Evangelism and Your Job

Here is another question that I received via e-mail recently and my response. This question (I think) was inspired by my post, “How My Understanding of God was Wrecked“:

 

 

Unfortunately, most Christians do not seem to struggle with this question. Most of us simply don’t think much about evangelism throughout the day. May God help all of us to be burdened in compassion for every soul that we meet, whether or not they are our boss or co-worker, or the waiter at the restaurant, or the homeless man on the street.

 

Every soul will one day stand before God, and it is our duty as Christians (a la 2 Corinthians 5) to be ambassadors for Him, begging sinners on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.

 

However, there are times when it is not morally appropriate to share the Gospel. For instance, we should not use our boss’s time to do our evangelism. He pays us to work, and we should honor that and strive not to “steal” from our employer in this way. But if your job gives you freedom to converse with people or customers about a variety of subjects, then by all means share the Gospel! But I think all of us should at least have the freedom to witness at least on our lunch break or other work breaks throughout the day.

 

There are two ditches to be avoided:

 

1. Do not be the person who spurns his employer’s rules of conduct and loses productivity (and respect from co-workers) because of his/her inappropriate evangelism on the job. That is not a good witness and could be sin (stealing time from your employer?).

 

2. Do not let the fact that you can’t be personal witnessing for Christ every waking minute of your day allow you to fall into a state of unconcern for the lost around you. Instead of getting discouraged that you can’t share with everyone that walks into your office during your workday, be encouraged that you can share with whomever you wish on your break or before or after work!

“If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms around their knees, imploring them to stay. If hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for.”

C.H. Spurgeon.