Dynamism

I think witnessing should be considered a spiritual discipline. This is something that has been bouncing around in my head lately and I think it should at least be considered. We think of prayer, fasting, study, works of service and corporate worship as spiritual disciplines because they help put you in a position of grace. Well, witnessing seems to do this for me.

When I first became a Christian I was all about evangelism. You could not shut me up. I wanted EVERYONE to know about this God who had revealed Himself to me and changed everything. This God who was everything I had been looking for.

Soon after, I was all about discipleship. This was a result of many things. Primarily:
1) I got a vision for Christian maturity. I read St Francis of Assisi and Mother Teresa etc...
2) I saw a disconnect between the NT presentation of Christian maturity and what was being lived out by Christians, especially the leaders and the "mature Christians" in my little experience.

Evangelism fell off the radar for me. Soon I completely lost my passion for it. I knew this...but I did not know what to do about it.

Things have been slowly changing for me on this front the last few years. Culminating, most recently, in Jamaica where I sent our group out to do street ministry a few times. I really got into this and it has really helped ignite my passion for evangelism. So...is witnessing a spiritual discipline?

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