Evangelism is not optional; it is a part of every Christian’s job description.

Let the redeemed of the LORD, say so! (Psalm 107:2 KJV)

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” (1 Peter 3:15 NIV)

Evangelism Can Be as Natural as Conversation

The Living Bible translates 1 Corinthians 9:22, '... whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him." Randy Raysbrook of the Navigators in the Jan/Feb, 1994 issue of Discipleship Journal gives some pointers in finding that 'common ground."
•    Be natural. Normal conversation is fluid and respectful, allows for humor and invites response.
•    Be open and willing to admit your struggles and failures.
•    Be respectful, look at people for what they are as well as what they can become.
•    Be simple. Communication increases as simplicity does. Don't let Christian jargon get in the way.
•    Don't forget what it was like to be a non-Christian.
•    Look forward to hindsight. Unbelievers will understand some things only after looking back on them.
Evangelism Vs. Fire

Elton Trueblood, the Quaker scholar, once compared evangelism to fire. Evangelism occurs, he said, when Christians are so ignited by their contact with Christ that they in turn set other fires. It is easy to determine when something is aflame. It ignites other material. Any fire that does not spread will eventually go out. A church without evangelism is a contradiction in terms; just as a fire that does not burn is a contradiction.
Christian Theology in Plain Language, p. 162


A CHRISTIAN METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY REACHING OUT TO OTHERS.

Step 1: Make a friend. …Find someone who needs a friend.  This may even be someone who thinks that He doesn’t need a friend.

These words from the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi apply:  

Oh, Master grant that I may never seek;
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.

To make a friend, let the agenda and conversation be mostly about the other person, not about you.

Step 2:  Be a friend. The way to make a friend is to be a friend.  Put the other person’s best interest even ahead of your own.  Mention faith matters early in the relationship.  Share your own personal testimony.

Step 3.  Introduce that friend to Christ. This is probably the most loving action you can ever do, and the action which may result in positive eternal consequences for your friend’s life.

You may be the only Bible some people ever read.  You may be the only example of Christ they will ever see.
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