Share Our Faith

We need a new direction on how to share our faith as a natural part of our daily walk with the Christ. Preparation for outreach in the city as a community of believers can provide the vision and the opportunity to make evangelism a natural part of our daily lives. Paul could hardly contain himself when he met Jesus, and it became his life’s main goal as he continued to pursue his secular work. We must ‘get out of the building’ and into the marketplace with the Good News. And we don’t need to wait…we can do this now!

Prayer is the starting point when we seek our God. Prayer makes us one before God as we ask for His leading in the enterprise to which He has called us. Every channel of outreach must be explored in order to provide full participation and ownership of what God is doing in the churches and missions in Chicago, which are working to connect with seekers in each of their communities.

As a church community, you are already meeting for prayer and Bible studies; working in street ministry and friendship evangelism; planning mission trips; providing food and shelter for the needy. Your list of programs may include MOPS, pork-chop dinners, drama, new music, radio and television programs, special speakers, men’s & women’s groups, VBS, and I could go on. We don’t need more answers to the question; what we do need is more focus, which will raise our level of motivation to share the ‘greatest story ever told.’ Working together as a community of believers will build on the work you are already doing through your ministry. Working with others who are ‘bold for evangelism’ can bring you encouragement and the resources and working partnerships churches need to be effective in Chicago.

We know it is God’s will that we evangelize, and we know that it is God’s will that we evangelize in our city. I believe we can work together to do His will. The challenge of evangelism warms the hearts of believers here perhaps unlike in any other city. The ‘church’ in Chicago has worked together before and with God’s power can do so again.

Let us demonstrate that the Christian message continues to be true and still resonates in spite of growing skepticism. Supporting Christian witness in the secular culture and environment will begin to set the table for an authentic life model in the community and in the church. The ministry of evangelism becomes as natural and important as discipleship, music, education, and pastoral care.

Churches should take ownership of outreach in our city and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in these difficult days. Please share your ideas. Pray with me and let me know what God is saying to you.