I spent the weekend in Kansas City. I was facilitating some of our (Sonlife) new evangelism training called Reveal: Joining in the Activity of God for about 60 students and leaders from the KC area and a church from Norwalk, IA. I was thrilled with the way the students and adult volunteers interacted and engaged with the content. The feedback was very positive.

Reveal is an attempt (and I think a good one) to lead students towards a new kind of evangelism. It has 6 parts to it and can be used over a weekend retreat type experience, over a six week small or large group experience or used in a one-day format. Here are the six parts:

1. God Revealed To Us
2. Revealing God Through Our Lives
3. Revealing God Through Community
4. Revealing God Through Genuine Relationships
5. Revealing God Through Compassion & Justice
6. Revealing God Through Conversations and Stories

I am really excited about Reveal as I think it will be a helpful tool for youth pastors to inspire, challenge and equip their students toward helping others find and follow Jesus.

Part of the Reveal experience in KC was attending a production called, The Prodigal Daughter put on by The Culture House and The Storling Dance Theater. The ballet was a very good production. The dancers were extremely talented and the storyline was great.

Obviously adapted from the parable of the prodigal son, this production is designed to tell God’s story and reveal the grace and love he has for each of us as well as the unbelievable ability and desire to forgive. I think most of the students enjoyed the ballet for the most part but one thing was for sure — ballet is an incredibly creative way to help students engage with the story of God!