With Jesus Week, Christian leaders hoped to unite students from all denominations and inspire all students to discuss religion whether or not they agreed with Kyle.

Organizers collected support from Christian groups across campus and from the groups' generous graduates. They hung posters, distributed shirts and even ran a full-page advertisement in The Crimson with Sims' testimonial and a list of supporters to promote the week's events.

Whiteside picked Sims because "everyone knows him and has a ton of respect for him." But she said that Sims' selection was not necessarily exclusive.

"It really could have been anyone; the idea behind it is that all Christians are unified in Christ and that we can all identify with each other through that common faith," she said.

Organizers also selected Sims because of his role on campus. Because the speaker is a well-liked football player, Harvard Christian leaders felt Kyle would have a similar effect to what other athletes have had on other campuses.

Some of the week's other events included a prayer service on Palm Sunday, a candlelight vigil at Memorial Church for the "Christians throughout the world who are being persecuted" and an Easter Celebration.

Organizers lauded the success of "Jesus Week," which brought together members of all the Harvard Christian groups for the first time.

"Jesus Week," which organizers aligned with Easter week, coincided with a Fifteen Minutes article on Christianity on campus.