Help! Evangelism advice anyone?

[TheMewster]

I feel God calling me to Evangelism and starting a Christian revolution in my school then the anime community. Any advice? Thanks and God bless you!

[Sapphire225]

This probably wil be moved to the Theology Discussion area.

Anyway, if you are going to evangelize, keep in mind that actions will speak louder than words and you'll need to be well versed in the questions you'll be ask from who you'll evanglize to. Show yourself through faith and keep in mind that you won't always be successful, but if done right, you'll reach out to many.

Edit: Hm...I guess not (for belonging to TD I mean). Shows what I know.

[TheMewster]

Oh, didn't think this would be Theology. I thought Theology was debating verses and doctrines in the Holy Bible.
Hey mods, if this gets moved, will you please explain what counts as Theology before deleting/locking/moving it so I can at least learn from my mistake? Thanks and God bless you!
And thanks for the advice Sapphire-chan!

[aliveinHim]

http://www.livingwaters.com/. Here's some help if you need it. . All Christians should have the hearts for evangelism.

[TopazRaven]

Just remember to be kind and loving to the people you are witnessing to, even if they aren't very nice in return. You are speaking for Christ here so remember not to spread the hate. I don't have a fondness for evangelism, then again I was also on the bad end of some not so good evangelism before so I guess I'm talking out of bitterness.

[Midori]

I don't think this needs to be in theology discussion. However, that means people should not start debating or arguing about what methods are better for evangelism than others. That would belong in TD.

The biggest requirement for evangelism is that you be a good sincere Christian yourself. If you call yourself a Christian but then start doing hypocritical or cruel things, it will have a negative effect on the reputation of Christianity. But if you are honest and pure, people will see that, and then you won't have to shove your religion in your friends' faces.
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Of course, no Christian is perfect. But admitting to your faults and being honest is the way to work around your imperfections.

[goldenspines]

Oh, didn't think this would be Theology. I thought Theology was debating verses and doctrines in the Holy Bible.
Hey mods, if this gets moved, will you please explain what counts as Theology before deleting/locking/moving it so I can at least learn from my mistake? Thanks and God bless you!
And thanks for the advice Sapphire-chan!

Since you asked, the definition of theology is as follows:

Theology : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience]especially[/I] : the study of God and of God's relation to the world

Evangelism seems to fall under this category since it is indeed related to the study of religion (i.e. Christianity).
In this case, since the thread is not a discussion thread yet (which is what the Theology Discussion forum is meant for), I personally won't move it. But if another mod deems it better to move this thread, then that's that.

And, Midori beat me to explaining, as always. ^_^


And, on topic, I know little to nothing about Evangelism beyond that quote, "Preach the Gospel wherever you go, and if necessary, use words."

[J.D3]

I haven't had much experience with 'evangelism' myself (I think), though I think I could offer a couple of things that may help.

1. Like in anything, make sure it's God calling you to do what it is you feel to do. If you haven't already, pray and try to listen out to what He wants you to do & continue to pray throughout the process.
2. This might be a little bit heavy, but I think some things to consider when evanglising can be found in Romans 12:9-21 where Paul writes about love and showing love to others, which I feel is an integral part to sharing your faith with others.

Anyway, that's my 5 cents on the matter. Completely up to you what you do with that.

God bless you, strengthen you & guide you firmly as you go about His work Mewster!

EDIT: Funnily enough, Romans 12 is the focus of the creative department at my Church this year...

[Hiryu]

While you may have good intentions, forcing people into what you believe is not right. If they don't want to be a Christian, don't force the issue on them. People are already critical enough about us shoving religion down their throats. Your focus should be to present the gospel to them, by doing this you're planting seeds. Let God work on having them accept it. He's the only one that can make the seeds grow. It may be a few days, or a few years.

Evangelizing is important, but loving someone else, that is greater.

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c] [B]40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:34-40

[TWWK]

About the greater anime community...that is a difficult, difficult wall to break. I've been developing community and relationship among anime fans online, particularly anibloggers, and it's been slow going. Anime fans tend to both be athetist/agnostic and anti-Christianity.

When you get to the point that you feel like doing some sort of large-scale evangelism in the anime community, I hope you'll contact me. I can give you more details about what I've been doing and perhaps we can work some together.