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November 5th, 2006

Evangelistic walking

I have been indoors for a bit too long trying to make a church website. I am going to stop that now as I have got all tangled up in Wordpress themes and if I do any more I will have a funny turn.

I was pleased to see that Maggi Dawn has joined me in my ‘Boycott the West End’ campaign. I should now remove this action from my ‘One Man Campaigns‘ list as it now involves more than just me, although having said that the ‘Save the SPCK’ campaign involved other people too. It is difficult to have a One Man Campaign these days as other people keep joining in, a fact about which I am pleased.

I suspect some people might say that Christians should not write grumpy letters as it makes them look negative and against everything. I suppose it is deciding which battles to fight. I suppose I for one care more about the planet and Christian bookshops than some other things. I find I am getting more grumpy about the world as I get older. I do not know if this is normal.

Those who are wanting to create a good Christian impression could do worse than to spend some time doing Evangelistic walking. This is a procedure I learned about fom the Diocese of Chichester Mission Department. The idea is that you walk around your area in groups of up to twelve being evangelistic. You can start in the church building if you like for an easy introduction, although one person with the gift of evangelism should be present at all times otherwise it could go horribly wrong.

I have to say that I think I might be a bit scared if 12 people approached me in an evangelistic manner. If you have been converted by such methods please write in.

Also listed is what appears to me like a form of evangelistic speed dating involving forming two circles. I don’t quite understand it but perhaps you will.

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9 Responses to “Evangelistic walking”


  1. Larry \Day says:

    :-) surely you have already drawn an excellent cartoon about evangelistic walking Dave.

    You’re just keeping it up your sleeve, aren’t you?

    November 5th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
  2. John Davies says:

    I joined your campaign too except I didn’t tell anyone else about it. IE, I wrote a sharp note of protest to Oxford Street but then … that was it. This probably demonstrates why I’ll never be an evangelist.
    (PS Ambivalence set in today when I got thinking about Blackpool Illuminations which have been on for two months but are in my opinion, being of a northern coastal cultural bent, ace)

    November 5th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
  3. KBH Ballarat - Australia says:

    This has now arrived Down-Under. Having just arrived back from the UK I went with a friend for lunch to a neighbouring village. There was a mixed group (ages, backgrounds ,drinking habits) at the next table, talking over each other and generating much don’t-get-smart-with-me banter.
    After fighting over the division of the bill, refusing to leave any tip, they got up to leave. As they left an older member of the group approached me, she stroked my dog who was on my lap, and still looking at Glastonbury (my dog), invited me to the old blue stone church around the corner, passing me a coffee stained hand-bill that had the other information she failed to communicate – they were having a mission. When I explained that I ministered in the parish next door she apologised, explained she was from Sydney (as if I hadn’t guessed), that she was just here for the mission and then, with out looking at my friend asked me “would he like one?”

    Well if that didn’t confirm his views on foot-path evangelism.

    Yes, I think I would hide if this group came chasing me along the street. At least with the Hari Chrisners (sic) you here them coming!

    November 6th, 2006 at 9:02 am
  4. Chris Clark says:

    Good work on the Oxford Street campaign

    Also I am so grateful that you have pointed out this gem from my own diocese. I always wondered what evangelical circles were and now I know.

    There is a new concept however, contra rotating evangelical circles which means that not only are they always going indifferent directions there is never any possiblity of them meeting.

    Having said that whilst I cringe at inappropriate evangelism I bulk even more at Christians who ignore a simply instruction to “go into all the world and preach the gospel”

    November 6th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
  5. KBH Ballarat - Australia says:

    Chris, the instruction is not “a simple instruction to “go into all the world and preach the gosple” but to ” Go therefore AND MAKE DICIPLES of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spririt” – Matt 28.19 – The task is clearly defined and not easy. The promise is of course “and lo I am WITH YOU allways.

    November 6th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
  6. Chris Clark says:

    I am not going to trade verses with you as context is vital and what you say is absoultely true…but I was quoting Mark not Matthew:-)

    I just think it is easy to criticise the crass and then do nothing when it is clear that telling people and then helping them grow is something we are called to do. I speak to myself in this.

    November 7th, 2006 at 8:31 am
  7. KBH Ballarat - Australia says:

    Thanks Chris for your reply. It is in that ‘helping them to grow’ that you talk of that we need to be more focused. My experience outside the cafe was not good and the rudeness to my friend was not the sort of foundation to build on. One thing is certain, now is the time to GO, out of our comfort zones, to proclaim, build and make disciples. Kevin.

    November 7th, 2006 at 11:23 am
  8. David Keen says:

    Given that Maggi Dawn is a woman, you are still technically a one man campaign.

    November 7th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
  9. muldoon says:

    I love the idea of evangelistic speed dating (the evangelistic part, obviously ) so I clicked your Chichester link but got page not found.

    What a swiz. I’ll never find out how to do it now. :(

    July 15th, 2007 at 9:58 pm