Be The Fruit

Evangelism in the workplace.

by Bill Blair on 09/03/08 at 4:23 pm

I am currently taking a Personal Evangelism class, and one of the objectives of the class is to teach us how to equip others to do evangelism.  I have been really trying to get my mind wrapped around what evangelism should look like for the non-professionals in the church.  To figure that out, I have enlisted the help of my small group to give me feedback on what they encounter in their lives.  In class, we have some good discussions, but when it is all pastor-type people in the room we can be a little out of touch with reality.

One of the issues that came up from my group was the difficulty with H. R. issues, where they might get into trouble for witnessing to co-workers.  My thoughts are that the best way to get around that is to evangelize by first building a relationship then sharing your live and Savior with other people.

I came across this post by Timmy Brister that was linked at the Said at Southern site.  Timmy is a Southern Seminary student who works at UPS.  He recounts a situation where he had some difficulty with a manager over sharing the gospel with one of his co-workers.  He followed what I thought would be the proper path, but still ran into a conflict.   

It is a good read.  You can read the article by clicking here.