“Why are you afraid of evangelism?”
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Lets get serious now, why does it frighten you?
Is it flesh, or maybe is it demonic? What do you think?
What does God desire?
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Bad experiences
- Door to Door- My first witnessing experience happened in 1984, we went out 2×2. I was paired up with Jody, a quiet and gentle soul. I freaked out at our first house, and hid behind a tree, and got sick to my stomach, I left her on the porch standing alone.
- Pushy televangelists–Hate them. I abhor Christian TV. It is affront to God in my opinion.
- “My friend was obnoxious with me.”– Are you ‘joshing’ me?
- Clumsy Apologetics, (being caught without answers). You need to be light on your feet, nimble, evasive if you have to…
Emotions
- Fear of Rejection– Major deal! I hate to have people reject me.
- Losing a friendship– IDK, maybe?
- Fear of offending– Offensive, who knows, maybe? It could very well be that I’m being persecuted for Jesus‘ sake.
- Feeling inadequate– Never, but if I don’t ever witness, it is never an issue, right?
- Embarrassment over unanswerable questions– Everyone has questions. Besides, they are heathens!
Perceptions
- Fear of what others will think about you.– Too close for comfort to answer. O.K. I admit it… I have chicken blood in my veins.
- Rudely interrupting somebody’s life– Never thought of that. Is that even remotely possible?
- Being seen as arrogant– Not a chance, I am super humble (ask my friends.)
- Your own weakness, hypocrisies, and inadequacies– You got to be kidding. Weaknesses, we don’t need no stinkin’ weaknesses!
- Personal Doubt– I am throughly trained to avoid this trap. Doubt is never part of my thinking, never, ever!
Guilt
- Pastor says so.– He/she knows, he/she has heard from God. Besides, who can disagree with him/her.
- Jesus says so.– Are you sure? He loves me too much to do this to me.
- To mess up somebody’s eternal destiny is your fault– No sweat. Everyone is responsible for their own decisions.
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Thank you Evangelism Coach International for the jumpstart on this subject. http://www.evangelismcoach.org/
A good start happens right here. http://www.intothyword.org/pages.asp?pageid=53499
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- Evangelism Weekly Christianity.com@crosswalkmail.com (thechristiangazette.wordpress.com)
- An alternative to cold evangelism (savouringthegospel.wordpress.com)
- Spirits of darkness (wordsofeternallife.org)
- Evangelism? (thebecomingnarrative.wordpress.com)










