It doesn’t take much effort to convince most Christians that evangelism with community is the way to go. It’s not even hard to find people pulling together to accomplish an evangelistic task.
Evangelistic Programs?
But usually when we think of evangelism in community, we think of evangelistic programs, which is not what I mean by evangelism in community. By “program,” I mean the big event with a well-known speaker or exciting topic. At some point during the event, someone presents the gospel. Or maybe the program remains more low-key, geared for seekers, such as a service project or a sports program. Christians hope that it might open a door for spiritual conversations.
God can use programs. I know people who have come to faith at evangelistic events. For the record, I often promote and speak at evangelistic programs. But I don’t think programs are the most effective or even the primary way we should do evangelism.
When we take a cold, hard look at programs, things just don’t add up. For one, there is an inverse economic bang for the buck: the more money spent on the programs, the less
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