What is the Great Commission? How should the Good News be spread?
The Great Commission is Jesus’ personal directive to his disciples to spread his teachings (making disciples) and to baptize those who accept these teaching as a public confession of Faith.
There are many ways to share the Good News of Salvation. One method is through direct witnessing. Angela and I keep copies of pocket-sized booklets of the Gospel of John available so we can give them out when we interact with the others; we have them in our vehicles’ side doors, in my bike bag, and in a box by our front door. The Pocket Testament League makes these available for $1 each with a variety of eye-catching covers which we typically order once a year.
I find direct witnessing a bit of a challenge as I am not a natural extrovert and it is contrary to social norms (“never discuss religion or politics in polite company”). An aid which I appreciate and use often is a small pocket booklet of the Gospel of John which I can hold it in my hand and point to the pages within. These pocket booklets make a great beginner witnessing tool because the first half-dozen pages have the Gospel message. They can be used as a summary to step through when sharing the Gospel, and offered as a gift further reading. I also include inside the booklet a business-card sized invite to join me for weekend church service at Shelter Cove where baptism services are held regularly and further discipling is available with the hope that they’d join our community of believers.