Archive for the ‘Abnormal Evangelism Ideas’ Category

Politics on Parade

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

I had an idea to try something different at the Chinese New Year Golden Dragon Parade in Los Angeles where I like to hand out Giant Money Gospel tracts to celebrities and dignitaries who are riding in the parade. Instead of just handing them the tract, I wanted to offer them a word of exhortation.

Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, rode on by but I lost my nerve to say what I wanted to say.  I have handed him these tracts at least five different times before, but based on his governance, I don’t think he ever read–or believed– what was written on the back of the tract. (You can read it yourself here.) Watch this 15 second video.

Because Villaraigosa is termed out and there’s an election in March, two candidates vying for his position were also in the parade. I mustered up my courage, handed the tract to Eric Garcetti and said what I needed to say in this 16 second video.

I was on a role. Wendy Greuel, another mayoral candidate, also rode by. I had handed out many of these soul-saving tracts to her before…and her kids loved them! I also gave her a firm and gentle reminder about her accountability before a holy God in this 17 second video.

Yep. Call it electioneering, but I’m canvassing for the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Mayor of mayors.

Chick Fil-A CEO’s Secret to Success

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Given the current events of the last few weeks, this seems to be an appropriate time to re-post this radical, highly effective, old school evangelism idea.  (See the first radical, highly effective, non-controversial, old-school evangelism idea by clicking here.)

Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy wasn’t shy about his faith Friday when he attributed the huge increase in sales at the fast food chain to the wisdom found in the teachings of Jesus.

Pointing to Matthew 5, 6, and 7, Cathy half-jokingly told the crowd of over 600 people that the Sermon on the Mount is a sermon on how to operate a Chick-fil-A restaurant and how to deal with disgruntled customers.

“So when we probed into this one scripture verse it led us to a radical service makeover within our organization. It became high touch and high tech all at the same time, but particularly high touch,” said Cathy at Biola University’s second annual Imagination Summit.

Jesus taught his followers to go the extra mile, to turn the other cheek when someone strikes them, and to repay someone that hurts them with kindness, the Christian business leader pointed out.

Following this example, Chick-fil-A restaurant employees have undergone “the largest etiquette training” program in the country in order to serve customers paying $6 a meal the same way as patrons of restaurants charging $25 a meal. Read the rest of this article here.

The Chick Fil-A Song

Sunday, July 29th, 2012


Sing this
one minute
song
when you
eat there on
Wednesday
and when
you preach
there
on Friday.

More about this controversy on Tuesday.

Disco Evangelism

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Who said that evangelism can’t be fun? It all depends on where you practice it.

These disco dancers at the DooDah Parade appreciated getting a $100 Giant Money Gospel tract in the middle of their boogyin’.

Can ya dig it? Looo-king Gooood!’

And my friend, Ed Lee, had the same idea with the “Are you ready?” cross. He was totally munga, man!

The Way of the WagonMaster: The Gospel in 45 Seconds

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Everyone should be able to give a short 45 second gospel presentation if the occasion arises. Perhaps the person is disinterested in what you have to say and you need to say it quickly.

Or a person is in a hurry and can only spare a moment.

Or you may be on a stagecoach and the two wagon masters are busy driving their team….

Reaching the “Black, Gay, and Here to Stay” Group

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Some groups are more difficult to reach than others with the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. If I were to stand in the midst of this “Black and gay and here to stay” crowd and preach the good news of how they can be saved from Hell by trusting in Christ and repenting of their sins, I’d probably be shouted down. Most Christians do not show God’s love to this community very often so they don’t trust us.

But, if I can get gospel tracts into the hands of these people for whom Christ died for, and they read the message and believe, they may repent and turn from death to life.

Of course, we used this tract (which everyone loved—until they read it):

Look how easy it is to “invade a parade” with this one minute video!

Read all my articles on how to
reach the Gay community by clicking here.

Traffic Tracting

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Here’s an idea when you see bumper to bumper traffic. When the cars aren’t moving at all and the drivers are waiting, waiting… why not take advantage of the gridlock by giving the Gospel?

A Splendid Christmas

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

SplendidChristmas.com is a great site to present to those close to you because it provides a very subtle Christmas witness.

Send a family member to it and they will find Christmas carols with free Christmas song sheets, the story of the First Christmas, Christmas cookie recipes, crafts and Christmas music. Then there is a link for a gospel presentation, but it’s not called a Gospel presentation….

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Click here, take a look, and send the link to the one you love.

This is another wonderfully creative web effort from my friend Anna (Banana) Jackson, who with her husband Dale, run a great evangelistic web store called Evangelism Stuff!

Indelible Truth

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

I can pretty much guarantee that you’ve never seen “Hell’s Best Kept Secret” displayed like this.

Anna “Banana” Jackson is pretty much out there with her passion for evangelism and love for the lost. But why would she do such a thing as this? Click here to find out. (Anna also answers those who would question whether getting a tattoo is a sin.)

Know the tattoo and the tattoo will set you free.

The Everyday Club Report for August: Preaching the Gospel…to the City Council!!!

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

I squirmed a little when I watched Anthony Martin give a three minute Gospel message to the Torrance City Council at their weekly meeting. (The message starts at the  04:34 mark). A bead of sweat formed on my brow, too. (Details below the video.)

Why did he do it?

On the last day of my evangelism class I asked the students, “What unusual place do you think you may want to preach the Gospel?” This was after I had shown them that in America they can preach anywhere, from football games, to In N’ Out Burger; from stop lights to the Porta-Potties at the Rose Parade; from outdoor beer gardens to inside elevators!

Two men raised their hands. The first one said, “I want to share the Gospel at AA meetings.” I encouraged him that after he got kicked out, there are plenty more in the South Bay area where we live.

The second man, Anthony, said that he wanted to share at the Torrance City Council meeting. “How are you going to do that?” I asked. (more…)

Inside Kingdom Hall

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

My friend and fellow Hope Chapel evangelist Tony Yu has a special burden for the Jehovah’s Witnesses who are lost in this works-oriented cult. As a result, he makes a special effort to witness outside their meeting places called Kingdom Halls by preaching, sharing one-to-one and using special Gospel tracts. Here’s a report of what went down at  Easter when he actually attended a JW “church” service.

Jehovah’s Witnesses passed out fliers all over my neighborhood inviting people to attend ["Easter"] service today at their Kingdom Hall.  Steve Pivovaroff, Carlos Ramos and I went inside the service thinking that it was primarily intended to attract new members.  We thought we would be presented with their beliefs and given a chance to ask questions.  We wanted to use the question phase to ask some questions and share the True Gospel.  To our surprise, it was a full-on service to commemorate Jesus’ death.  Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus so they do not call it Easter or Resurrection Day. (more…)

The Controversial, Radical, Politically Incorrect, Horrible, Awful, Banned Superbowl Ad That Wasn’t

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Fox Sports has called a Super Bowl TV commercial with the Bible verse John 3:16 “too religious” and declined to run it. There was even more surprise when it did air with no explanation or announcement from the network.

A 30-second commercial called “LookUp 316” says, “John 3:16, what’s that mean?” The answer is easy. Look it up. (more…)

Great Gifts for Evangelists & Materialists

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Want the perfect something for that open air preaching friend? How about a special present for your unreasonable atheist neighbor down the street who Grinchilly denies that there really is a reason for the season? Here are some great CHRISTmas giving ideas from Evangelism Stuff:

And here’s a favorite of mine: (more…)

Preacher Vs. Creature: Mad Mike’s Monster Message

Friday, October 29th, 2010

This is a horribly frightening account. You might call it a FRANKENwitness.

“Mad Mike” Stockwell is normally fearless in his Gospel presentations with live people, but this time he met his match with the undead. If you have the courage, click to read this spooky, scary, awful encounter that has never before been attempted… nor ever will be again! (Make sure you read this with the lights on.) (more…)

Boo! Kid’s Harvest Fun Tract & Cootie Catcher

Monday, October 25th, 2010

This is great! Puzzles, games, riddles, jokes, mazes, a scary, creepy website…and a kid-friendly Gospel message—all on a one sheet that you can hand out with candy on Halloween Harvest night!

Redeem the evening with this wonderful tract by Anna “Banana” Jackson, proprietor, along with her husband Dale, of the web store Evangelism Stuff.

Click here to download one and print them off by the hundreds.

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And here’s another unique Harvest Tract:
The Cootie Catcher

These days parents are wary of what their kids get in Halloween bags, especially if it’s something Christian. If it’s suspect, like loosely wrapped homemade brownies given by the hippie commune down the street, or a tract with a smiling Jesus, it gets thrown away. But here’s a novel idea: a sanctified version of the Cootie Catcher.

You remember those don’t you? Little boys and girls everywhere would write out their fortunes and whatever came up, that was their future, like having to marry little Billy, the kid with the funny nose, etc. On this evangelistic version every “fortune” that kids (or parents) read gives a very clear—and scary—Gospel presentation.

Here’s the “fortune” under the symbols for “road” and “heart” on the Cootie Catcher: (more…)

BOO!: Ask Death Beth

Monday, October 18th, 2010

It’s time to bring out Halloween themed evangelistic posts again….

We all know that the world celebrates October 31st like Christians cheer Christmas, so let’s give them what they want, something spooky like this: “DEATH BETH”

Send this link to a friend—or enemy—and give them a fright. Death Beth really knows if you’re gonna die!

Then take a cute little death survey: (more…)

The Everyday Club Report for September: The Facebook Option

Friday, October 1st, 2010

It’s that time again to report in on how well you did with your evangelistic commitment. Ya still in? I hope so. Would you like to join? Click here for details.

With the movie “The Social Network” opening today I wanted to remind you about another neat way to share your faith using “The Facebook Option.” It’s not what you think. Read on.

Facebook is an incredibly popular social networking site that has over 500 million active users. Here are some statistics:

  • 50% of active users log on everyday. (more…)

The Atheist Fails an I.Q. Test

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

A review of this video from Michael: “this is stupid and I wasted 10 minutes of my life watching it”

One of our favorite ways to share our faith at street fairs and college campuses is to use the Intelligence Test. We use a few simple “trick” questions, then transition into a Gospel presentation. (Download the free I.Q. Test tract here.) It’s amazing how people laugh until they get convicted of their sin. This 10 minute video shows how well this method works.

At the last Labor Day Fiesta Hermosa street fair, a woman took the test. After we discovered that she was already a Christian, she thanked us and walked away. A few minutes later, she came back with her atheist husband and nephew. Watch how these two men listen intently when confronted with their sin. And notice how the atheist is suddenly concerned about his eternal destination. (Read another article about this here.)

Scan Evangelism

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Can you figure out how the image below could possibly lead someone from Hell to Heaven?

My friend Jonathan Meyers sent me this extremely creative, outside-the-box idea. To see how it works, and how you can do it, click here.

Preaching to Police at the Parade

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

At last month’s Lakers Victory Parade six evangelists preached to the estimated 65,000 people gathered in downtown Los Angeles. (Read the story here.)

Some new techniques were invented! When in a large crowd, stand on something as you hand out your Gospel tracts; people will grab them by the hundreds. Also, don’t forget those wonderful public servants: your local police department as you stand amidst the crowds. I had the opportunity to share the good news with the LAPD as they stood on the sidelines. (Watch their reactions.)

Challenge: Can you identify any of the Lakers as they pass by?


Thanks to Matt Maki for his excellent editing debut.