Oh, I could never be an evangelizer! Often I hear people make that claim. They equate evangelizing with standing on a soapbox and doing some Bible thumping. Evangelization is really much simpler. Last weekend I asked the congregation at several of the Masses if they could smile. Most people’s hands went up. I was very encouraged! The truth is that if you can smile, you can evangelize.
Last week I began a series of articles on evangelization. I told you I had found a list of 99 or more accurately 115 ways to evangelize. Then I asked you to be bold about sharing your faith. I told you about hearing sports talk radio hosts Michael Holley and Kirk Minihan talking about their practice of the Catholic faith on their radio program. It was a good example of them being bold in the sharing of their faith.
Another simple way to evangelize is to smile. When we have a ready smile on our face, we are much more attractive. It makes us happy and other people happy, too. It is a great witness to Christian joy. Too often Christians are portrayed as dower and joyless. That is a stereotype we can disprove if we are joyful and have a ready smile.
You can be a Christian Evangelizer by becoming an Easter Hospitality Volunteers. Here is a form to volunteer to help at one of the Easter Masses.
