Jesus Hates Religion

(even more than you do)

Last month was all about ‘Jesus Week’. ‘Jesus Week’ is ECU’s targeted evangelistic campaign for campus. It was held in week 4 of session (16th-20th August). The theme for this year was ‘Jesus Hates Religion (even more than you do)’. We had hoodies, banners, chai tents, talks and lots of conversation all with the aim of people getting to know the real Jesus. Here are some of the highlights of the week.

Steph Writes:

For the three days during ‘Jesus Week’ we had two Chai Tents operating at two key points on campus – outside the library and on the McKinnon Lawn. Our aim was to engage in conversation with people on campus about Jesus. We offered people a cup of chai tea and there were plenty of ECUers around to start up conversations with people. We asked people what they thought about the statement, ‘Jesus Hates Religion’ and got people to rate their view of religion on our scale.

It was great to see Jesus being talked about so much on campus. It was exciting for me to be able stand back (whilst keeping the chai production going) and watch heaps of ECUers chat with people about who Jesus is and why he is important. The boldness of the students in proclaiming Christ really stood out this ‘Jesus Week’. We also discovered that it is quite easy to get Jesus into the conversation when his name is in the title!

Matt writes:

During ‘Jesus Week’, Ray Galea gave two talks on Jesus’ hatred of religion. He clearly and faithfully proclaimed the gospel using some of Jesus’ confrontations with the Pharisees as a spring board. Across both talks there were around 350 people in attendance – many Christians who we don’t usually have much contact with and a bucket load of non-Christians.

Reactions to what was heard seem to  be pretty mixed, with some  being confirmed in their unbelief and rejection of Jesus and at least one guy being convicted to check out Jesus and the accounts of his life for himself.

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