(Originally written for emergingevangelism.com, then crossposted here):
Top 10 Reasons Why I Am Afraid To Evangelize (current as of Friday April 22, 2005)
10. I can never remember which side of the Bridge I’m supposed to be on
9. I get the street addresses in the Romans Road all mixed up
8. I’m afraid that people might think of me like they think of that farting preacher guy, only less funny
7. I’m too frequently unprepared to answer the question, “if you believe that stuff, why don’t you do it?”
6. It’s more comfortable to ask other people questions to get to know them than choreographing a discussion to meet my own needs
5. Afraid they’ll throw me out of the coffeeshop and not let me come back tomorrow
4. I keep waiting for somebody else with better hair to do it
3. I still can’t figure out how to say “Jesus” in 4 syllables like the TV guys
2. “I believe in Jesus; I believe he’s the Son of God. But every time I sit down to explain this to somebody, I feel like a palm reader.” – Don Miller, Blue Like Jazz
And the Number One Reason Why I’m Afraid To Evangelize:
1. I’m only interested in evangelism in my own weird way, which of course I think is the only right way. You know, have friends, and if they happen to stumble into asking something, then answer cryptically. (I can do a pretty fantastic job of justifying myself in that style since I see elements of that in Jesus’ style, but 92% of me knows that this is blarney.)
Disclaimer: Some of these items may be made up in order to be funny. I’m not completely sure which ones they are.
pat loughery 
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