Jun 26, 2015
You Are The “Dynamite”Reasons for workplace evangelism
by Mariyosh J, GEMS Bihar
Why Google? Why Wipro? Why Oracle? Why Infosys?.....
Why You?
Why?
W orkplace itnessing
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Why now?
Why workplace witnessing?
Great Commission
Pastors?Evangelists?Full timers?
Cross cultural missionaries?
Mark 16:15
Our definition of the word “World” defines our worldview of evangelism
Seven Mind Molders or Seven Worlds
Arts & EntertainmentBusinessEducationFamilyGovernmentMediaReligion
POPULATION MISSIONS
Tribal & Down-Trodden
85 %
(300
Mn
Mid
dle
Clas
s) 90 %
15 %
• More than 90% of the Indian Mission efforts are spent on the Tribal and the Down Trodden which constitute only 15% of the population
• A Major Chunk of the rest 85% are Professionals
10%
Current Scenario
“Go”
“Preach the Gospel”
"The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed".
Why me?
When sluggard Christians hesitated in obeying the great commission, to “Go”, God used globalization and the corporate to move, especially Indian Christians out of their comfortable Christian colonies to the corporate!
To some Christ calls: "Leave boat and bay, and white-haired Zebedee"; To some the call is harder: "Stay and mend the nets for me."
Common Platform & Similar Struggles
Natural way of Identifying with your peer
“ I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world. Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.” (John 17:15-18)
If you are a saved Christian then you are already a sent Christian!
Sent by Jesus to be His witness at the workplace
YOU… The Missionary @ Your Workplace
Unlocking Work Sectors for Evangelism through your Vocational Identities and Skills
Why now?
Financial Express on 17th Oct 2011 – Financial express latest business and finance news: The dark side of Bangalore Shining: It's No.1 in suicides in country.
3 ALL’s
Go into ALL the world and preach the Gospel. Which definitely calls us to preach the gospel in the corporate world.
Wherever I go, whichever company I work I am called to “preach the gospel”.
“Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him ALL the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “ALL this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.”” (Luke 4:6-8)
Are you hunting behind “Success” or submitting to “Serve” the Lord at the workplace?
A free flowing river purifies itself and is alive with life. So also is the Christian who becomes involved with others in sharing the Gospel. That Christian will discover the reason for his or her existence. Being involved in the ministry of a witness is essential to finding the fulfilment we desire as humans.
“But I want you to know, brethren that ALL that happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel”.
(Philippians 1:12)
Whenever and whatever I do, I am called to “preach the gospel”.
“the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”
(Revelation 11:15)
“yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16)….
at my workplace.
"I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country (company) shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." –
Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf