A recent study suggests that 47-percent of Christians between the ages of 20 and 34 believe evangelism is wrong. Go ahead and re-read that sentence. They are not claiming that it’s uncomfortable or difficult, but inappropriate and offensive! (And the response wasn’t much better for those outside that age range.) So, to be clear, Jesus says, “Be my witnesses,” and today many of those claiming to be his followers are simply saying, “No.” If that is the current trend, how do you and I avoid being similarly disobedient? How can we grow in our understanding, conviction, and passion to obey the divine mandate of being witnesses to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ? Perhaps it comes down to understanding the simplicity of our role.
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Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.
