Servant Evangelism
Servant evangelism is intentionally sharing Christ by modeling biblical servant hood. It is the simplest, most transferable, and yes, most fun approach for moving believers closer to a biblical lifestyle marked by consistent witnessing.
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Servant Evangelism Described
Servant evangelism is a combination of simple acts of kindness and intentional personal evangelism. The concept is as old as the New Testament. Like so many profound truths, this one is so simple it is easily missed. Here's the concept: Get a group of believers, say for instance at a local church, and begin practicing simple acts of kindness with an intentional aim toward evangelism. In many cases, such acts of kindness open the door for the greatest act of kindness a Christian can give: the Gospel.
Please understand what kindness means. It does not mean telling people what they want to hear so they will feel good about themselves. Servanthood evangelism is not merely acts of kindness. There are valuable ministries, such as taking a loaf of bread to newcomers, and others, which are helpful, but they are not explicitly evangelistic.
Servanthood evangelism is intentionally evangelistic, though by no means is it coercive in a negative sense. When doing an act of kindness, the witness says, "I am doing this to show the love of Jesus in a practical way." Then, as the Holy Spirit opens the door, usually through the individual responding, "why are you doing this or that," the one performing the act of servant has a captive audience and proceeds to share their conversion testimony coupled with the Gospel presentation. If the other person is not open for discussion, the witness goes no further, except to offer a Gospel tract, literature, or prayer. However, what has been discovered is that Servant evangelism is made of two parts: service, i.e., acts of kindness, and evangelism.
Think about it, wouldn't it be a cruel gesture to offer to wash someone's car and fail to tell them about the Water of life? To give a light bulb without telling of the Light of the world? To clean a toilet without telling about the only One who can cleanse a person's heart from sin?
Servant Evangelism is new to Central Church. To this date, we have participated in:
- Rake and Run
- Numerous Car Washes
- Wrapping Paper and Hot Chocolate Giveaway
- Adopt-A-Family Christmas
- Water and Coke Giveaways
Planting Seeds
I Corinthians 3:6 says “I planted, Apollos watered, but God brought the increase.” Our work, combined with the Holy Spirit, can change people's lives for eternity. Anyone can do this!
Does your small group want an easy way to serve its community?
Let us help you! Give us your ideas and we will set things up…all
you have to do is show up! Contact the church office or any
of our pastors for ideas/opportunities. |
