How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:14-15)

Good news – God has removed the separation between Himself and man. Anyone who comes through Jesus can now have a personal relationship with Him. This means that we are now able to experience the fullness of salvation and new life that He desires for us! This is, indeed, good news – but how will others know about this good news unless people are sent to tell them? This book is for every person who has the desire to see the people in their world find the same life-transforming walk with Jesus that they have found. The subject of this book is evangelism. We will specifically focus on personal evangelism, which is also referred to as lifestyle evangelism. You see, evangelism can have a number of different expressions in the Christian life. One of these expressions is speaking to crowds at a conference, a church, or other public gathering. Another expression of evangelism is a person’s individual commitment to be a witness who chooses to make Jesus known in the unique relational circles that God has given to them. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “evangelism” in a very clear and understandable way, it is “the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness”. It is the second part of this definition that we will be focusing on in this book. My heart behind this book is that you would be empowered to be the best personal witness of Jesus that you could possibly be to everyone in your world! I hope that by reading this, you will be equipped and released to be the soul-winner that God has also called you to be. Through these pages we will take time to carefully unpack what we have known as the Great Commission, making it a very natural and active part of your everyday life. We will explore the motivation (driving force) behind our evangelism as well as discover some incredible, Godgiven tools that will cause us to be more effective soul-winners. Let us begin by asking some very practical, but honest, questions concerning evangelism as we have known it.