Evangelism Gone Wrong? Part 2: Get Back on the Horse
So you blow it as an evangelist. You mess it up. Should you quit and head back to the pew never to stick your neck out again? Of course not. Quitting is never an option. (Click here to read my BIG mistake in part 1.)
My friend Steve Pivovaroff wanted to hang it up a few weeks ago when he (at my urging) preached to an unwitting high school band waiting to march in the Golden Dragon Parade in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Here’s how it went down:
Right in the middle of a wonderful presentation of the Law and Gospel, two older women took issue and shouted at him to stop though he was doing nothing wrong and had every right to be there. Being an apt pupil, Steve heeded my earlier advice to always continue with the message no matter who tries to interrupt you, unless of course, the interrupter has a gun.
Fortunately for Steve, these women had no guns.
Since they couldn’t stand being ignored by the big man they resorted to drastic measures. One woman took matters into her own hands and did something that shocked even me!
“Evangelism Gone Wrong?” continues next week…
Next week I’ll be offering a critique on various methods of evangelism that, from my perspective, aren’t very effective, or at the very least, suspect. I’ll ask you what you think and then offer my perspective. Here’s what you can look forward to starting Tuesday: Questionable sign guys (and their questionable signs, like this one.)
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