Welcome to G3

If we've learned anything in twenty years in holding evangelistic events, we've learned this: It's all about relationships!

Most people would assume that large scale evangelism begins with booking big arenas, popular music and a well known speaker. But that's just the tip of the iceberg! What's below the surface is what makes for effective evangelism — people praying for people, people talking to people, people trusting in the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

That's true for all age groups, which is why Harvest developed what is now known as the SWAT team. It stands for Students With A Testimony. It began when handpicked students from our High School ministry came along with us on our crusade trips to invade the streets of the communities where we held events. Their mission: Talk to people about Jesus and invite them to the Harvest event. What we discovered was that hundreds of people were open to their invitations, but many of them were even more interested to talk about what it meant to be a Christian, right there on the street. Before long, it wasn't unusual to see up to 100 people respond to the gospel and pray to receive Christ at the urging of the SWAT team.

As great as that was, we began to think, "Why should our church and high school ministry get the blessing alone?" So, we came up with G3. It stands for Gideon's Army. The goal is to develop an army of 300 or more young people in High School ministries where a Harvest event is being held to hit the streets with the gospel. We send in our experienced SWAT students months before the event for the purpose of instructing youth pastors and students on how to effectively do street outreach and how to develop their own SWAT teams. Then, by the time the Harvest event begins, we've got students in the streets, in the malls, on campuses and in the local parks praying, passing out flyers, and leading people to faith. That's the church in action!

Leading this army is the director of our SWAT outreach and High School ministry, Steve Wilburn. A gifted evangelist himself, Steve has a passion and the tools to help any High School student learn to stand strong in the faith and bold in our message. It’s my hope and prayer that your church will get on board with G3! I guarantee it will infuse your student population with a power, passion, and joy!

In Jesus,
Greg Laurie