Campus Venues
Stump the Chump (Question Cafe): Q&A format where students can ask any question they wish of the “Chump” (me) regarding Christianity. My job is to offer a thoughtful reply.
Large Group talks and Calls to Faith
Dorm Talks: Often sponsored by Small Groups.
Individual Appointments with Christian and nonChristian students/faculty to discuss faith and ministry issues. I do this a lot.
Leadership Module for staff and student leaders.
Conversational Evangelism Training: Equipping lay people to share Christ with friends and neighbors.
Topics: Definition of evangelism (“Sharing Christ in a caring way”), Detective work (discerning God’s work in a friend’s life), transitioning to spiritual topics in conversation, the 5 Thresholds of conversion, sharing your spiritual story, sharing the gospel, etc.
This is the most frequent seminar I offer in churches. Works well for a Saturday seminar, weeknight refresher, or 2-3 part adult Sunday School series.
Apologetics Training: Teaching staff and lay people how to answer tough questions using concrete images and illustrations. Also, how to relate to atheists and other skeptics.
Preparing Kids for College: This seminar helps parents and Christian educators prepare young people (elementary through high school) for living faithfully at secular colleges and universities.
Pulpit Fill: Preaching in your sermon series or presenting a call to missional living. Additionally, I enjoy giving sermons from the Gospels, with whatever applications flow naturally from the text.
Today’s (April 15) book launch of Faith Unexpected is postponed one week. It will be held
Sunday, April 22, 4-6pm at:
Anselm House
1337 Cleveland Ave N, St Paul
Or join us Thursday, April 19, 6pm – 8:30 at:
Grace Church Roseville, 1310 W. County Road B-2, Roseville
NEW!
Faith Unexpected: Real stories of people who found what they never imagined
by Rick Mattson
Click here to purchase or learn more
A collection of powerful stories of people finding faith in Christ from a variety of backgrounds and age groups. The common theme is this: none of them were looking for faith. For each person it was an unexpected experience, something they never imagined for themselves.
Faith is Like Skydiving: And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics
by Rick Mattson
This recent book from IVP provides you with concrete analogies and images for your conversations with seekers and skeptics: skydiving, elephant traps, a telephone game, a royal flush, and many others.
Free Discussion Guide for Faith is Like Skydiving
Campuses I’ve Worked at Lately
- Rice University, Houston, TX
- University of Chicago
- Northwestern University
- Carroll University (WI)
- University of Michigan
- Washtenaw CC (MI)
- UW Stevens Point
- UW Marshfield
- Bellin College (WI)
- UW Madison
- Fox Valley Technical College (WI)
- UW Green Bay
- UW Osh Kosh
- Lawrence University, WI
- Michigan Tech University
- Bethel University, MN
- UW River Falls
- UM Morris, MN
- South Dakota State
- Dakota State
- Grand Canyon University, AZ
- Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
- St. Olaf College, MN
Churches/Orgs I’ve Worked at Lately
- Hope Church, Richfield, MN
- Oakwood Church, Waconia, MN
- Catalyst Covenant, St. Paul, MN
- Faith Covenant, Burnsville, MN
- KTIS Radio, St. Paul, MN
- Harvest Community Church, IL
- Immanuel Community Church, IL
- Relevant Radio, Minneapolis, MN
- Passages Church, Laveen, AZ
- Grace Church Roseville, MN