EVERYDAY
EVANGELISM
Everyday ideas
and inpspiration for giving away your faith.
Do you
think you have to be trained to evangelize? You don’t. Everything you need is
inside your heart, your mind, and your home or workplace. For instance, you know
you love Christ and want to share him. So you’re at work when people start sharing
some trivia -- a very popular activity now that the game shows have exploded in
TV Land -- how do you use that as an opportunity to evangelize? Insert your own
trivia question with: Who was voted the person to most impact the direction
of the 20th century? The answer, according to LIFE, Newsweek and Time magazines,
is Guttenburg, the inventor of the printing press. Why? Because he revolutionized
literacy by creating mass production of books. And what book did he produce? The
Holy Bible! As they exclaim over the incredulity of that being the first book,
you can slip in some information about how many people have been influenced by
Scripture, and lead them right into a discussion about the Scripture’s authority
and its central figure, Jesus Christ.
Or, start
a new habit of purchasing Bibles from the Gideons, American Bible League or any
number of Biblical publishers/distributors to commemorate special occasions. The
person being honored will receive a gift card telling them about the purchase.
It offers a great way to reach thousands in international countries while reaching
a particular person here as well. Bibles too much? Donate to a Christian charity
group instead. Either way, you end up helping spread the Gospel.
Workplace
efforts can be as simple as duplicating what is already occurring in the office
environment. Visit your local religious bookstore and find posters, pictures,
desktop organizers, and other office equipment with Scripture printed on them.
Post these around your office or cube. On your computer, activate the marquee
option for your screen saver and post a new Scripture verse every day. Buy Scripture
cards at your religious stationary store (or make them on your home computer)
and include them in mailings you send out from the office. Keep a Bible on your
desk (this one helps you, too) and refer to it when someone seeks you out asking
for personal advice.
It will
take courage to do some of these things, but the efforts are worth it. Remember,
nothing you do is more important than saving a soul.
Author:
Vicki Curless
Date: 3/5/00
