Greetings from Orange County, California!
I’m grateful for your continued support and prayers as I engage in disciple-making ministry and training, helping cultivate growth in obedience and formation to Christ, some of which is achieved through equipping others in evangelical ministry. Below are a few highlights from ministry efforts this month. If you’d like to stay connected with weekly updates and stories, you can follow along on the blog here.
Disciple-Making Communities (DMCs)
This month, we launched two new DMCs! One consists of students from Cal State Fullerton (CSUF), and the other with a few Christian young adults that we are connected to. Both groups have hit the ground running—engaging in Bible-dialogues through the Sermon on the Mount, reflecting deeply on Jesus’ words, and learning to articulate their faith through personal three-minute testimonies. They’re also beginning to prepare short, clear gospel summaries to share in everyday conversations. It’s been exciting to see the eagerness and spiritual hunger within these groups as they step into intentional discipleship and evangelism.
Beach Evangelism
We’ve recently begun weekly outreach at Huntington Beach using two approaches: our original spiritual survey method and whiteboard method with thought-provoking questions. These have opened doors to deeper conversations on the pier as the whiteboard approach has been received extremely well by this specific demographic and setting! We were especially encouraged to unexpectedly meet Sebastian and Brayden—two young Christian men who are boldly stepping into evangelism on their own. It has also been fruitful engaging with Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs); our conversations seem to be growing in effectiveness as we refine our approach. Recently, we have aimed to help them think critically about the Watchtower’s authority and the reliability of their New World Translation (NWT). Please pray for continued wisdom and open hearts.
Irvine Spectrum Center
We’ve started exploring evangelism at the Irvine Spectrum Center, a major shopping center with lots of foot traffic and spiritual diversity. We’ve had several meaningful conversations—some encouraging, some more challenging—including multiple interactions with JWs. These experiences are sharpening our approach and helping us learn how to be both bold and gentle as we present truth in love.
Archways Evangelism Training
We held our first Archways Training Workshop at East Whittier Friends Church! This event brought together people from East Whittier and Friends Church Fullerton to begin learning our conversational evangelism model. The training focuses on identifying and entering “natural archways” in conversation—moments that organically open the door to talk about Jesus and the Gospel. The workshop appeared to be well-received, and we’re looking forward to continuing to refine the training as we gain more feedback and experience.
Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support for this ministry that I am privileged to participate in and the training and experience that I am blessed to be able to receive! May God likewise bless you in the ministry that he has prepared for you wherever you may currently be!
With love and peace,
Ivan Penrose
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