I noticed today that I used the term "ramping up" twice. I thought I'd share why I'm interested in "ramping up" our evangelism, and what that looks like.
In 1996 I visited my sister in Israel. As part of our sight seeing we visited Masada a mountain palace/fortress in the desert of Israel. It is such a cool place. It is located on top of a butte. In one instance a group of Israeli zealots ended their lives in a stand off against the Roman legion. In fact in the picture I've included you can see the remains of a ramp that the Romans built in order to apprehend the zealots.
Ramping up evangelism is about making a way by raising our level to reach people. We're just trying to get where they are. Here are the two compelling examples that I think of:
- A church planter in Pennsylvania once shared this advice with me..."God already has people in your area that he's sending you to start a church for. You just need to go find them."
- A church planter in Philadelphia told me that he just went out on the street and started asking people if they knew anyone that would be part of a new church. He collected names, phone numbers, and addresses of people then contacted them to come to the church. The method is different but the principle is the same. The people are there, we just need to give them a chance to find our church.
--Ben
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During my years of material management(sand, gravel, stone) I learned by mistake that in order to make a successful ramp you needed a broad base. A ramp narrow and tall will be very unstable compared to a ramp growing out of a broad base. The success of your ramp will depend on getting as many involved as possible.
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