Many Catholics shy away from publicly engaging in evangelization. Lay people hesitate to discuss their faith with strangers not because they don’t know their catholic faith or cannot share it but because some believe that the work of evangelization should be left for priest and religious sisters. 12 painless ways to evangelize presents twelve easy ways to spread the Goodnews.
What is evangelization?
Translation directory defined evangelization as the ability to explain ones beliefs to another in the hope that they might wish to adopt them. The word is sometimes used as a synonym for "Proselytize" - to actively attempt to convert another person to your beliefs. We sometimes speak of by word (testimony) and evangelization by action witness. Which ever way you choose to look at it, here are 12 painless ways to evangelize.
1. Stuff bill payment envelopes with Catholic tracts. The use of tracks ( ) to evangelize is very popular in our society. The idea is that any bill you are sending out there is always someone on the other end who will open the bill. Chances are the person opening the envelop will see the track and read it; the reverse could be the case. You can Purchase an inked address stamper at an office supply store, and stamp your name and address onto the back of each tract or booklet.
2. Volunteer to take charge of your parish's literature rack.
3. Play a video or audio tape for door-to-door missionaries.
4. Place tracts or booklets in the pews at your parish.
5. Write and answer messages on your online service.
6. Go door to door, hanging leaflets from doorknobs.
7. Write to the editor when the press misrepresents the faith.
8. Place Catholic literature on windshields.
9. Give away photocopies of articles from periodicals.
10. Send a friend (or a stranger) a book or a tape.
11. Call radio talk shows.
12. Leave Catholic tracts and flyers in conspicuous places.
Be friendly to other denominations whether they're. Do not turn them away even if you don’t have the time to listen to what they have to say. There are matured ways to say no pleasantly.
12 Painless Ways to Evangelize
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