• Watch here if you haven’t seen it : Falling Plates

• Then follow these steps (taken from this Cru Article )

1. Pick 10 friends (and/or anyone on Instagram/Facebook chat).

• Look to see who is online at that moment (the green dot)

2. Message them the link to the Falling Plates video and say:

• “Hey! I just saw this video and was wondering what your thoughts would be on it. It’s really short, could you watch it and let me know what you think?”

• Or, what’s another way you would personally introduce this video?

3. Ask 1 or 2 followup questions:

• What was your favorite part?

• Which picture stuck out to you the most?

• What was the most interesting part for you?

• When I saw this, I thought ________.

• Have you ever searched for something?

• What do you think you are searching for right now?

4. Share, with their permission:

• “I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts and I’d love to get your opinion on what it is I believe about this question Jesus asks in the video, “Will you follow me”. Could I share a bit with you and you can tell me what you think?”

• If they say “no” that’s totally okay :)

  • • Consider asking them if they’d mind if you prayed for them and if they have any prayer requests.

5. Then, you’d share Knowing God Personally with them from GodTools

6. How would you introduce the app at this point in the conversation?

• Ask if you can video call with them. Send them the App or the web version

• Record your personal testimony (3-4 minutes) and send it to your friends on messenger.

• Ask follow-up questions.

• Ask if you can share the GodTools app with them.

• If you don’t know how to write or record your testimony, ask your Cru coach/discipler

• One Minute Testimony Video

• You can also simply share the GodTools app with your friends over text message, Instagram Messenger, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime, etc. :)

• GodTools is easy to share on Zoom and Google Meet with screen share

• How would you personally introduce the app to a friend online?

• How would you introduce the app to someone who is struggling with a particular situation?

• Did they post about feeling anxious? Worried? Unsure about God?

  • • Send them a relevant article from https://www.everystudent.com

    • Send them a message that says: “hey! I noticed you posted about feeling anxious. I was reading this article recently and wanted to pass it along to you. Let me know if you get around to reading it and if you want to talk about anything more. And are there any ways I can pray for you?”

• Follow up with them in a day or two.

  • • Check in, see if they read the article, and tell them you’ve prayed for them

    • Could also be a good time to introduce the GodTools app to share the Gospel.

• How would you introduce the GodTools app to someone who is struggling with a particular situation?

• Pick 10 friends you can Message on Instagram or Facebook

  • • Ask your friend if you can video call sometime to talk about their spiritual journey and hear about their story. “Sometime, I’d like to hear about your spiritual journey … would you be up for that?”

    • During that conversation (or in the next one) you will ask if you can set up a time to chat and hear their story and share your own.

• Prepare to share your own story with your friend at your meeting.

  • • Also try and share the GodTools app :)

• Think through three things you’ve learned this year about faith and/or God. Write

• those down and decide the best way to share those thoughts through Snapchat.

  • • Create a video where you share what you’ve learned

    • Take a picture of a verse or image and use the text option to share more details

    • Share a picture of yourself, use emojis and text to talk about a heart change or thought change made

    • Pick 10 friends that you can send your Snaps to. Send them three things you’ve learned. That can be through three different Snaps or through one video. However you want to talk to your friends.

    • Send one more Snap that invites your friend to ask you more about what you’re talking about. Ask them if they’d like to video call sometime soon so you can share more about what you’re learning about God.

• Make sure to set up a time to talk with your friend and prepare to go in more detail on the three things you shared with them on Snapchat.

  • • Ask them if they’re interested in learning more about God (non-Christians) or growing more in their relationship with God (Christians).

    • Share the GodTools app

• Pick 2 Words (one that describes your life before walking with Christ and one that describes your life after walking with Christ).

  • • Write a script or bullet points (max. 400 words/under 1 minute) detailing how you have changed from the first word to the second word.

    • Practice! Give yourself time to think and embody your story.

    • Film and record yourself.

    • Edit the footage (add text animations, etc.)

• Send a friend your “Before and After” Video. Text Message or on Social Media.

  • • Include on of the following blurbs:

    • Hey! I just made this video that shares a bit of my story. I’d love to hear what you think. Is there any part of my story that relates to you?

    • Hey! My friends and I are making videos to share our stories of what God’s done in our lives. I want to hear honest feedback from you on what you think about it. Could you watch it and let me know what you think?

• Or for Instagram:

  • • Take a photo with your first word and another with your second word.

    • Use a photo editing app to put the two images together. Or just post the 2 photos together.

    • Upload your photo to Instagram or Facebook, and invite your friends to ask you more questions about your before and after story. Share the script you created with your post.

• Also can do this on Instagram stories

  • • Use a question sticker to get feedback

    • Include one of the following blurbs:

    • This is my photo that shares a bit of my story. I’d love to hear what you think. Is there any part of my story that relates to you? #BeforeAndAfter

    • This is my story, do you have a story? Let me know, I’d love to hear it. #BeforeAndAfter

    • Here’s my photo that shares a bit of my story. Something I’m doing this summer is hearing where my friends are at with their spiritual journey. Could you watch it and let me know what you think? #BeforeAndAfter

    • I took this photo that shares a bit of my life story and am wondering if you’ve seen this change in my life. What do you think of it? #BeforeAndAfter

    • This is my photo that shares a bit of my story about what God’s done in my life. Something I’m doing with this image is hearing where my friends are at with their spiritual journey. If you were to rate your desire to know God on a scale of 1-10, what would it be? Let me know. :) #BeforeAndAfter

• Be intentional to follow up with those who respond to your story, questions, etc.

• Post the video

  • • What caption would you put with the video?

• Post a question sticker or poll sticker on your stories on Instagram

• Watch to see who likes or comments on your video and/or story

  • • Send a DM to whoever likes your video: “Hey! I saw you liked the video I posted. Did you get a chance to watch it? I’d love to know your thoughts on it!”

    • Continue the conversation in the same way as mentioned above.

Similar to Falling Plates, post your testimony and then see how likes and comments and send a follow-up DM.

• “I’m struggling with this today”

  • • Not just your “highlights” but also getting vulnerable about what you’re actually facing and dealing with and how God and community is helping you

    • Short video

      • • What people are struggling with, and how they can identify with that

        • How do I move forward well in this disappointment?

    • If you’d like to discuss this more

      • • Discuss topic, and then opportunity to receive Christ or get involved

        • Share an article

• Watch this video for more online tips:

  • • How to Share the Gospel Online by ikan

Goal: find “strangers” on Instagram and begin a conversation through DMs that will hopefully lead to a Gospel presentation.

Places to find people:

• Start following people based on the questions below:

• What is your target audience? Does that have a specific account?

  • • Ex: the UNCC engineering account

    • Dorms sometimes have their own accounts, too

• Do you know who is in your classes?

  • • Class roster?

    • Follow them on Instagram

      • • Start the convo based on your class

• Going to your school’s Instagram page and seeing who follows it

  • • Click on the people and look at bios

    • Do they say your University?

• Going to Hashtags relevant to your school and/or year, department, dorm, ect.

  • • Follow people there

• Another idea:

  • • Post something of your own and use a specific hashtag relevant to your school/year, dorm, department, etc.

      • • Your testimony, introducing yourself, a graphic about knowing God, offering a mentorship, etc.

        • Get creative!

Example hashtags:

• What hashtags do you know of?

  • • Anything you’ve seen in emails you’ve gotten? Promotional stuff?

• ○ #UNCC24 #uncc2024 #Queensuniversityofcharlotte #unccharlotte #uncc22 #uncc21 #uncc23 #future49er #queenscharlotte #ipickuncc #CPCC #MCC #LRU #LenoirRhyne #boldrush #uncctransfers #goldstandard #charlotte49ers #ninernation #queens24 #winthropu #chooselr #gobears

Example Accounts

• Unccstudentinvolvement

• Unccstudentlife

• Cabunccharlotte

• Uncc_2023

• Uncc.2024

• Unccadmissions

• Uncc_lead

• Unccengr (engineering)

• Unccstudentunion

• Unccgogreek

• Unccharlottehrl (housing and resident life)

• (other accounts for sororities / fraternities)

• Class council pages

When they follow you back

• Stranger: haven’t followed you back

• Contact: followed you back

Don’t message someone until they follow you back , not just when they accept your follow request :)

If they follow back, send immediate message back.

Short, quick messages are best.

• Hey, I’m __. Thanks for the follow! I see you attend _____, so do I! How are you feeling about the semester? Anything you’re struggling with?

• Or if you’re in a class together, talk about that.

• How would you introduce yourself to someone?

Probe: ask an open ended question

• How is your semester going so far?

• Where are you from?

Process: ask them questions that allow them to process this unique season

• What role has God played in your life during COVID, if any?

• Would you say God plays a role in your life at all?

• What questions would you ask to get into a spiritual conversation?

Present: the gospel, your vision, your testimony, etc.

• Set up a video call with them

If someone doesn’t respond after you get to a spiritual topic:

• Tell them what you’re offering them

  • • What would you like to offer someone?

      • • A chance for them to explore topics of faith and God with someone. If they’re ever interested in learning more about God, they can reach out whenever.

    • Send them the “Knowing God Personally” webpage and tell them this message had a significant impact in your life

      • • Send them the GodTools app as well if they want to download it; tell them to look at the “Knowing God Personally” section.

How would you like to keep track?

• Pray :)

• Who will you target?

• Where will you find them?

• How many mins-hours a week will you do this?

Is there a group for your university, year, major, dorm, etc?

• Join

• Friend request people

• When they accept, start the same process

• Maybe: you might be able to join a freshman group (try and see)