Christ Through a Video Game

by Troy Lyndon

people have been saying “yes” to jesus thanks to a bible trivia video game developed by troy lyndon in parntership with pastor wayne cordeiro.

Troy grew up making video games from the age of 13. Now at age 55, he’s developed more than 50 games and is most wellknown as the original lead developer of the first 3D version of Madden Football. In 1998, after reading the book HALFTIME, by Bob Buford, Troy re-evaluated the actions and choices of his life and within six months, began serving in full-time ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ. Five years later, he returned to making games, but from that point forward, he has been focusing on making Christian games.

In 2011, Troy moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where shortly thereafter, he began to attending New Hope Oahu. Earlier this year, Troy approached Dr. Wayne Cordeiro to share what he’d been up to. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Cordeiro played one of his games and said, “I’m hooked!” He asked Troy, “Can you make a trivia game to help us assess the Bible knowledge of our students?” Troy obliged. After Dr. Cordeiro provided Troy with 150 unique questions, and a few months of time, Bible Basics Trivia Quiz Game (http://onelink.to/ taxnnw) was released by RD Games to be a blessing for New Hope Christian College.

Dr. Cordeiro also provided Troy with an invitation to Christ video that could be posted on his (www. dontbeleftbehind.org) evangelistic website. Since then, a team consisting of Dr. Guy Higashi and pastoral studies college students have taken on the role of following up with game players who commit their lives to Christ or ask for prayer through the game. In just a few months, we’re already seeing fruit! Troy’s message to New Hope Christian College students is, “Find a skill and profession you enjoy and are good at, and then find or start a ministry that has a need for what you can offer and try to keep the majority of your time ‘doing’ things on this earth focused on expanding the kingdom. Never lose this focus and no matter what challenges God will bring you in this life, your life-focus and eternal purpose will give you a life-long fulfillment.”

Troy’s Bible games for iOS and Android have been downloaded nearly 400,000 times in the past several years, and his top game retains a high-rating of 4.9 of 5 stars on Google Play and the App Store. “Working on this project with everyone at New Hope Christian College has been an honor and privilege.”