STORIES OF IMPACT
SCALE /
REACHING THE UNREACHED
Gaming is a growing industry that the India team at CV Asia Pacific recently decided to test as a means of evangelism. Six months in the making, Eliora, a 2D game about God’s love and constant pursuit of his children, has arrived! In it, players go on a quest with three siblings who have lost
While Instagram might be the forum for fake smiles and perfect poses, it’s also proving to be a touchpoint for people trying to navigate the deepest wells of vulnerability. Zola* reached out to us via Instagram in a truly desperate situation. Battling depression, shame from an abusive childhood and the torment of an abusive marriage,
One of our pioneers from the National Pioneers Initiative (NPI) in Madagascar recently set out to proclaim the gospel, open-air style. Armed with her brand-new microphone and speaker, she drew in quite the crowd. Encouraged by the response, our pioneer then set out to evangelise door-to-door. In one of the many houses our pioneer and
A time like no other, this period of home confinement has pushed more people than ever before to search the internet for answers. Anxiety. Depression. Suicide. Grief. These are the issues today gripping communities globally and challenging CV to develop new strategies for direct evangelism. Thinking about these issues in the global context, the CV
Our story begins with a woman named Pemela* who, although baptised, had strayed from the church. After recently watching some of our gospel videos on Facebook, Pemela opened communications with us; she was looking to reconnect with a church. So we found the closest NPI pioneer around Pemela’s location and made the introduction. Soon after,
MOBILISATION /
MOBILISING CHRISTIANS
yesHEis is more than just a Christian-video-sharing tool. yesHEis is changing the culture of evangelism by mobilising Christians across the globe to be proactive in starting conversations about Jesus with their friends and family.
Developed by the UK team at CV Europe, the Response Equipping Course is a series of free training videos that examine the types of messages we receive on a daily basis. Drawing on the cumulative skills and experience of the team, these training videos explore how the briefest engagement with someone can be turned into
After analysing the many conversations being had through the yesHEis app, the team in Brazil at CV Americas recently seized the opportunity to add even more value to the experience. To help users develop a closer relationship with God and successfully journey toward living their life on mission, the team focussed on connection through worship:
Developed for CV’s church partners and designed to facilitate confident conversations, the CV Americas team in Brazil recently launched their very first CV Outreach Respondent Training course. CV Outreach operates on the premise that local churches are the best institutions to share the gospel. They are also well-positioned to provide discipleship. This training course equips
The Australian response team at CV Asia Pacific has engaged in tens-of-thousands of online conversations with non-Christians, resulting in thousands of salvations. This prompted us to create a video series that would equip young adult Christians with the tools to confidently engage in their own online conversations and appease the anxiety that is sometimes associated
CV Europe recently joined UK organisation Evangelical Alliance on a project called Remember When. Created to help individuals find the confidence to share their stories of God’s faithfulness with anyone who does not yet know Jesus, Remember When is an effective tool for churches wanting to instil this confidence within their own congregations. The concept
LEGACY /
RESOURCING THE CHURCH
Over the last four years, CV has gained unique insight into reaching young adults in Australia and New Zealand, using social media advertising, chatbots and Facebook Messenger. The people we connected with were real, raw, honest and many were not actively searching for God, however we were able to engage with a simple invitation to
Produced especially for Easter 2020, Lifeline explores the idea that Jesus is the rescuer of humanity. Romans 5:6-8 tells us that God demonstrated his love for humanity by having Christ die for us (despite the existence of sin). Motivated by this Scripture, we set out to make something that screamed: through Jesus, God gave humanity
The South Africa content team at CV Africa & Middle East created a video that would challenge its audience to take a look ‘inside’, and introspectively assess their own destiny and legacy. We used humour to tackle this uncomfortable subject and produced a resource to communicate that everything we do, should have a purpose. And
After a series of tests and uptake measurements, the CV Americas team in North America has discovered that animated videos are top performers. Armed with this information, we asked an expert to animate one of our highest performing videos. Our hope for the video is that it will illustrate how unforgiveness can eat away at
This catchy music video was created to help churches share the gospel with young people. In collaboration with a popular Christian influencer, the Philippines team at CV Asia Pacific generated quite a stir on social media with this piece. Already viewed over 200,000 times, and shared over 5000 times, this tune is heartfelt and magnetic
When humanity was facing death because of its sinful nature, Jesus gave life. Brought to you by the Australia team at CV Asia Pacific, this resource looks at Jesus in a personal light and reframes him as someone who is not only interested in establishing personal connection but who has proactively already done so. This