The current practice of “counting” only conversions is counter-productive and biblically suspect. It seems that the fundamental building block of evangelism — connecting — is a much better place to start.
Ok, so the reality is that at best, only 10% of Christians have the “gift” of evangelism. So where does that leave the rest of us ordinary types? Pretty much on the sidelines watching and cheering (and writing checks). This seems unacceptable to us.
It’s time evangelism became a spiritual practice again, instead of a program. After practicing what we call “ordinary attempts”, many people tell us that they feel "validated" and empowered, having discovered that God counts what they already do and knowing they can do more of that, with greater intention. That gets more people in the game…something we’ve failed to do in recent history.
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