My Uncle is a blogging pastor. It’s kind of cool. Though many people have an uncle, and many people have a pastor, not many people have a blogging uncle who is a pastor! Okay, that horse is sufficiently beaten now.

Anyway, Rev. Bill has been at a conference where they are talking about evangelism. He’s had a series of good posts and I wanted to post them here. After all, an effective web ministry is centered on evangelism, no?

First is his post titled An Evangelist Is … where he says:

Churches need to be “evangelizing communities” — or communities that are committed to spreading the good news of God’s love! Christians need to be busy telling how God has shown them love — and can show love to others!

We all have a story to tell — the story of God’s love. Evangelists need to be storytellers — telling the story of God’s love.

He then tells us More On Evangelism: The Artist:

As evangelists — those who share the good news of God — we need to see people for who they are — see what’s inside them! Many people (most people, actually, at some point in their lives) feel that if God really could see what was inside them, God would not love them. It is up to us to show people that God does see what is inside them — and loves them!

Later he asks the question Are You An Evangelical?

What is evangelism all about — Dr. Kim asked. He made the statement that the size of your congregation does not matter. Gaining members is not what evangelism is all about. What matters is zeal – caring – working together against the notions of success in society and ethics in society. Dr. Kim stated that the early church was certainly not big – the Roman Empire was not turned upside down because of churchÂ’s size – but because of itÂ’s witness – itÂ’s spirit!

Building loving – caring – diverse communities is the way to renewal in the church.

These are at the heart of ministry whether it’s done online or in person.