‘What I've discovered is that what works best with non-Christians is opening up the Bible with them.’
So said Doug, a student at Glasgow University, who was surprised at the effectiveness of discussing God’s Word with non-Christian students, in a forum often called seeker or evangelistic Bible studies.
The Christian Union at Glasgow University decided to run a seeker Bible study after their freshers week in September. Originally no one came, but over time a regular core of five students met and read together about Jesus. During the mission week that the CU held in spring, two of these students became Christians. As follow up to their mission week, they launched a second series of seeker Bible studies called ‘Love: Explored’. On the final night Neil decided to follow Christ. ‘I know it doesn't sound like a lot’, comments Caz Dodds, Christian Union Staff Worker for Glasgow. ‘I've just read an update from the Jesus Lane Trust saying there were eight full tables at Cambridge CU’s follow up course, but for Glasgow, this is just brilliant!’ She continues enthusiastically, ‘Students bringing friends; having enough confidence in God's Word to share it with non-Christians; students coming to Christ - all things I hadn't seen at Glasgow before February this year’.
