How do you want people to see you?  Are you nice or are you a poo-head?  I think it funny how many christians do so much work on putting together plans to evangelize people, but then live their lives forgetting that faith is something that is shared through authentic relationships.  I know that we all have our days…but why put so much work into inviting others into a community of faith, when that community may be cold, judgemental, and unfeeling?  We, myself included, as a society are not very self aware of how we interact with other people.  Maybe when talking about evangelism we should be talking about how to be kinder and gentler with our world.  That doesn’t mean don’t speak your mind, it means respect each other.  That means talk to the people who are mopping the floors.  That means ask the person waiting on your table how his/her night is going.  That means saying please and thank you.  You don’t have to scream at people that you  are doing these things in the name of Christ etither.  God is love… simply show some!  And for crying out loud…if you  know that you are going to be a jerk don’t wear your Jesus Fish shirt!!!  If you are going to honk annoyingly in traffic, don’t have bumper stickers that have the name of your church on them.   Before we talk about “evangelizing” we need to think about how we are relating with other people, and how we are being viewed.  In my mind this is a healthier more authentic way of inviting people into a community.   Be who you are as a person, be aware of your attitude and actions and know that you have a choice in that,  I hope you know that God calls all of us to a life where we take the time to do the small things. God is in the small  things, that is where our ministry needs to be.

Amen?

Justy