Cold-call evangelism

I tell people in my congregation this and I never know if they believe me, but, when it comes to evangelism—communicating and conveying the good news of Jesus Christ—they have it much harder than I do. The very nature of my profession gives me an “in.” People expect me to be able to talk about God and, sometimes, they feel comfortable asking questions about God or whatever. It’s harder if you’re an accountant or teacher or dishwasher. People expect you to talk about numbers or your subject or whatever’s on your mind, except maybe religion. But I got a chance to do a kind-of evangelistic cold call Wednesday and, even though I have no idea if it will bear fruit, I’m glad I did.

We had dinner with another family last weekend and the mom mentioned that their neighbors had told them that they were looking for a church and that they had grown up in the Methodist church. I didn’t know what to do with this information so I just figured I’d leave it up to the Spirit to handle it. The Spirit did. Wed. night we were at an ice-cream social at the preschool my daughter went to and my wife noted (she evidently had met them before) that the aforementioned family (the one without a church) was present. At least part of them were--the dad and three kids. I surprised myself a bit by feeling somewhat confident in approaching them. I introduced myself, said I’d heard from their neighbor that they were looking for a church and gave him my business card. He was a bit taken aback, I think, and didn’t know quite what to say, but he said thanks and I left.
Who knows where this will lead or if they’ll even pay us a visit? But the encounter was a blessing to me.