Evangelism. The word strikes fear into the heart of many a believer. Pictures are conjured up of people preaching on the street corner, reading through a tract with someone in a mall, learning a long script, rejection. But what if that’s not what evangelism really is? What if it’s something different altogether? What if it doesn’t fit neatly into a tract? Or into a six-week program at church? The thought is both freeing and terrifying all at the same time.
According to Mark’s gospel, the role of the evangelist is a narrow one: “prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.” There’s nothing there about spiritual laws or steps to peace. There’s nothing about conversion or conviction of sin. Just “make straight paths.” So how does one accomplish that?
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