Writing evangelistically
God has commissioned us as Christians to share the Gospel. We are called to offer others the opportunity to experience a personal relationship with Him. Many people have responded to this command and have used their skills in writing to evangelize on our websites.
The task of sharing the Gospel with someone with no church background is harder than it seems. How do you communicate clearly with someone who has little or no understanding of the terms, concepts and characters which make up our faith?
In light of this, we’ve put together a list of the most common problems we find in articles submitted for non-Christians. We also included “before and after” examples where applicable.
I Corinthians 9:22,23 says, “When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.” (NLT)
Changing the way you write can be a scary thing. Ask God to help you see your writing through the eyes your reader. He can take your personal evangelism to a new level of effectiveness.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I agree. I have also been praying that the Lord tells me what He wants me to write, what He wants me to convey. It is Holy Spirit filled writing.
God Bless You and Yours,
Bobbi