This is part four of Joshua Anderson’s Announcing the Kingdom evangelism class. Francis of Assisi allegedly said, “Preach the gospel at all times; use words if necessary.” Sadly, many of us have taken this way of thinking as an excuse to remain silent. However, as Anderson points out, the scriptures specifically call us to open our mouths and use words (Romans 10). In fact, remaining silent can actually disprove Christianity, especially if you work really hard to show Christian love, but never mention your faith. People will assume you are a well-adjusted non-believer and may even use you as an example of why they don’t need to look into Christianity!
In this episode, Anderson shares two secret tools of the missionary craft that he learned when he went off with his family to be missionaries in Japan. The first is running a language route and the second has two do with parties. I don’t want to give a way too much, but these common sense strategies have the potential to get you back on track reaching people with God’s love.
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Sean,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this series. Josh Anderson’s messages have brought much clarity and conviction into my own life, and has renewed a passion to share the good news wherever I find myself.
Evangelism used to be my primary spiritual discipline, but as I started as a pastor of a congregation, I unintentionally distanced myself from it, choosing to stay in my “Christian bubble” and avoiding regular people for the sake of convenience. I want to express my gratitude for sharing this series.
I also would like to suggest a follow-up series on the second-half of the Great Commission: training and teaching others. What methods or ways can we effectively train those we are discipling, both inside and outside the church gathering?
Thanks again!