Telemarketer Evangelism

From the 1990s to mid 2000's Americans began getting telemarketing calls and the law never really helped stop it. It was really intrusive, you never knew who was calling you so like rotary calls till at least 2014 there was no way to know who was calling you even on early cell phones (2011-2013 or so when cell phones became popular and avail to everyone). It was so bad that govt finally made a do not call list law. 

Prior to 2017 telemarketers would call and you would not know if it was a scammer. In fact you never imagined it would be. As if they were only legitimate businesses cold calling people to see if someone was interested in their stuff. 

Somewhere around 2015 the US started hiring foreign call centers instead of paying Americans for that job and from there a lot of scammers began big business in India and when you get a call (or called for any tech support) it would be a very thick Indian accent. Most Indians at call centers were looking to scam for big bucks &/or learn English for practicing English without having to pay a tutor... and then they would move to America. Anyway, so this opened a floodgate of problems and scammers scamming people out of their savings. Tech ones would get personal info off your computer via remote-in (the newest thing) or start a visa gift card scam around 2017 (today even ticktock warns people and i saw a commercial psa on that in 2023). 

So since 2020 most cell phones companies have created a spam or scam filter, allow you to report the scammer & block the number. We also can actually see who is calling us now so there are some better helps today to avoid scams.

But before talking on witnessing to telemarketers... i need to give a real warning.

Legit telemarketig is rare today. It isnt too much of a thing anymore; everyone moved to facebook and online ads. 

You might find an opportunity to witness to a telemarketer occassionally. If the caller id is not in your contact list, not noted as a scammer... it still could be one (we got a spoofed call acting as Verizon in 2018), or... it could be a real business cold calling doing legit business. Use caution anyway. 

Biggest advice for answering any phone call of someone you dont know, even if a business you know calls you is always answer and respond like this...

If they say Is John there? You say...

SPEAKING. or Hold On Pls  if you need to get him. 

Usually that was rotary phone era bcuz on a cell phone they call the right person. 

You never say "yes" because today scammers and neferious callers record you saying Yes or ok or sure and they use that as a voice authentication to buy house or car or get a loan in your name. 

Memorize this and put it into practice. Never say Yes, Ok, Sure, alright, mmhumm, correct, and words like that. Be afraid of those words on a call 🚨 so it might save you from big financial disaster. 

If you need to give an affirmative response to something, no matter how nice they are and disarming you, find a different way. They'll keep baiting you on the call using 10 diff tactics ir repeating themselves until you fall 

TELEMARKETING EVANGELISM 

Somewhere around 2004 I was volunteering at LW ministry helping them mail out the Basic, then Intermediate and then the Advanced Training courses that were offering in a box like package. I was there a lot and sometime afterwards. I was connected to them irl in 2003 after seeing Kirk on tv on a public broadcast station airing Hell's Best Kept Secret. 

There was a time Scotty was outside and some staff was there with us sitting down. Scotty was telling us how he started sharing the gospel to telemarketers and I was 🤯😀 by such a great idea. People were coming to us via the phone [just as people do on Halloween].  He explained how he goes about it and it is sort of like the above example. 

In 2005 or 2006 I was at work and got a telemarketer call on my cell phone; again we had no caller id back then. The job I was working at was in real estate and was owned by my boss whose office was right next to my desk. There was 1 or 2 other employees there and a small entry to another room opened up to a second business, the main business he had on site at the ocean. He had 3 workers in the office there and all the main workers were outside. So it was basically him and me all the time. 

So I got a call and started talking to the guy, he was American and it was a legit business. [It was before India invaded the call centers]. 

I followed how Scotty suggested. The first time I ever got to try this out 😂. 

We talked while I was at my desk. I didnt think the call was going to take too long. I went through it and discussed the gospel with him and he git so angry. Just yelling at me and he was just very angry about God topics. During the convo he hung up. 🤷‍♀️

A few minutes later he called back 😂 abd was still ranting and I kindky answered and [went outside on a break 😂 to chat] then was able to talk more with him. He didnt turn to Jesus but he got a good discussion with me and I am glad I was able to do that. It felt like 10 minutes and 10 more minutes. So it was a decent call. I didnt really have much to do at thst timeframe anyway so it was good that it happened. Def a God ordained moment. 😊

I had an idea what my aunt went through when she worked in a complaints dept call center in 2000 😅. Hard job I am sure!

Anyway I never forgot that call because he hung up and called back 😂. I hope he never forgot it too and hopefully is now soundly saved. Pray for him. 🙏

Anyway... you might have opportunity. 

Be wise, careful and be prepared for rabbit trails and know how to control the call to swing it back to the gospel. And stay on the gospel. People will do all kinds of talking and things to avoid accoubtability and looking in the mirror. Let's be faithful to ude the law to lead them to Christ. 

==================

Background and Warning

into the trap.  I have heard some stories!

A way to avoid that is for YOU to control the call convo. Here is a sample. 

Ring ring

Hello?

Oh Hello is this Johan?

Speaking 🚨

This is Johan?

Speaking 🚨

I see, this is Muknagth from the business name. We are offering a special to help you with xyz problem....Johan? 

I am here 🚨

So Johan can we tell you about this offer?

Well,🚨 I am not sure I am in need of nor interested in xyz but I will hear you out if you let me ask you something afterwards, deal? 

Sure sure Johan So I will tell you [shpeel given]. 

If he asks things in script to get you to say "yes"....you just let him talk. If adamant to get your compliance... instead of saying yes you say...

I am listening, continue...

He gets frustrated but keeps trying and then finishes the shpeel.

Is this something you would like to buy Johan? 

No, it isnt something I need but I appreciate you telling me about it. I hope you also appreciate what I wanted to ask and talk with you about.

[Goes into the gospel convo...]

Sometimes they hang up 😂. But when you bring up about God or Jesus they are convicted that they are lying and seeking to steal. Even if you dont get that far, they know in their conscience they are guilty. If it is a scammer. 

 

There are times you will have a legitimate business call. And because they still have hope that you will buy into whatever they're selling and because the call is recorded [their boss and bosses boss and quality assurance dept reviews these calls] they will be polite out of having to. So they might avtually listen to what you are saying and a seed can be planted. 

As far as I'm concerned... the longer you keep a scammer on the line the less people the'yll try to scam today. And they might just quit their job out of guilt. At the very least. 

<<<<Return to prev pg 

Jump to Gospel Convos home page

Calls: Sharing Christ to Business workers

We share the gospel with telemarketers so why not also look for opportunities to do so when contacting businesses for regular needs and purposes. 😀😀😀

 Remember that we really cant take up their time for chatter since they are at work. So plant a seed and goooo. 

Helpful Suggestions 

Pray over the call before you call and afterwards. When you are done with the purpose of the call you could try to swing to initiate a short conversation towards the gospel by saying:

*Thanks a million for your help today😀. Say... here's The million dollar question - if you died today, where would you go, heaven or hell?

* You have been very helpful today and I appreciate that. You might've had a lot of frustrated or angry calls to deal with today. I hope I was gracious and blessed you as a reprieve to all that.

1.  Are you by chance a born again Christian? 

Or

2. You have been nice & very helpful today are you a Christian?

> then transition based on what they say. 

- if Christian say, "well God bless you, bye and check out NeedGod.com." click

- if they say no, and whatever they say is their religion think of something to say...

= If they say they are muslim. Say "oh have you seen the James White debate on youtube? Check that out, bye. James White."

=If they say no you can say, a lot of people really misunderstand Christianity. Have a great day -- and check out NeedGod.com. 

2. News springboards. 

Something with death or car accidents and use it cautiously and very short (like other examples here). If it turns out they lost a loved one in covid era or recently then say something like "even though 160k people die every day and we need to be right with God before it is our turn, I will pray for you today and tonight that God gives you comfort and peace at this time. Today look at NeedGod.com ok. God bless you. NeedGod.com." click. 

3. We have holidays all year long. Big ones and obscure ones. If there isnt a big holy day coming up see if there's something springboardy worthy. 

If it is near or after a holiday you can try:

= I am sure you have been hearing happy holidays and merry Christmas for weeks now 😅, it is important to know the reason for the season bye & check out NeedGod.com

= Hopefully this has been a easy call to take and a relief from the many that arent. Have a great Easter or Resurrection day, and when you have a minute.. check out needGod.com 

= "St Patricks day is near and I hope you have a nice one. He was a Christian you know. He explained to people about God being a trinity. Do you have a Christian background?"

=Memorial Day. "You've been helpful today thank you. You know, Memorial Day is near/here. So many people gave their lives for us to live in this country a place of peace, freedom and safety. But none of their sacrifices compare to the one made by Jesus. The only one whom God gave us who can save us from our sins abd coming judgment. Check out NeedGod.com ok. It is important that we are right with God today. NeedGod.com. bye" 

- that might be a tad long but I cant think of a shorter one for military holidays. 

=For Presidents day and any presidents birthday, a known Scotus or reputable former congressman who has died in last 30 yrs you could say something similar. They served their country and then died. 

"Thanks for your help. You know, it is/almost name's died/death anniversary. So many people gave their lives in service to us, But none compare to the sacrifice made by Jesus. The only one whom God gave us, who can save us from our sins, and coming judgment. Check out NeedGod.com ok. It is important that we are right with God- today. NeedGod.com. bye" 

For like where theyre on the clock and cant chat do those shorter ideas.

For places that are not really a business and you have a little leeway... you could try to have a tiny bit more of a chat but remember to respect their time and that you are only there to plant a seed. If God is drawing them theyll check iut the website or think about the convo or He might even bring a believer into their life tomorrow irl and they have a talk. So pray even after the encounter. 

Follow ups - for at businesses

⭐If you write their name down in a book designated for these calls you can open it to that business's page in your memory jogger book right before the next call. Also note in there what you found out. Theyre atheist or muslim or mormon or whatever. Has kids etc. Then at the end of that call you could say:

Jane I think 🤔we spoke last time I called. I asked if you were a Christian and you were going to look up needGod.com. 😀did you check it out? Y1/N2

Y1= did you turn to Jesus? ...

N👉 "well you can do that today. It is important to. Tomorrow isnt guaranteed. So before you get in your car today, get right with God. God bless" click. 

Y👉 If they say yes say "great news! Check out Save yourself some pain at livingwaters.com ok. God bless. Byee."

👉If they say they are not the person. Thats ok. You can say "well you were so nice and helpful that I thought it was you😂. Nice to meet you 🙂.

> Do you have a Christian background? 

(Listen) if yes or no tell them "well have a nice day & check out NeedGod.com". 

Even if they say they are Christian.  Bcuz shockingly 50% professing believers now believe in prosperity Gospel 》not the biblical one. And among the others and church attenders they've embraced a false gospel. So really if anything theyll hear the biblical gospel or... start sharing it 😀.

Plant seeds where you can 😊😊😊

<< Return to Prev Page 

Related Topics

Gospel Convo Starters irl

Sharing Christ when legit marketers call

Sharing Christ via door bell cameras

Sharing Christ via chat on websites

Cold calls for Christ ministering 

Cold calling gospel starters

CALLS FOR CHRIST

Today it is rare to have access to a white pages physical phone book. Those faded out around 2005. 😂

But you can still find whitepages.com !

Four things to keep in mind

This option is good for you if: 

* If you are someone good at keeping the gospel and convo on track and avoiding rabbit trail derailments really good, and you are more of an ambivert or extrovert you can probably do this. 

* If you are really pretty good with apologetics and the top 10 faq most people ask or object to such as suffering, why we exist etc. 

*If you can let rejections roll off your back and not be hurt by things people say. [If you worked at a call center 😅 you might be easily able to do this ministry.]

* If you pay to use Burner app, so you have an evangelism number you can burn if you get harassers or stalkers. 

Ideas for cold calling. 

>>And voicemail is fine too.

1. "Hi I'm with Grace Christian Church, and with no intentions other than caring about you, was calling to find out if you have any prayer requests. I would be happy to pray with you now and put you on my prayer list."

If they are receptive take their request & pray for them. Then ask their religious background. If they say Christian, ask them  "Joe let me ask you, if you ran into me today and I was having a heart attack but was afraid I was going to die and asked you how I could be saved....and you have 3 minutes until the ambulance arrives... how would you explain to me how to be saved?"  Listen for what they say if it is false or if it is right. 

Then guide the call based on that. 

If you run into a cult person, muslim or someone from another religion, guide them based on that.

In advance of starting this Calls for Christ ministry have a script for every religion ready and the top things they'll likely say so you know what to say and won't be flustered. 

Go through the skeptics FAQ and Religious sections here that are online answers and helps for people in non Christian religions. If you have a good grasp on those [and can pop over there to them as a memory jogger] then you can assist with planting spiritual seeds and watering the truth they already know. 

There are a few specific other evangelism and apologetics helps here that are not in the resources avail to the general public on the faq sites connected to us here. And that is so you can reach these lost folks armed with a bit more tools for leading them to Christ.

The muslim one is a good example thanks to James White. He has studied and debated muslims since around 2006/2009 and has fantastic advice on the LW podcast as well as his debates on youtube.  Check that out because God has allowed muslims in the West and like the Jews we can lovingly reach them for Christ. 

Related Topics

Gospel Convo Starters irl

Sharing Christ when contacting businesses

Sharing Christ when legit marketers call

Sharing Christ via door bell cameras

Sharing Christ via chat on websites

Gospel Conversations via website chats

In the past it was much easier to chat with someone online after reaching a rep in the chat room or chat box at a website. Since 2020 or 2023 a bunch of sites migrsted over to chat bots or ai chat reps and theres no live person there anymore. 

However all is not lost. When contacting a site as you go about business or some reason you are actually at that site for... you can try to get the chat bot to push you to a representative. "I would like to speak to a human representative please."

Some sites have an easy way to just push you over to a rep. Many other sites are making it harder to do so (as they have to pay a human to do that). The bit will be programed to make you jump thriugh hoops to tell it why you need a human and various prompt questions to filter out and avoid human connection. 

You however do not care about that and will jump thru the hoops for 5 min to get an actual rep. 😂. Right? 😁

You can use ideas from the below links to come up with a pre saved chunk of text of a gospel talk to try to leave with them. If it is a business they will cut that chat right off so do a very brief message to them even if it is:

"Thanks so much for your help today.

Check this out... NEEDGOD.com" 

Wait a few seconds & end chat. The end chat feature may cut off the rep and push them immediately to next chatter connection. So wait a few seconds b4 you end the chat. Enough time for them to see it. Think a second and consider writing it down. 

However you do it... soak the before and after in prayer. 

And if you are on a site that likely allows a bit of chit chat, ask if theres anything you can pray for them about after the chat. Even if it is just a topic or silent request. Pray it & fir them...and know that your consideration towards them will be remembered. It is a good witness for Chridt, even if you dont get much chance to talk.

In fact if there's not much time it seems in the chat you can say "God bless you & I will pray for you today. Btw, check out... NeedGod.com". Even that is something. If God is drawing them it will not return void. 

Related Topics

Gospel Convo Starters irl

Sharing Christ when contacting businesses

Sharing Christ when legit marketers call

Sharing Christ via door bell cameras

Cold calls for Christ ministering 

<<<Return to Evangelizing Resources 

Christmas gift rejection at old workplace 2000

Workplace Christmas Gospel Convo

I have a story to share about a rejected Christmas gift in 2000 at work 😂. 

Story here:

I was working in a high rise bldg in LA. The company owned several bldgs in downtown LA. It was the year before 9/11. 

I had no evangelism training nor experience. I just flew by the seat of my pants cuz I just had no idea how to witness I just tried what I could.

I do wish i had owned a recorder at the time so I could write out this story well because so much was said and is a great example of how you can reach and navigate with the Lost. 

I tried to find a way to share Christ at Christmas and Easter at work. I knew the job was contracted only for 2 years and i worked with only my boss and I in a leasing dept that had a seperate office to the rest of the hq office. So I took chances here cuz I woupdnt be here long and took the approach as if i was at a public school - hand something out at lunch while people were gone. I coukdnt do that to the executives too as they were on the outer glass offices. But I was able to do it for about 7 secretaries and a paralegal. It was a mini brown bag with a candy in it or a couple candies and a gospel message I wrote up and pieced together myself. It probably had an invite to church in it too but maybe not since LA was a big place. But there was a sort of encouragement Christward. 

Towards the end of the day one of the ladies, and older black lady (maybe 45?) came 8nto my office, returned the bag and said she doesnt want anything to do with Christianity. Her grabdmother was a Christian. I said I was sorry to hear that. She doesnt want to talk about Christianity... and then engaged me in my first actual Christian conversation with someone (besides an attempt in the milirary with a good friend). 

She didnt want to talk about Christianity but then proceeded to talk to me about it for 40 minutes 😂😊. I hope I was able to plant some good seeds that day. I remember sime of the convo but nit enough to recreate here. Afterwards, my boss, (almost retirement age), came out to see me fir a quick second. The door was open to his office the whole time 😳😉🙂 and I was hoping he heard it and was either encouraged to be saved or edified and encouraged in gospel convos. I had found out afterwards he was Episcopalian but I didnt know what they believed at that time, so I hoped the convo was good for him to hear. I envision he was sitting there grinning at his desk and listening in 😆. When he came out it was kinda like side smiles. I just thank God for helping me through that convo and preparing me with knowledge from Scriptures to help. 

I came from a very small church youth group. Usually it was just me 😅 so i knew not much and even in military had no way to get to a church or was somewhere where there was none. So I barely knew the Bible and till then had no idea we should read it daily. What I knew came from church long before the internet was a thing and most never heard of nor had computers with internet. Today yall are so much further and better off than me. But I am grateful to God for solid teachers and preachers I learned from back then, and for having access to a Bible. 

❣ Will update to above longer more detailed witnessing encounter, if I ever find it. 

9/11 2001 happened not long after that and perhaps God used this to reach her for Christ. A lot of people ended back up at churchbduring that time. And about 6 months later the company closed. Everyone went their seperate ways. 

Related Resources

When things go wrong

Starting Convos 

Resources for Believers 

Christmas tracting gifts 🎄

Christmas tracting gifts

So you know the Easter baskets we see with cellophane around them and goodies inside?

You know how at Halloween/Reformation Day we put treats in ziptop baggies and a gospel tract? 

My sister had a great idea she shared with me this year and I want to pass it on. Might be a bit late for this year😅 but you can do it in the future.

Christmas evangelism by gifts. 

My sister was going shopping at a dollar store and found tins at a discount shop. She got an for idea for mini buckets that can hold candy, little shred paper, Christmas candy and a scratcher. 

I was like 🤔ohh like this could be used like a Halloween witnessing tin. A great idea for Christmas gifts to give to neighbors coworkers and people 😀. Instead of scratchers put in a tract like Why Christianity mini booklet tract or comic good person tract or Santa bucks million dollar bill tract. Put a couple pieces of candy in there too, propped up on shred color paper, and cellophane wrap & tie w ribbon. 🤩

You could keep a box of them in your trunk. And hand deliver to neighbors via holding an arm basket. 

Hand out to your kids friends the week of Christmas at your home, and have them hand out to their school mates end of school day at school (after class) on Christmas eve day or Dec 23rd. 

>>You can find tins and items for this idea at end of season sales of 65% off stuff at many places trying to get rid of Christmas items. Save them in a plastic tub under the bed for evangelism next year! 

Other ideas 

Workplace Christmas Gospel Convo

I have a story to share about a rejected Christmas gift in 2000 at work 😂. 

Story here:

I was working in a high rise bldg in LA. The company owned several bldgs in downtown LA. It was the year before 9/11. 

I had no evangelism training nor experience. I just flew by the seat of my pants cuz I just had no idea how to witness I just tried what I could.

I do wish i had owned a recorder at the time so I could write out this story well because so much was said and is a great example of how you can reach and navigate with the Lost. 

I tried to find a way to share Christ at Christmas and Easter at work. I knew the job was contracted only for 2 years and i worked with only my boss and I in a leasing dept that had a seperate office to the rest of the hq office. So I took chances here cuz I woupdnt be here long and took the approach as if i was at a public school - hand something out at lunch while people were gone. I coukdnt do that to the executives too as they were on the outer glass offices. But I was able to do it for about 7 secretaries and a paralegal. It was a mini brown bag with a candy in it or a couple candies and a gospel message I wrote up and pieced together myself. It probably had an invite to church in it too but maybe not since LA was a big place. But there was a sort of encouragement Christward. 

Towards the end of the day one of the ladies, and older black lady (maybe 45?) came 8nto my office, returned the bag and said she doesnt want anything to do with Christianity. Her grabdmother was a Christian. I said I was sorry to hear that. She doesnt want to talk about Christianity... and then engaged me in my first actual Christian conversation with someone (besides an attempt in the milirary with a good friend). 

She didnt want to talk about Christianity but then proceeded to talk to me about it for 40 minutes 😂😊. I hope I was able to plant some good seeds that day. I remember sime of the convo but nit enough to recreate here. Afterwards, my boss, (almost retirement age), came out to see me fir a quick second. The door was open to his office the whole time 😳😉🙂 and I was hoping he heard it and was either encouraged to be saved or edified and encouraged in gospel convos. I had found out afterwards he was Episcopalian but I didnt know what they believed at that time, so I hoped the convo was good for him to hear. I envision he was sitting there grinning at his desk and listening in 😆. When he came out it was kinda like side smiles. I just thank God for helping me through that convo and preparing me with knowledge from Scriptures to help. 

I came from a very small church youth group. Usually it was just me 😅 so i knew not much and even in military had no way to get to a church or was somewhere where there was none. So I barely knew the Bible and till then had no idea we should read it daily. What I knew came from church long before the internet was a thing and most never heard of nor had computers with internet. Today yall are so much further and better off than me. But I am grateful to God for solid teachers and preachers I learned from back then, and for having access to a Bible. 

Link to longer witnessing encounter story above, if I ever find it. 

Heres other helps and ideas:

When things go wrong

Send troops a Christmas card

Blessing lonely Soldiers & Sailors & Others at Christmas 

Operation Christmas Child

Christmas Activity Ideas 

Resources for Believers 

Q: If people could see Hell for a second

If people could see Hell for a second, wouldnt they turn to Jesus & get saved? 

Scripture speaks on Hell & they can read it there. We also see the seriousness of it across Scripture and in all of Revelation. 

If they understood sin theyd make sure they were saved. We need to present the gospel well in order to do that.

It is why the unsaved from the world who found their way into a church arent the only mission field there, church is full of false converts who claim to be believers, so theres a mission field but their salvation wont likely happen without a revival.

Unless they see their need for righteousness after hearing of the perfect Holy God, they will not want him now nor when in Hell.

I was watching a Ray Comfort witnessing video ytd, and thinking about when we share, we could ask them to close their eyes and think about how horrible Hell would be (list some things while eyes shut or before), and have them do the same when you get to the Cross, when Jesus was on the cross. It might help bring sobriety and seriousness to the convo. and lead to true understanding and true contrition. More clarity is a good thing. 

If they reject Jesus offer, walking away unsaved, theyll think about it later, and perhaps it will be a seed placed that someone else will water. Pray for their salvation. 

Related Resources

Share the Gospel

Witness Encounter

Get Equipped

Believer Resources

When things go wrong

Be prepared to encounter situations where conversations go south or they are apathetic.

Today Gen Z and Gen Alpha have apathy to the things of God. They dont actually care if God exists. We should guide a conversation to show them why they should care. And if we do it well, they stick around long enough to hear the important 2nd half; Jesus. 

If you watch enough livingwaters.com youtube evangelism encounter conversations you will see how Ray is very good at manuvering the convo, steering it, right to the heart of the matter, and he avoids apathy of the lost person by doing so. He gets them to engage but uses illustrations and good points where hopefully 1. They get to that point and 2. How to engage those folks, just like everyone else. 

Here is a good example link & link.

Here is an example of how it didnt go well.

*Actually one was closed off after even knowing the discussion was on the afterlife. The other had some influence of Christianity in the past, but seemed apathetic even tho he engaged a bit. 

In a world where more and more havent heard of Jesus, those in the West who do have access and missed a biblical gospel convo to gain clarity and grasp at the convo is a very sad loss to these folk. One guy didnt want to hear it. One listened, but was apathetic and wasnt repentant. 

However 50k-200k watch those videos and people are praying the interviewee hears, thinks, remembers, and gets saved. The elderly man heard nothing and so all we can do is pray he meets a biblical Christian to have a biblical conversation. My hope is someone says "Has anyone ever talked with you about life after death and about God?" And then he is open. He too has that 50k to 200k people praying for him. It is very sad that in America a watered down world embracing Christianity infected this country, so much so it seemsclike the lukewarm era Jesus warned about. There is still hope though, the few might be there but God uses the faithful. Just "go". 

While you might be alone, or with 2 or 3* people, there are benefits. Incl. when you are stumped or dont know a online resource for an answer or issue the unsaved or wayward person has "the other believers with you" who can jump in to take that question, and help resteer it back to the Gospel. 

 

God isnt calling us to be successful. He is calling us to be faithful as a messenger of the Gospel, obeying the great commission. God's Word doesnt return void. You just plant the seeds as you can, water others, and you might see some harvest now or when all is revealed in eternity. 

Footnotes

* Today, going with 1 or 2 others is super important for safety and legal issues. 

You can go in twos to talk and have the 3rd believer nearby praying, and as a witness if there are issues. Both in public and door to door. 

LW notes on the Law*

The Moral Law Explained in Evangelism

Ray Tony notes

Table of Contents

 Table of Contents

Master list of Resources

Evangelism Resources

Evangelism and Sharing the Gospel is NOT the Pastor's job 

Sharing on Social Media

Witnessing to those in your friend circle on social media 

Using your Social media page for the Gospel 

How to use social media to evangelize

Tips sharing online *

Avoiding being kicked off Social Media Platforms

How to navigate being flagged on Social Media

Efforts online are not in vain

Helping older folk who want to share the gospel

Sample online Conversations 

In Person Evangelism 

17 Ways to Start a Gospel convo

Personal Shopper and Instacart Evangelism

Doorbell Evangelism

Bad Jesus commercials

Data Mining Education

Return to main questions search page:

Reliable answers for Christians questions 

Not the Pastors Job

Not the Pastors Job.

A church cannot have a robust discipleship plan if they are not leaving the church building to go out and bring them in regularly.

 yes. Every church needs to train every member in evangelism so they can do the work of the gospel commissioned to us. This is where churches got offtrack sometime in the near past. We dont bring unsaved to church for the pastor to share the Gospel so they get saved. It is not his job, it is yours. The church tho should and must equipt believers to be able to share the Gospel. 

"And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh." - Jude 1:22-23 

"If you are not seeking the salvation of others, then you are not saved yourself." Charles Spurgeon

My point was is the believers job to go into the world and preach the gospel...not(!) them to bring unsaved to the pastor and hope he gives the gospel from the pulpit so they "get saved" there. It is not the pastors job to go to the world but 👉all believers. The church is for the church made up of the church. The unsaved do not have a Savior nor are they the bride nor do they love and worship God. Theres no need for them to gather with the Saints to worship God for they are not redeemed.

If your church doesnt teach you how to share the Gospel nor have apologetics classes to help you answer questions and swing to the gospel, then go online and find it yourself. 

Stop being afraid of those in your circle of influence. If you deny Jesus before men he will deny you. Go reach the perishing. 

GO. 

Related Resources

What is the Gospel 

Examine Yourself

Learn Evangelism

Get Equipped 

Answers Portal 

Read the Bible daily 

#Church not = unsaved

#Church issues - Evangelism

#Church growth and decline 

Master Resources links

ANSWERS RESOURCES

* Evangelism training offsite  and here 

* Evangelism resources (packed)

* Believers answers FAQ by believers

*For witnessing and answering non Christians  

 >>FAQ by Atheists & skeptics.

*Answering progressive false Christianity 

* Answers & Q'a for those in false religions 

* Infographics (master list by topic)

* Answers by topic (master list) [*use with browser FIND feature for fast link search] coming soon

A few playlists of more info. Feel free to save them to your own evangelism playlists. 

Evangelism (760+)

*might include vids on evg helps and places you can witness in the comments. 

Bible answers (135+)

Christian Answers (+)

Christian Resources (10+)

Bookmark this page for future use 🌟

Former Cult or false religion member *

Carefully, livingly, reaching those still trapped in false religion.

Scroll to the religion name

Jehovah Witnesses

There are ways to share biblical truth inevasively and tactically to those still in a cult who still follow you on social media. But, for conversations face to face, you will need to know the Bible well, and understand the errors of the JW religion, in order to answer the objections a JW has been trained to answer you with, and to get them critically thinking and examining and questioning whether the JW religion can be wrong. If theyre open to specific things you reveal, and encourage them to examine it and think about it, God might give them a bit of "light" and "truth" so they go research the matter and start making steps to the exit door, and escape the cult. 

Ways to get a cult member thinking and examining their faith.

What to know about the religion to effectively communicate during convos steered towards faith discussions.

One way you can reach those still associating with you on social media, is to use your wall to present FAQ, but ones geared towards getting them to peek out of curiosity as to why Christians believe xy and z. Take their belief topic and turn it into a question. They might secretly look into it. 

Example post ideas:

FAQ of the week 

"Why do Christians believe Jesus is the eternal God?"

Link here (answer)

FAQ of the week 

"Can Christians explain why God is a trinity?"

Link here 

FAQ of the week 

"Why do Christians believe the Bible teaches Hell is an eternal punishment?"

Link here 

FAQ of the week 

"Is the NWT reliable, and was it actually truthfully translated accurately from the ancient manuscripts?"

Link here 

FAQ of the week 

"What if the Watch tower organization has lied and the Jehovah Witnesses religion is a false religion...how would we know?"

Link here 

What you are doing is apologetics. You are reasoning with people in false religions, and providing answers to beliefs they have but they never questioned before, including the false religion itself. Your goal is getting them to be curious, think for themselves, use critical thinking skills, and to investigate if theyve been lied to by the cult.  Truth remains true, lies fall and eyes are opened. There is no guarantee your loved ones will leave the cult, but you can be a loving, gentle follower of Christ faithfully reaching out to the lost. And at the end of the day you are reasoning with people, sharing truth and praying for them. You cannot save them nor guarantee they'll get saved, but if it is God's Will, he will lead them to the truth and salvation. Doing your best is all you can do. All you can do is faithfully do your best, and leave the rest to God. Perhaps He will place others in their paths to plant more seeds, water the knowledge they learn, and turn to Him. 

You can find answers to these and related questions at repytable Christian ministries websites, and youtube videos. Use those for the link in the post. You can also find several linked on the resources page here,💥 as they include additional inner links for further research as well as the Gospel message. 

The above example apllies to all cults and false religions. 

Mormon religion

Coming soon

What to know about the religion to effectively communicate during convos steered towards faith discussions

Islam Religion 

Coming soon 

What to know about the religion to effectively communicate during convos steered towards faith discussions

Utilizing FAQ on your FB wall

You can do simple evangelism on your social media page. Here is an example and suggestions.

This is where you can purposely post a FAQ

(Daily, 2x a week or weekly).

You are the one doing that on your facebook wall. It is as simple as the above image:

FAQ of the Day

Question title

Link to answer

If you want to...

You can tag people and put a note in the lower comment area: "Tagged: This topic was discussed with a some people lately and the link has some useful info, if you are open to it, check it out." 

Or you can not tag anyone and just put that in the comments, as a general note so they dont think you are targeting them. 

If you are prayerfully targeting them but are being helpful to post that to help them, You can say to your spouse, Christian evangelism buddy, or mom "I was talking with someone today about xyz topic and ask for a quick prayer that theyll be open to the faq i post about it today on social media".  

Resources for posting FAQ can be gleaned from or found at reputable places. There are several places noted here in the Resources page.

Infographics Masterlist

 Masterlist of Infographics 

You can use the direct link of the infographics, the FAQ link with the infographics, or download the image of the infographics (incase the direct link is broken)... to share online. 

Offsite Infographics list

Coming Soon

INFOGRAPHICS 

While there are more topics and individual infographics listed below, a collection of 

Christian infographics can also be accessed here. (Last update June 2023)

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Topic Here

Topic  Direct Link  FAQ Answer Link  Image Download  Archive Backup 

Evangelism Resources

Helping Born Again Christ followers 

Evangelize online and by digital means

  

Sometimes people who are skeptics or claim to be believers, bring up objections or wonder about certain things in Christianity. I'm going to do my best to regularly answer some of those questions. And provide links across the net which you can share.  Feel free to copy and paste the links (to share with others) in your "notes" and bookmark the resource page and this blog....for reference, for use on facebook, and at twitter, social media, forums, or while bringing understanding to such people while you are online or by email. Even by text and air drop during irl convos. 


We cannot assume what we know from whatever was taught in church is true. I mean, there's false teaching and views rampant in modern churches & so our source of authority and information is to come solely from The Bible. We need to know and be in the Scriptures regularly so we can also test everything people say (or the ways of the world), or the teachings of a religion. We must try it based on the truths of Scripture... if not we'll make our own beliefs and fall off the right path. If we read, know and apply the Scriptures then we'll walk the straight path that God wants us on. And we can properly share the gospel and reach others with solid answers to objections. 

God chose believers to do that job, and it is a job we must do, no matter how people feel about the message or answers. The truth is always the truth. It never changes, neither does God's command, Both and all of it came from God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Believers have questions just like skeptics. Ours are a different kind of questions. Most are answered in The Bible, but if you've got questions, or need answers for skeptics, and want to research these in advance, you can visit the FAQ Page. It's a place where various answers across the internet are compiled into one place. It won't answer everything, but sure will help with most, and guide you to reputable resources & sites that can answer other questions. *You can even simply share a "link answer" on social media or by text/email to assist with objections or basically answers a skeptic is seeking.

If you want to share the gospel and courageously reach out where you can online, but don't know how. Here are fantastic resources 

If your a believer who isn't sharing the gospel...learn how here. 

I see every faq link (here) as "a mini gospel tract". As things related to God, sowing seeds, watering, answering objections (which are just questions they've never got solid answers to before)  and each links to the gospel. All that can be shared with others.

The above link also have a sns training course for safely witnessing on social platforms and apps that censor free speech; Christians beliefs/worldview, things of the Bible and Gospel. This will help keep you from getting flagged by haters, avoid sns jail and being kicked off a platform. 

If you want to share gospel by tracts by digital or qr code or print... visit BiblicalTracts (and more can be found in the above earlier link) . 


God bless you as you reach the lost. Soak your morning in prayer for opportunities and end of the day for those opportunities God used you for. Always be gentle, caring and gracious in your interactions, regardless of how they respond. Look at what's hidden and how to be helpful. Remove offense & negative emotion on your end and you will do well. 


Reminder. Scripture also tells us to examine ourselves to ensure we are actually saved. And in light of a 90% fall away rate from modern churches and their false gospel, take a minute to make sure you came to Jesus for the right reason. Go through <this video> (& the info below the video on that page), and then go here too. 

Bonus. There's a < faq section>  in that earlier link above, also for believers. It's growing resource of great material for your benefit. And can help guide you through various useful things. And you can go further from there.  🙂

In closing,

You need to know the Bible. As a Christian you should be reading it every day. Not some verse of the day, not some app pop up daily thing, but actually make time a scheduled time in the morning for personal quiet time with God, in the printed word. It is more personal and reverant if you use the printed Word. If you need a good study Bible you can find one here & this evidence study Bible is good for you too . 🙂

God uses the Bible to communicate with us and we are not in a 1 way one sided relationship that's only you praying to God. We must know the Bible, it's truths, promises, and all it contains for following Christ and living the Christian life. 

Knowing the Bible & being able to have answers from Scripture and also being able to have things explained (such as by video and text from reputable places) as supplemental solid resources to help reach the unsaved, is going to help you be the best you can be daily for Christ. 

So I hope the resources shared here help you.

ANSWERS RESOURCES

Page link here 

Note all the above FAQ pages have a link to the gospel. And link to additional resources on the topics, so it has more info than just what you find on other ministry sites. However, use the links you want to. But just know, if you link to those pages when talking to people (anywhere) theyll also get the Gospel (which is good, cuz sometimes they won't stick around for a Gospel convo. And some situations wont allow for it). 

These, and the very good info across this site can be a great help to you. I wish I had all these things decades ago, that are now easily available to you and the next generations (for their entire youth and lifetime). Please bookmark it, go through them, the faq, and evangelism stuff offsite. It will seriously benefit you and to be a great help to reaching unsaved-others, and even share with believers to help them be faithful witnesses too.   

God bless! 

FAQ for Christians: 

Will what I do online even have an impact? 

Yes. Even if it helps one person. I just find opportunities in my free time, or dedicated time daily and weekly. Be faithful and God will do the rest. I never cared, but I just found out my blog has a statistics (*)tab ....and the results of how many have seen the blog (in one year) was a surprise, so yes, you will be used by God, and the internet is more of an open field than those you would meet in daily encounters in the real world, so use both for the glory of God. And the interactions online can help you get practice for interactions, going thru varied situations, with varied beliefs, etc, will help build up your courage and help you in in-person convos irl. 

I am sure we will be more surprised about the fruits of our faithful efforts on earth once we get to Heaven. The seeds sown will bring a harvest, and the owner of that field will bring many souls to Himself. Just be a faithful servant of Christ.  

✝️ Helps for reaching family and loved ones found here and here 

Ok, go back to the top and start getting equipped to share the Gospel 

God be with you. 

Related Reminders

We cant expect Kingdom behavior from someone not in the Kingdom

Maintaining & maturing into a right mindset; living out grace, love and forgiveness towards others 

Footnote:

(*) Don't reshare that statistics link. That was simply just to show what is possible if a believer is faithful day by day with the message of Scripture (planting seeds and sharing the gospel). You can however send solid born again Christians to the homepage here to help them learn to share the gospel with others, and to use the tips and helps in the tech era to safely navigate social media platforms, and irl, to be a blessing to others for Christ. 

#this is a site meant to help believers, not for the unsaved to have their eyes on it. 

Statistics - A Year of Sharing

Blog Statistics

So recently I noticed there is some info showing that so many people had seen a link I shared from my blog. It wasnt until today that I actually noticed a statistics or analytics tab in the blog. I actually don't care about numbers, because I just want to be faithful to God and find opportunities to share the Gospel. 

Years ago, in 1998, I created a website, after getting out of the military, and then created several sites, most were informational and pointed people to Christ, resources I could find on the internet back then, and though hardly anyone used a computer and hardly anyone was on the internet back then (most didnt even have an email), I kept those websites up for years, but because the free site ended up charging, I ended up letting those go, and archive.org wasnt a thing back then, so pretty much all of that is lost.  However, there was a time around 2008 that I found out about free blogs and started using those (to share evangelism experiences to encourage others), then I got a job and was working crazy long hours, eventually had some really bad happen, and then something else, and ended up out of the workforce, only recently I took up blogging again, and use it pretty much only to redirect people to the gospel, but it mainly provides answers to non Christians and helps to correct misunderstandings believers have as well as new believer resources. And I use the blog as a way to give an answer but also to include the gospel. The point is to answer their questions and redirect them to the gospel or examine yourself page. 

So this post is about an update on the blogs I use for sharing the gospel.  

The below was kind of amazing to me. Little ol me was used by God like this? How absolutely wonderful it is that we can globally share the gospel with people online in the tech era (pretty much since 2015 everyone is online, and smart phones became a thing), we can access the world right in the palm of our hands 247 365 today. I doubt the Apostles could imagine such a thing. 

This should encourage you, to know that if God uses you for the gospel, what God does never returns void. Regardless if people receive, examine, investigate and believe. Seeds are planted, knowledge is shared, and God gets the glory. We are simply faithful in proclaiming the Gospel and loving one another as we walk and live out the Christian life. 

Here are the statistics just from year one, this year: 

I did nothing but provide answers to people in conversations on social media (mostly from facebook), in my day to day interactions, and that somehow reached 15,000 people. And if I am reading this right... I've reached people from 190 Countries, (the top ones are only listed). 

All of this is simply from placing a link in a conversation with some helpful dialogue in the post. 

From what I can see, the visitors also look at other posts on the blog. I had used a simple blog format so the visitors only see the page they're sent to, but turns out there is a way to search for posts in the blog that i was unaware of (lol), till today. I dont even use hashtags, don't even have monthly/annual side bar. It is just a plain webpage with few images on it. 

If I can do this, so can you. 

Whether you are introverted, ambivert or extroverted you can do this. You can share Christianity online, graciously, gently and confidently, and then start doing so in the real world as well (with easy access to your blog for answering questions irl). There's no longer a reason to worry about not knowing the answers to things because either your blog answers page or gotquestions.org will have them. 

You can simply use my blog answers blog links. OR Start a blog, or create a website. 

For your site:

>Regularly back up your pages on archive.org and the table of contents to the blog* 
>Post FAQ on your social media page from the blog.**

>Leave the info to your kids, family, Christian friends, so it can be used by others now and long after you left to Heaven. 

Evangelism Resources 

God bless! 

Footnote:

* in case the country or state you are in or the platform you use, remove your blog or website as "hate speech" or silence "free speech" and" religious speech", you can use the archive.org table of contents as a link to your preserved blog/site and still utilize it online. Since you are not saying those things on social media, but simply providing a offsite link (they cant censor or ban you for linking to something offsite, they can censor or ban you for what you actually say in a social media post); more on this and other helpful guides in the Evangelism Resources section. 

** 

1. You can certainly utilize Facebook to reach the unsaved and growing believers in your circle of influence/network there by posting a Daily FAQ and Holiday FAQ post. There are various and cool ideas on how to do that and what to put there. The Evangelism Resource section will have that there soon as well. Great ideas. In commenting on Facebook, note they currently move you from Most Relevant area to a hidden "all comments" area, and few people are going to go there. So they have purposely used an algorithm to move certain people to the most visible area, and i am not sure if that is coded to show liberals and anti Christian folk first or what, but if you comment on those in teh Most Relevant area, you have more opportunity for more eyes to see. Just pick one of the most relevant top comments to comment under. But also (big tip:) when you do post your own general reply under a post, do not include the website link. Wait a minute, then edit it, and add the link. That should help bypass the algorithm sorting you out to the back of the view (where no one will see your post). It is horrible that they do this, it should be first come, first posted, first seen basis. Unless that is resolved one day and everything is equally visible, with out discrimination, we have to remember certain work arounds. 

2. IG algorithm marks anyone who posts a link in their post, and pushes your content to the bottom. They push you far down in the results that you'll not be seen hardly at all. So post a blog table of contents link in your bio area, and simply redirect people to your bio and in the comments or post description say something like "link in bio  "Jesus Proved His Deity, #632" or whatever the post or comment is about (when you type information in the post/reply, include that bio info last). I hate that there isnt instant access there to just let people click a link, instead IG operates in a way to make it difficult for people to go and search for something. MZ gen are not even interested in things they cant access immediately right then. This is why Facebook and Twitter are a better platform. But you'll have the same issues on Youtube you have to redirect them to your bio page to access a link. Hopefully that will change in the future. And hopefully Congress will make it illegal to suppress speech esp religious worldview. The Christian beliefs and the Bible are foundational in the West and in USA and online platforms are the public square of the day. Tech should not be able to censor us nor allow people to flag us for hate speech or any similar nonsense. This is one reason I used this blog to help Christians, and created the Evangelism Resources information, to help you navigate and stay safe from being booted off a platform. Esp if you are on Facebook where all your friends and family are connected to you at. You have to be wise and stealth there. 

Note: I hardly did any posting last month, because I was recovering at my moms for 2.5 weeks from a surgery, and there is no internet there, and I was busy doing some things at home once I got back. So there was not much evangelism online last month. 

Help! Older new believer desires to share faith

Hello and praise God you want to find ways to share the gospel! 

Bookmark this page in your web browser. 

I would recommend starting with online witnessing. One way to cautiously and thoughtfully do that, without being banned off facebook or put in social media jail, is start a blog that has answers for a particular objection or response...(and include links to reputable resources [linked at the end of the page] like living waters, str dot org, evidencebible dot com links, coldcasechristianity yt playlist answers, answers in genesis yt playlist answers and or links to any of their websites answers, etc, and always includes needGod.com gospel link. Then you can say something light in the comment section, and then drop the blog link there.

Once you do well with that, or feel confident enough to answer a few typical questions you repetitively see online then, you can test yourself; ask a trustworthy Christian friend to role play with you at home, & then outside at church after service on campus, then in a cafe, and then outside at a park or some random outside place you might approach an unbeliever. Then you will gain confidence. 

The good thing about today is, even if we dont know the answers right off 😃 we have online resources we can "air drop" to them or text it to them; if we have those resources handy.

 
So when you create a blog, make sure to keep a table of contents page updated, organized by category sections. Then you can keep a webtab open for that page, and use the browser feature "find on this page" to search keywords quickly, to snag that page link (to share). Anytime, any convo. 

For the youtube (yt) stuff, save the answers in a playlist on your youtube account, set to public or unlisted, then you can also share the playlist with other Christians to help them do the same.

Bonus: you can share FAQ Christian posts on your social media either publicly or to your friends circle. And you also leave your blog answers, yt playlists, and fb posts behind for your family, friends, and children/grandchildren to get answers there. [Esp if you tell them youve started a Christian blog.] *>You can also PIN a post to those links on your facebook wall, and anyone going to your page... will forever have those links to access.

For the blog, you can ask a few solid mature believers at church (or in the family) to review the wording of what you write when you post it, And after consider if you should adjust it or add something they noted as important.

If you spend some time every day, going thru these resources and ministries (for faq) and arming yourself with more biblical knowkedge, you will be out there sharing the things of God more confidently (while praising and glorifying God too). Remember to be in the Bible daily, as it will be a great help to you in witnessing, but also in closer relationship with our Trinune God. 

Resources

Answers for skeptics 

Answers for Progressive "Christians" 

Answers for Christians and "Christians"

Answers for cults and false religion groups

Social media warning 

Links to reputable ministries and resources for Christian answers

Living waters, evidence Bible answers, blog search, youtube, podcast (link to individual podcasts)

Stand to Reason website  youtube (see playlists tab) 

Cold Case Christianity website  youtube (see playlists) books  seminar videos & video courses

Answers in Genesis website  Youtube (see playlists)

Grace to You  Questions & Answers   verse search A's

StudyBible.org (resources incl Q&A and verse answers)

Random various good helps for sharing or knowledge (a playlist of videos)

Top 10 common objections answered 

Testimony sample (coming soon) 

What is the Gospel? 

You can copy any of these links and material from these blogger posts and put on your blog. You can also just link to them. 

Blogger.com lets you create a simple, easy, free blog. 

HGU datamining

He Gets Us data mining

About the internet & personal data, as related to the “He Gets Us” ad campaign.

“He Gets Us” is powered by “Insights”— a platform created by the software company GLOO through a partnership with Cambridge Analytica (yes, THAT Cambridge Analytica).

Insights is the brainchild of the Koch brothers, and is funded by Communio—formerly Cofi, which was created to leverage personal data for voting. Insights, however, puts the data to work for churches….while also collecting data from their congregants and feeding it into the larger data pool.

When a person inputs their email into a platform powered by GLOO (whether it’s church management software or on the “He Gets Us” website), it’s combined with MASSIVE amounts of third party data attached to that email address. That information is analyzed to create micro-detailed user profiles with information on their mental health, relationships, job prospects, political leanings etc. It‘s also used to predict who might be, say, headed for divorce, or eviction, or struggling with depression.

Churches who pay for the service can log into “Insights” to view local data and find areas of town with high levels of addiction and divorce. There’s a drop down menu that allows filtering….. including an option for mental health data.

Any organization that pays for access to Insights  can then launch *extremely* targeted ad campaigns to users likely to be receptive to the ads—for things like recovery programs, daycares, counseling services, etc. While local churches likely aren’t thinking about it exploitively, the ad company is: they can target people at certain times of day, when their online activity shows they’re say, up at night looking for answers. So it’s able to be extremely invasive and manipulative.

The platform works in reverse too, actually *collecting* data on congregants and integrating that info into profiling. Want to know what the hot-button issues are for your congregation without even having to get to know them? Insights can tell you—and while the data itself is allegedly kept anonymous, there’s really no guarantee.

Theoretically, I guess that *could* be used for good (in a very “Big Brother” sort of way), but the potential for exploitation is absolutely massive.

Case in point: a recent documentary showed that big oil & big pharma have been dumping money into the organization created to fund the initiative—that same data is used to power other initiatives that are designed around right wing political campaigns.

So there you have it. “He gets us.”

FYI, it’s got nothing to do with Jesus. It’s data mining, and the company that powers it, GLOO worked with Cambridge Analytica to create a platform that can be used to target people going through “mental or relational crisis.”

GLOO sells access to its platform to churches and politicians, which allows use of the anonymized (but still regionally targeted) datasets.

Churches that use the platform are encouraged to used Gloo’s toolset, which also harvest data in the congregational level and feeds it onto the data pool.

https://gizmodo.com/targeted-ad-firm-taps-into-the-ultimate-influencer-jes-1848278681

The Gizmodo article sort of focuses on the church dataset aspect, but I know WSJ and the Guardian did pieces that touched on how its leveraged for politics. There was recently a documentary on it, but is such a niche topic that its only gotten a bit of traction.

https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/28/people-you-may-know-review-data-mining-christian-fundamentalism-documentary

Cr: Chorus in the Chaos & Susan Tuma 

He Gets Us is a liberal organization promoting lgbt and redirecting people to lgbt churches. 

bad Jesus commercials

Can God use bad commercials to bring people to salvation?

Example is the 2023 superbowl Jesus ad by a false teaching organization with millions of $$$ & using it to "reimage" Jesus to the MZ generation. And the woke ads in 2024, to devieve & try and lead people astray and to embrace idolatry. 

Q: There have been plenty to be said by Christian commentators in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl and within the last few days. The criticism of these ads are valid and should be of considerable concern to the Body of Christ.

However, these same commentators will also invoke Philippians 1:18 to try to find some relatable and relevant good over these ads. The irony is that it also hurts the valid criticisms made about He Gets Us and downplays the devestating effect of the masses being sold a lie about Jesus Christ and The Gospels. I speak from experience having been sold a lie about the Gospels, left to be an apostate skeptic, and then returned to solid ground of real biblical Christianity and teaching.

I would sooner risk a person walking away from the true presentation of the Gospels because they found the truth too hard to bear (see Matt 19:16-30) than to hope on some psudeo-reasoning that a person comes to Christ built on a lie which sets that person up for failure and later apostate when that version of Jesus doesn't measure up to reality.

A: 

I understand your concern, but also God could use some ad that talks about Jesus, to simply get people to say "i should go back to church" or " i should read the Bible" and maybe we redeemed could purposefully engage people this year (and future years) around superbowl ad in chatting, [without mentioning the org name or motto title], just say "did you see the Jesus commercial during the game? Surprised theyd allow that on tv these days. What do you know about Jesus?"

Regardless what they say, 

You can ask what their religious background is 

Then go into the Gospel, good test. 

You could be used by God to reach those sports people. 

God gave us an opportunity here. Are we going to waste it? 

We also know "what others meant for evil, God will use for good" and that "God's Word wont return void".

Philippians 1:15-26

The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble...But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

Superbowl evangelism  (👈link can be reshared)

Note:

Theres not much difference between these Jesus ads and the mormon cult ads, except these mention Jesus. Oh didnt know there were lds ads on tv? They duped you, just like others then. Their ads came on around 2016 [when they started trying to rebrand their religion to get people to think they're Christian] and those ads went for a long time. I dont watch commercials anymore cuz i use dvr, or dont watch most things "on tv" anymore, but they could still be on air. Idk. 

The ads were basically simple family type and goodie goodie like commercials. Some kid did a nice thing. The ads were perplexing to me cuz they seemed a waste of air time. I saw no purpose for them. Unless you go to the website listed in smaller letters on the screen at the end and find out its mormonism [and from there they try to decieve you to think theyre wholesome caring good people and you can join to be like them. 😬]. 

I looked cuz as a Christian i wondered at a later point if it was mormonism. But most never go to the website. Its just another in a line of 15 min commercials no one is interested in. In reality what might the ad have done? Caused people to think to be kinder and nicer to others. Thats it. Moralism.

Curious about that ad? 

7 problems of the "He Gets Us" movement

10 problems of He Gets Us movement 

Warning about He Gets Us Data Mining 

2024 Woke Ad discussion 

*I would add to his list of leftwing sins to include "racism" (because that is what they are doing to white people today), and "presecution" of true followers of Christ. 

Instacart & personal shopper Evangelism

Since covid era many now know about personal shoppers and theyre no longer only for rich people. 

A personal shopper is found through apps or websites such as Walmart, Ralphs, Instacart and others. 

In a service like instacart you select the store, add items to your shop basket, indicate a tip, and the service locates an avail shopper to go find, pick up, check out and drive your delivery to your door. 

In a similar way mailman evangelism works, this can also here.  For those with a house, you might tape a ziplock to a cool drink on the porch in a tray and label it for mail delivery blessings. Inside is a wrapped treat and in the back is a gospel tract.  Whether ups, fedex, amazon, personal shopper, a messenger or post office deliveryman comes thru, you have multiple opps a year to reach them. 

You can also, for home dwellers or those in other housings or apartments. You can do a variation. 

Using shopping app services, the shopper app gives you a chance to thank them with a personal note, and you can leave the gospel. 

 

Here is a sample of a cancer patient thank you note, but could be used for busy moms or anyone. 

The .com dot was left out as user wasnt sure if website info gets removed. But it goes both to the shopper and the company so 2 at least see the note. And if they share it on social media it can reach others too. 

And they increased the tip so they get a lil extra and it gives you a consideration foot in the door for them to be open to look at the website. 

Hope this gives you another idea as you serve the Lord. 😊

*******************************************************

Tips: New to personal shopping? How's it work?

 for 1st time users: the tip is what the shopper uses to decide to take the job. It is actually the bid for the job. In some areas 6$ is average, you can add to tip after if you want. They usually are fulfilling 2 or 3 orders at same time at same store, so they're making good hourly money. 

If you forget an item the app lets you add to the order for about 20 min or so. And you can make notes such as... under the cucumbers "pls use gloves or a baggy as a glove thx". Or "if not avail, organic is fine". 

The shopper stays in touch once the app indicates someone "took the job". You see their name, how many shop orders theyve done, and you can chat. Dont bother but do use chat if necessary, related to the shopping. 

Can say when shopper assigned: 

"Customer has cancer patient at home, pls wear mask and use gloves in produce area, thx 😊".

Or "pls make sure to grab the extension cord, see image" if you have a concern of a certian item might be mistakenly grabbed. This alerts them to remember the ext cord is important to this customer. 

Or "pls get Tropicana oj, no swaps as other brands are under lawsuit right now for lead contaminants" or 

"Pls get organic cabbage only, there is fda recall on regular ones right now, if organic not avail, a shred bag is ok."

That kind of thing informs and helps the shopper who cares about safety of others. And can note/alert it to other customers the next couple weeks, while shopping. 

But other then that, theyll let you know if something is out of stock, and if you want a swap. You can go into the item and "choose another" to search for a swap you want, or hit refund. They tend to send image of the shelf and ask if you want something else. Or as example may say "your request for bagged cubed butternut squash, is not avail, would you like bagged cubed chopped sweet potatos instead?" And you can say yes & theyll update the request in order. 

When delivering you can prior to the order, include in delivery instructions "masked & contactless pls. leave at door but pls knock b4 you go. Thx!" And then make sure youre following them on the map, staying in text contact to help them get into your gated area, to be helpful. 

When they deliver you can check it all after they leave. And if somethings missing, report the item. It may have fell out the bag in their vehicle by mistake and they wont come back. Insta will credit it. It is a tiny bit of a occassional bummer. But if you are ok w contact and at a home and immediately notice something like a cook sheet or a boxed fan is missing, you could catch them, so they can double check if it fell out in their car, before they go.

They do keep the cold items in a cool chest so its cool for delivery. But if your delivery is one of multiple theyre shopping... you might at start of being assigned a shopper... chat text em a note:

"Hi Juan, theres a lot being shopped right now and might take more than an hour, would you mind grabbing the cold items last to ensure food safety? Especially the chicken, yogurts, milk and ice cream" And theyll keep it in mind while shopping. Since theyre spending extra time in store it makes sense to request this. Hopefully the app will be upgraded to allow for all cold and frozen items to automatically be picked up last. 

Hope this helps.