October 1, 2026
FORT WORTH, Texas — From going to local college campuses to traveling to nearby parks or local neighborhoods near campus, there are plenty of opportunities for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students, faculty, and staff to participate in the Great Commission through Everyday Evangelism events.
“Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College students should engage in Everyday Evangelism, for it is here that the classroom meets the mission field,” said Carl Bradford, dean of Texas Baptist College and associate professor of evangelism. “This conviction and opportunities like it embody our core value of globally engaged. We remain persuaded that God’s men and women will never carry the gospel across the water until they have first carried it across our neighbors’ front yard.”
Alex Miller, director of Student Life, said the Everyday Evangelism initiative started years ago with Bradford and others. Today, Student Life helps organize the evangelism opportunities as interns plan and lead the weekly, local trips to share the gospel in areas assigned to them.
“Our desire in creating student-led ministry opportunities is to help students grow in the ‘grace and knowledge’ of Christ and to help them learn to follow Him by being on His mission with others,” Miller said. “Creating these ministry opportunities gives us an opportunity to help students take what they learn in the classroom and in church and use it in both cross-cultural and peer-to-peer evangelism context.”
Miller said there is training available for those interested in participating in Everyday Evangelism, but who feel like they are not ready.
“If they don’t know how to share a simple gospel message, we try to train them in that,” Miller said. “Then we teach them how to share that with other people that are believers so they can then turn around and share with other people, so kind of a reflection of 2 Timothy 2:2.”
Adrian Wilson* is one of the staff members who works with Student Life and is over the Texas Wesleyan University evangelism efforts. Miller said among the many things he does, Wilson is excellent at encouraging students and working through any issues.
“He’s kind of like their evangelism strategist, so if they’re struggling to think through things, he tries to help them work through that,” Miller said.
Wilson, who is originally from India and is currently pursuing his PhD in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, said he and Student Life have the goal of giving students regular opportunities to share the gospel and getting them excited for evangelism.
Currently, the weekly evangelism outings include visits to local colleges, such as Tarrant County College and Texas Wesleyan University; door-to-door evangelism at apartments and houses near the Seminary, and cross-cultural ministry at the homes of refugees. Students are usually sent out in pairs or small groups.
After the groups have conversations, they try to secure contact information to follow up, especially if they give their life to Christ. That information is then passed on to partners at local churches who can remain in contact with them.
Everyday Evangelism is open to all students, faculty, and staff. For more information on Everyday Evangelism or to learn about more specific meeting days, times, and locations, visit here.
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Some names have been changed to protect future ministry options.
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