Relationship Evangelism is not Enough
Believe me, I’m for relationship evangelism. We must connect with our community so that we are able to share the Gospel outside of the church context. Church members should be light in their attitude, values and lifestyle. That light should bring people to the savoriness of the Savior. I’m married to one of the world’s best at this, and I try to learn from her constantly. However, I’d like to submit three reasons that relationship evangelism is not enough for a local church’s outreach efforts. 1. We don’t do relationship evangelism well. I’m writing this article for reason number two. But I’ll start with this one. If you believe in relationship evangelism then how many people have you connected with to bring to Christ? Name them. Don’t include those who came into your church and you befriended. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen. It does. Rainer’s research stat...