Evangelism Isn't as Scary as You Think It Is

"Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words."

This classic quote, misattributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, is both clever and catchy. It just isn’t biblical.

Evangelism—communicating the good news of King Jesus—always requires words. As believers we are called to “adorn” the gospel with our actions (Titus 2:10), to be sure, but our actions are not themselves the gospel. No amount of righteous living can replace the necessity of verbally proclaiming God’s saving achievement in Christ.

But even though all evangelism involves sharing the same message, not all evangelism occurs in the same manner. Here are three kinds [1] we see modeled in the New Testament. Read more