Grand Processions

Romans 10 sends out a plea for help:

"But how can people call for help if they don't know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven't heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? That's why the Scripture exclaims, 'A sight to take your breath away! Grand processions of people telling all the good things of God!'" (vss. 14-15, The Message)

As a Missional Worker, you're the grand procession. As a Missional Worker, you're the one who is sent.

But what are you supposed to do out there? How can you share Christ in such a confusing and opposing culture?

Let me share three tools with you as you work in the harvest fields of God:

First, listen. That's right. The key to sharing Christ is to listen to people. Understand them. Establish a relationship. Show you care. God will open remarkable doors for you as you discover the real needs and questions of a person in your life. Listen and let God show you how He wants to use you as an instrument of Christ's love.

Second, read God's Word. Please don't dismiss this as a pat answer. If you are reading the Bible regularly, you will be filled up with Good News to share when the time is right. I'm reading the New Testament in the Message paraphrase for my devotional reading. I'm amazed at how much God gives me to apply to my life and to share with others. Stay fueled up with the Word!

Third, if you're looking for a book that describes how God's people, the Church, can break out of navel-gazing and paralysis, read "Transformational Church" by Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer. The book is filled with practical advice and important attitude shifts that will help God's people do their mission.

Dear Missional Workers, you are the grand procession of God, bringing the light of Jesus into a world in need. Keep going!