Lee Rushing has a tremendous passion for the youth of Houston to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He is successfully providing Christian youth and their churches with the strategy, tools, and encouragement they need to share the Good News of Jesus Christ to peers on their school campuses. I heartily endorse Lee Rushing and the ministry of Backpack Evangelism.

Josh McDowell
Dallas, Texas

Practical, Biblical and sharp...a lethal combination. Lee has captured a vision for outreach that is unique and immensely practical. Perhaps God will use it to launch a sweeping movement of “backpack evangelism” that will take this nation and this world for Christ!

Greg Stier, President
Dare2Share Ministries
Denver, Colorado

Lee Rushing has developed a creative and captivating approach to reaching and involving Christian students in reaching other young people. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to help in the challenging task of reaching young people today.

Darrell Robinson
Total Church Life Ministries
The Woodlands, Texas

Lee did a great job in equipping our teens with the lifestyle of sharing one's faith. He is convinced of his topic, clear in presentation, and his message communicates to the teens what they need to know in the trenches. I especially appreciate his call to lifestyle evangelism which empowers the everyday believer to live out their faith and share their faith one person at a time in the context of relationship.

Scott Conn, Youth Pastor
Campus Link Facilitator with Richmond Rosenberg Youth Pastor’s Alliance
Christ Chapel
Rosenberg, Texas

If you’re in youth ministry or work with students as a lay person or educator, and you want to see students come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, but you feel inadequate, the campus evangelism workshop is for you. This conference has helped a number of my students learn to share their story on their school campus, with boldness and conviction. It’s helped equip students with leadership skills, and it’s also helped me as a youth pastor to work hand and hand with the local schools and administration.

Brian Radabaugh, Youth Pastor
Crossroads Baptist Church
The Woodlands, Texas

Lee Rushing’s feet have joined where his heart is—out there taking the good news to many through his Backpack Evangelism! I highly recommend Lee and the Backpack materials and the message they convey on the frontlines!

Mike Myers
Beautiful Feet Ministries
Ft. Worth, Texas

Lee has a heart for students and desires for them to focus on Jesus and the change that can happen in their lives. His enthusiasm for Christ is refreshing to those around him. Lee did a great job in pulling the youth ministries of our city together and was a great role model for our students.

Bill Banks, Minister to Students
Baptist Temple
Big Spring, Texas

Lee has been a friend and brother in Christ from the moment we met. He has also been to me a teacher, mentor, and encourager. The call of God to reach the lost and impact this generation is a burning fire in his heart. For Lee there is no higher purpose and meaning to life than the reality of Christ. He burns intensely with passion to see lives transformed by the grace and love of the Father, and it moves him beyond “normal” living. He issues a clarion call to return to the exciting adventure of knowing Christ, alive and well.

Virgil Feinsod, Minister to Youth
First United Methodist Church
Big Spring, Texas

As someone who lives, eats, and breathes campus ministry, I am always looking for resources that will help us to encourage and equip students to impact their campus for Christ and plug students into the youth ministry of an area church. Backpack Evangelism is the perfect resource for accomplishing that task. Lee Rushing has a wealth of expertise to share with us in this area since he has devoted his life to this task for the last several years. His hands-on experience is translated into a practical guide for students who truly want to live out their faith on their campus. Everyone who is interested in impacting the school campus for the cause of Christ should get this resource as soon as possible.

Wes Cantrell
First Priority Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

I had previously worked with Lee Rushing in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil in June of 2001. God blessed this marvelous week, and he was able to share some of the concepts from Backpack Evangelism in numerous junior high and high schools during that busy and blessed week!! In late 2003, the Lord brought Lee to Belém, Pará, Brazil, where we have been living since Jan of 2002. The seminars Lee taught at the seminary were richly blessed and people were hungry for more. We want Lee to come back to Belém to share with our youth leaders in a more elaborate and promoted way. We are looking forward to his return visit, and trust that God will use these concepts to strengthen youth ministry and local churches in Belém and beyond!

Paul Lambach, Career Missionary
International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
Belém, Pará, Brazil

We wanted to equip our church leaders with practical ways to share the gospel, and knew we needed an evangelist like Lee to help us. He connected with the people, and shared several ways to win others to Christ through key scriptures, tracts, attractive objects, etc. Our people were touched by Lee’s passion for the lost, and left with a better understanding of real evangelism that works.

Brian Schaffer
Assistant Superintendant
South Texas Nazarene District
Houston, Texas

I am convinced after spending nineteen years “on the road” in crusade evangelism, and seven years in pastoral ministry that passionate men like Lee Rushing are crucial in reaching the spiritually lost youth culture of America. His ministry has impacted public school campuses across our city. Lee is the “real deal” when it comes to finding credible support in fulfilling the Great Commission mandate of the Church.

Mike Ruth
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Houston, Texas

Lee Rushing was used by God as the interim pastor to lead our church through a transitional period. He preached the Word of God and challenged the church body to increase our efforts to reach our community for Christ. He is a dynamic speaker who boldly proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ. He has a heart for evangelism and discipleship, and his passion for reaching the lost is inspiring and encouraging to those around him. When he leads someone to the Lord, he reacts with great joy as though the convert was a member of his own family. We highly recommend Lee for any church. We still have a close relationship with him, and feel he is a great advisor as well as a dear friend.

Bridgestone Baptist Church
Spring, Texas