This is a long but intriguing article on evangelism in the Bible. Well worth a read. I found one particular point very interesting…
3. Jesus and Paul avoided all that could be associated with “production” in their evangelism. There was no stage to their work. It took place in the common world of streets, shops, schools, and porches. It took place on roads. If Paul were traveling from one town to another taking four days walking, if asked, he would likely have described his activity during this period as “preaching the gospel.” They evangelized on the go, not by the event.
Sports is certainly part of the common world where people intersect. We continue to hope and pray that the church would see this as a ripe harvest field.
