BSU Christian group sponsors ‘CONSUMED’

African worship, prophetic worship and a guest speaker with an unusual story will be featured at the Boise State outdoor amphitheatre this Friday. The event, CONSUMED, is sponsored by Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, a BSU religious organization.

CONSUMED is aimed at meeting the spiritual needs and desires of many students and faculty on campus, according to Eric Olsen, president of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship.

Olsen said the event is particularly unique because it differs from traditional organized religion.

“The people that are coming [are] very authentic,” Olsen said. “They’re not instructed. They have raw testimonies.”

Prophetic worship will be lead by Boiseans David and Vicki McCellan, founder of Strong Tower Ministries. African worship will feature Donald Batubenga of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Batubenga is the founder of New Heart Christian Ministries International in Boise. According to a CONSUMED poster, guest speaker Michael Schwartz will talk about what he “experienced being raised from the dead. He came from the rough life of the streets to a transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Olsen, Shepard Lusk and Ayo Kunle, all BSU students, also open-air preach on the steps of the Business Building on campus every Monday. Olsen said they preach the love of God from the Bible, and that they are often very enthusiastic about their message. Sometimes too enthusiastic.

“We were told our decibel level was too loud,” Olsen said.

Olsen acknowledged the fact that some students may not be as open to their preaching as other students.

“It really divides people,” Olsen said. “Some people haven’t liked it, but we’ve also had good reception.”

Olsen said he, Lusk and Kunle, an international student from Nigeria, plan to continue their open-air preaching throughout the semester.

“We’re out there definitely saying that people need Jesus, just not through traditional rules or religion. We want to let people know that the God that changed us can change them,” Olsen said.

CONSUMED begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Olsen, Lusk and Kunle open-air preach every Monday from 2 to 3 p.m.

Sara Bahnson / News Editor

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