Posted by
GeorgeBruno on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:11:49 AM
This almost sounds like Jeff Foxworthy's redneck rant but I thought I might run this by you.
The pastor of my church is preaching throught the "gifts of the spirit". It's from the new testament.
He asked a series of kennedy-like diagnostic questions about the "gift of evangelism".
I paraphrase here.
"When you go to a restaurant, and you really like the food and the overall experience....do you
a.) Go back home and say nothing
b.) Go back to the restaurant on occasion because you like it
c.) Can't wait to tell everyone you know about the experience, the food, and encourage them to go and try it for themselves.
Here's the Jeff Foxworthy part.
If you answered "C"...you just might have the gift of evangelism...or I will say "be an evangelical"
Get it?
When you experience something that you you think is awesome and cannot stop talking about it....you just may be an evangelical.
That's all it is.
It is an inborn personality type. For you psychologists out there, it is innate. In other words, a gift. You did nothing to get it, earn it, or deserve it. It just is.
Some are more "evangelical" than others.
Some cant't stop talking about "it". Some go a step further and help others get "it" themselves. Some go even a step further and hold someones hand, give them the resources, and walk them through the process to aquire "it". Some will go even further and even stick around with you after you have experienced "it" and enjoy "it" with you. And even further, some who are big fans of "it" hang around together, talk about "it", invite others to experience "it". Those who have artistic abilities paint about "it". Those who have literary capabilities write or blog about "it". Those IT and web people create computer programs about "it". Those in gov't, may share "it" with other officials. Some may have the ability to organize people and present the message of "it" to hundreds and thousands of others. Some get together with other lovers of "it", sing about "it", talk about "it", and may listen to a person who seems especially gifted to talk about "it". Some look like tattooed bikers and would be uniquely qualified to share "it" with other tattooes bikers. Some have song writing and musical talent and tell others about "it" through their music...and "it" just keeps going.
If you have done any of those things or are just squirming in your seat to get out and tell someone "it"...then you just may be an evangelical.
Notice I did not mention Jesus, God, or anything religious.
Evangelicals exist everywhere. They are wine lovers, scooter riders, comic book readers, Phillies fans, avid book readers, workout and fitness fans, etc
I have heard some people say they dont want anyone shoving any message down their throats. That is not intellectually honest. It's usually just the message of Christ that don't want "shoved" down their throats. Any other message would be OK. It's just the religious message they don't want. Let's be honest.
Most people are evangelicals about something. In business, we want our customers to be evangelicals.
That is how a business grows.
A Harvard study proved that the most effective restaurant survey customer service question was NOT "Did you like the food?", "Was the food hot?", or "How was your server?"
THE question was "How likely are you tell others about this restaurant?"
If you are likely to tell others.....then you just may be an evangelical.