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TechnoratiNo, evangelism doesn’t work anymore. But maybe the reason is that we refuse to engage in it like Jessica was willing to. Maybe, just maybe, that gospel message is more relevant now than ever. Maybe St. Paul (not St. Francis) was right, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes….” Romans 1:16.
So I’ve got to ask you something. Are you sharing it? Think of that one person you know who doesn’t know Jesus. Pray for them and swallow hard. Now pick up your cell phone and give them a call. Let them know you have something important to talk to them about (make sure they know it’s not a “business opportunity”) and set up a time to get together to chat.
In the meantime go to www.dare2share.org/gospeljourney and download a simple guide to sharing your faith. As a matter of fact you may want to peruse the website a little bit to get even more tools to share your faith, especially the “How to reach…” section. There you will learn how to reach fourteen different spiritual belief systems (“Mormons, Muslims and Atheists oh my!”) one of which I’m sure your friend has bought into.
When you’ve had your conversation, log onto my blog www.gregstier.org and tell me what happened. I really want to hear from you.
Okay, okay, maybe evangelism does still work. But we must be willing to take the initiative and bring it up with our friends.
Sorry, St. Francis.
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Greg Stier is the President and Founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries in Arvada, Colo., where he works with youth leaders and students, equipping them to be effective in sharing the gospel. Dare 2 Share has impacted the lives of more than 250,000 teenagers across the country. With experience as a senior teaching pastor and in youth ministry for almost 20 years, he has a reputation of knowing and relating to today’s teens. Greg is widely viewed as an authority and expert teen spirituality. He is known for motivating, mobilizing and equipping teens for positive change. For more information on Dare 2 Share Ministries and the GameDay youth conference tour for 2006/07, please visit www.dare2share.org.
