First Baptist Church, Statesboro, Georgia (April 15, 2006)
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April 15, 2006
BHIM has developed a six-hour apologetic seminar to prepare college students to share Christ with their peers. Understanding others’ questions about Christianity and answering those questions with gentleness and respect is emphasized.
To evaluate the seminar these students took a pretest and posttest. They answered 10 questions on a 10-point scale, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. The results of the pretests and posttests are compared above to measure the students’ increase or decrease in their confidence about sharing Christ. The questions, average pretest and posttest scores, and variance are given below. The scores have been converted to a 100-point scale. Student confidence increased in every area, averaging an 17.8 % increase.
Comments of Students
“It is a beautiful reminder of God’s love for me and all mankind.” Martha Green.
“He has shown me a better route to reach others by finding a way to enter their world to find an opening to share my faith.” Carol Nessmith
| Question | Pre Test Avg. | Post Test Avg. | Variance |
| 1. How confident are you about talking with peers on campus about your Christian faith? | 68.3 | 82.9 | 14.6 |
| 2. Do you feel confident talking with an atheist about your faith in Christ? | 57.8 | 78.8 | 21.0 |
| 3. Do you feel equipped to talk with a peer who disagrees on a moral issue (e.g. abortion)? | 69.0 | 83.7 | 14.7 |
| 4. Do you feel comfortable talking with a friend who says that truth is relative? | 67.5 | 81.0 | 13.5 |
| 5. Do you feel comfortable talking with a New Ager about your faith in Christ? | 62.5 | 82.0 | 19.5 |
| 6. Do you feel comfortable talking with a Buddhist or Hindu about your faith? | 59.9 | 81.5 | 22.0 |
| 7. Would you feel comfortable talking with a Muslim about your faith in Christ? | 58.0 | 82.0 | 24.0 |
| 8. Would you feel comfortable talking with a peer about the evidence God’s existence? | 68.5 | 85.3 | 16.8 |
| 9. Would you feel comfortable talking with someone about your worldview as a Christian? | 70.0 | 85.8 | 15.8 |
| 10. Do you feel comfortable talking with your friends about their worldviews? | 68.0 | 84.2 | 16.2 |