tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post113858511918077663..comments2023-05-19T03:36:11.201-05:00Comments on Freedom Log: Two Poles of EvangelismOne of Freedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-1138980460991889992006-02-03T10:27:00.000-05:002006-02-03T10:27:00.000-05:00I know of a Vineyard that met on the beach in Cali...I know of a Vineyard that met on the beach in California (South of Long Beach IIRC) for quite a while. I agree you need to be very careful here. When I used to do a lot of street preaching, I would take my guitar onto the street. The buskers would include me in their circle and one day we got talking about their issues with the evangelists and it really struck me. They really weren't upset about the gospel - hey they liked me and I was a known street preacher - but that the Christians didn't respect the people who were already there. They were less upset about the evangelists that were there every week, because those folks (like me) made some effort to work in harmony with the buskers (some of whom made their living this way!). But when preachers stole the best spots and stayed there for hours, that was an issue - the buskers always gave up these spots a half hour after someone new came, it was like the code on the street. Also there was a church that set up a service once a year and took up a whole chunk of the market area - this killed at least two good busking spots, but what was worse to the buskers was the fact that they never saw these folks any other time so what right did they have to steal that space every year? That conversation really opened my eyes.One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-1138970762390226742006-02-03T07:46:00.000-05:002006-02-03T07:46:00.000-05:00This is very interesting. I am wrestling with som...This is very interesting. I am wrestling with some of these thoughts myself. In an attempt to take the gospel "outside the church", one church I know is planning to take their services to the local beach in the summer. I wonder the wisdom in this - it seems rude to me. The people at the beach will be there to relax. Why do we Christians think we have the right to invade their resting space? Yes, we have the truth, but does that make it acceptable to be rude when it comes to sharing it? I don't know. It just doesn't feel right to me. It feels disrespectful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-1138864273260786172006-02-02T02:11:00.000-05:002006-02-02T02:11:00.000-05:00Good post! We are to speak the truth in love. Dou...Good post! We are to speak the truth in love. <BR/><BR/>DougDoug E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06500435045148530492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-1138605768865901312006-01-30T02:22:00.000-05:002006-01-30T02:22:00.000-05:00You've obviously given this subject a lot of thoug...You've obviously given this subject a lot of thought. Evangelism is an important topic to wrestle with. I've recently started a blog dedicted to evangelism, and would welcome your thoughts and input. Go to couragetoshare.blogspot.com.Cedricstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281239965682009232noreply@blogger.com