I’m sure I’m going to be tempted to post lots in the next few days as I read over the blogs that are part of the presbyterian bloggers blogring. I’ll try to keep posting about it to a minimum.
The first one I ran across was Andrew Seeley’s blog Doogie Houser Did It, So Why Not Me. Some fascinating thoughts on evangelism:
I don’t know and don’t really want to know how many people have decided to follow Christ because of me.
I don’t want to find myself saying things that point to a person and say I was responsible for their faith. I’m not responsible, God is.
I think one of the underlying themes in “evangelism” is that we become personally responsible for people’s relationship with God. I saved this person, now I am responsible to make sure they grow in their faith. Or I saved this person, now let me find someone else to save.
There is something about the “conquest” or the messiah-complex to the drive to save a soul by a spontaneous decision. Andrew seems to be getting at something important about bringing Christ to people–that sometimes its a slow process, not akin to a flash decision. More food for thought.
Thanks for the shout out. Look forward to hearing your thoughts and insights into our faith and your life.
Sure. I’m going to enjoy reading your blog from time to time. Thanks for stopping by, and keep up the good work.