I may have influenced this policy change. I mean I am a former BJU student turned into a Way of the Master Calvinist evangelist!

I thought WOTM was a non-denominational evangelistic program (I did not know they are a denomination of evangelistic churches or that churches had formed an identity over the method). Do you have a link to The Way of the Master evangelistic church?