CONNECT TO JESUS

We connect people to Jesus through meaningful, conversational evangelism that is wise, gracious, open and clear.

"I LOVE JESUS, BUT WHY DOES SHARING MY FAITH MAKE ME FEEL STRANGE?"​

As our culture becomes distant from its Judeo-Christian roots, old forms of evangelism can create an obstacle to the gospel. Wouldn’t it be great if we could connect people to Jesus through conversational evangelism that is wise, gracious, open and clear?

Our equipping resources include coaching and follow-through. Each resource incorporates what we’ve learned from our partners in 192 nations — biblical theology, essential principles for developing a church and Cru’s best practices in evangelism, discipleship, leadership development and team building

OUR EVANGELISM TRAINING INCLUDES

Life in the City​

Life in the City is a questionnaire that gauges people’s spiritual temperature, creates opportunities for spiritual conversations and connects them to opportunities to serve. ... As God’s people, we must understand His heart for the city and understand what cities need from His people. Our response as Christians to the needs and troubles of the people in the city will reflect what is most on the heart of Jesus. This tool will help you connect to people and mobilize the Body of Christ to lift the burdens of the city while sharing the gospel.
Launch Me

Table Talk is a unique, brewery-inspired, multi-venue outreach that intentionally brings all types of people to the table to have authentic conversations about life, spirituality, and God—always connecting to the gospel.

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Digital Tools

EveryPerson.com – A Safe Place to Explore Questions about Life and God. EveryPerson.com addresses people’s pressing questions while giving our friends reasons to begin a relationship with God. More than 1,700 people every day from many nations find Christ through it!
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Story of the Soul

Story of the Soul is an interactive coffeehouse experience where we explore stories the soul tells through the arts. We utilize paintings, film, poetry and music in a 80-minute event.
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Jesus Film App

One of the most effective strategies used worldwide is the Jesus film media app. The app has media in over 1700 languages. Our library of Jesus-centric videos includes content in more than 1,500 languages — all designed to assist you in introducing people to Jesus and helping them to grow closer to Him.
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Soularium

provides 50 original photographic images and 5 simple questions – allowing you to enter and explore the lives of people around you. Images connect deeply with our emotions and experiences, they enable us to engage in meaningful conversations about life & God.
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Mission Statement

Table Talk is a unique, brewery-inspired, multi-venue outreach that intentionally brings all types of people to the table to have authentic conversations about life, spirituality, and God—always connecting to the gospel.

What is Table Talk?

Table Talk creates a safe place for Christians to invite non-Christians to discuss life topics that relate to every type of person around the table. This outreach targets all individuals with diverse beliefs, backgrounds, and lifestyles, to safely process life’s biggest questions and concerns without fear of judgment from Christians. This monthly outreach results in building a community outside the church that empowers both introverted and extraverted Christians in sharing the gospel without awkward stereotypes that’s often associated with evangelism.

How Does it Work?

When Jesus reaches outsiders, does he invite them to the synagogue? No. He meets people where they are and engages with them in conversation like the woman at the well (John 4). In American culture, it’s increasingly more difficult to have deep conversations in educational institutions, workplace environments, churches, and through social media. So where do people have raw conversation today? For many, it’s in breweries, coffee shops, restaurants, cigar lounges, hookah lounges, dorm rooms, and more.  We think the gospel should have a seat at any public space that invites conversation. 

The Table Talk outreach is scheduled once a month and shatters barriers between Christians and non-Christians as the host encourages deeper conversations by purchasing the first round of drinks or food for all who come for authentic discussions about life, spirituality, and God. Since most Christians don’t live missionally on a daily basis, this allows them to always have a conversation to invite non-believers to where the gospel connection is made. Table Talk empowers Christians to intentionally live out the Great Commission at least once a month while simultaneously being discipled by the Table Talk host. The goal is for people to accept Christ, grow in discipleship, and connect in a church community. 

To learn how to facilitate a Table Talk outreach discussion, please contact Nate Sims for training opportunities on zoom and in-person sessions (training sessions are two hours long that comes with the Table Talk outreach manual).

Training contact info:
Nathan.Sims@cru.org
Cell: 215-804-8632