When our Lord commanded the eleven men with whom He had most shared His earthly ministry to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, He told them to teach these new disciples all that He had taught them.

Later the apostle Paul gave the same instructions to Timothy. "The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others."

In the process of counseling and interacting with tens of thousands of students, laymen and pastors year after year since 1951, our staff have discovered that:

• Many church members (including people from churches which honor our Lord and faithfully teach His Word) are not sure of their salvation;
• The average Christian is living a defeated and frustrated life; and
• The average Christian does not know how to share his faith effectively with others.

In our endeavor to help meet these three basic needs and to build Christian disciples, Campus Crusade for Christ has developed a series of "how to's" - or "transferable concepts" in which we discuss many of the basic truths that Jesus and His disciples taught.

A "transferable concept" is an idea or a truth which can be transferred or communicated from one person to another and then to another, spiritual generation after generation, without distorting or diluting its original meaning.

As these basic truths- "transferable concepts" - of the Christian life are made available through the printed word, films, video tapes and audio cassettes in every major language of the world, they could well be used of God to help transform the lives of tens of millions through out the world.

We encourage you to master each of these concepts by reading it thoughtfully at least six times until you are personally prepared to communicate it to others "who will also be qualified to teach others." By mastering these basic materials and discipling others to do the same, many millions of men and women can be reached and discipled for Christ and thus make a dramatic contribution toward the fulfillment of the Great Commission in our generation.