Letter to
Solicit Initial Group
FACULTY FRIENDS
April 27, 1983
Dear Colleague,
We represent a group of
evangelical Christian faculty members who are
interested in making a bigger impact for Jesus
Christ on our campus. Your name has been
suggested as someone who might share this goal
with us. Our purpose in contacting you is to see
if you would be interested in identifying
yourself as a Christian and making yourself
available as an informal advisor to those on
campus who might need someone to talk to about
spiritual matters.
Our plan is to purchase an
advertisement in the Battalion similar
to the one that is enclosed with this letter. We
see many advantages of such an action. First it
serves as a testimony to both students and
faculty that there exist well-respected,
highly-educated faculty here who are not afraid
to claim Jesus as the Son of God and as their
personal Saviour. Second, it helps students to
know that Christianity is an intellectually
viable worldview and not just a religion that you
have to bury your head in the ground to believe.
Third, it will let others know that we Christians
care enough to volunteer some of our time to
students to listen to their problems and help
them find answers. Finally, for those who
actually go to a faculty member's office in
search of answers to life's problems, we can
share our testimony in a personal way and use
God's word to help answer their questions.
If this type of witness
interests you and you would like your name to
appear in the ad, please contact one of us for
more information, or fill out and return the
enclosed form. Included on the form is a minimal
statement of beliefs to assure you and others
that we are an orthodox group and not a sect.
Also, there is a suggested donation since
advertising space is costly. All donations will
go directly to the cost of the advertisement and
will determine how large the ad will be and how
frequently it will appear. If you have any
questions or suggestions about this endeavor or
know other active Christian faculty members that
we may not have contacted, please let us know.
Yours in Christ,
