MIA: (Ministry in Action) Door-to-Door Edition

It was just two weeks ago last Saturday that the students descended upon Owen Sound to tell the world that Jesus saves. Going door-to-door is an annual activity that gets the students involved in witnessing early on in the year and prepares them, if only a little bit, for Open Air Evangelism in Toronto and Hamilton.


The students received Personal Evangelism Training on Friday and Saturday morning. They learned how to approach people and how to start a conversation. They also learned how to steer the the conversation towards the gospel and away from rabbit trails. One of the most practical things they learned which could be applied in numerous ways was the importance and method of sharing a personal testimony. By lunchtime on Saturday, the students were at least slightly prepared for door-to-door. The students were nervous and yet excited about the opportunity to share their faith.

Saturday afternoon, several van loads of students hit the streets of Owen Sound ready to share the good news of Jesus Christ. They spent over two hours going door-to-door in several different neighbourhoods and receiving many different responses.


The students took some questionnaires with them in order to have a conversation starter. These are some of the questions with some varied responses.

In answer to Who is God?:
        "When I hear about God, I think about religion and church."
        "God is a divine presence and we cannot know what He is like."
        "The universe is God."

In answer to What happens to man when he dies?
        "When man dies, since all do, they just cease to exist."
        "We each make our own ideas about the future."
        "When you die, you join the spiritual soul of God."

In answer to What is right and wrong?
       "No one knows what is right and what is wrong so we have to compromise."
       "You should follow the golden rule, but right and wrong is opinion."
       "You do what you are brought up to believe. Each to their own."

The responses that are written above are saddening and yet they are just a few of many similar beliefs. Because the world has fallen into the trap of believing a lie, Christians need to speak the truth. St. Francis of Assisi once said," Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words." However, scripture tells us there is more than just actions involved with preaching the gospel.

"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, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! "

Romans 10:14-15

This is what the students did in the streets of Owen Sound. They brought the glad tidings and preached the gospel of Jesus Christ. After all was said and done, about sixty tracts were given out and most importantly one person accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. It is so awesome to see God work in and through the lives of the students this year.

BW