What is Tshirt Evangelism and Why Should I Care?

What is Tshirt Evangelism and Why Should I Care?: "What is T-shirt Evangelism and Why should I Care? by K.M. Kramer, The Wimpy Witness If you've been to a Mall or Public School lately, then you've seen T-shirt Evangelism in action. Unfortunately the message is not usually positive and rarely Christian. Tshirts promoting Demonic Music, Drugs and all manner of sin are common place. Even trashy sayings by happy bunnies for little children are seen spread across tshirts from Coast to Coast. Everyone seems to have an idea or opinion to express. Lately the only opinion that isn't allowed, is the one that expresses Faith in God. Even our own President is ridiculed for Praying. 'You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men' 2 Corinthians 3:2 Christian T-shirt Evangelism is our way of fighting back and fulfilling our mandate as 'living epistles read of men'. As a concerned Christian Mother recently emailed me about our Christian Happy Cat shirt: 'This is an awesome shirt. The kids around here are into that happy bunny that has those nasty sayings on it. It'd be so neat to have my daughter walking around with the happy kitty instead, besides she likes kitties, too' Even her young daughter can be a witness to her friends through a T-shirt. That's the great thing about Tshirt Evangelism. Everyone can be a part of spreading the Gospel. All it takes is a simple Tshirt. Now for the Why I should care: And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.' MarK 16:15 The reason you should care is that He cares. Jesus asked us to go and tell the world. Not everyone can take off and go to the Congo, but we can all do something. Throughout the bible, the word of God is called the Seed. We can all be seed sowers. Passing out tracts is sowing seed, having scripture on your checks is sowing seed and being a living billboard for Christ is sowing seed. The average Tshirt is read over three thousand times before ending up on the trash heap. That's alot of seed sown. What kind of T-shirt should I Wear? There has been a debate among Christians whether it is better to wear a shirt with Scripture or one without Scripture but with a provocative statement. That's something you need to decide for yourself. There are merits on both sides and the determining factor comes down to your personal style of evangelism. For the most part, I prefer having the scripture and here's why: "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth: It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11 The Word of God is that Seed we spoke about earlier. If you want it to accomplish Gods purpose you need to use His seed. I also like the idea that the seed is being sown whether I stop to talk or share with someone or if I'm just passing by. If you're a Wimpy Witness like me, or just plain shy, this is a great way to start evangelizing. On the other hand, if you want to have a great conversation starter, and are more prepared to openly share the Gospel message, then a shirt without scripture but with powerful statement might just be right. The other advantage to this type of shirt is that whereas scripture shirts are often banned in public schools, these shirts are usually not. How to get started in Tshirt Evangelism 1. Pray, Pray, Pray! You cannot skip this step. Without prayer your seed will fall on fallow ground. 2. Find a Tshirt that fits your style and has a message you believe in. Over the past year this has been my hearts desire, to actually Be the Verse. Believe in what you say and Live It! Wearing a Christian Tshirt and acting like a heathen will not get you any "brownie points" in heaven any more then having scripture verses on your bounced checks. 3. Go Out and Sow some Seed. I love this idea from one of my recent customers. "When I go to the YMCA to work out (not nearly as much as I should...) I love to wear t-shirts with scripture/verses/pictures on the back, so when I'm on a machine, a seed may be planted to the folks behind me". Thanks Traci that is a great idea! Go ahead and get started. Be that "Living Epistle" and May God Richly Bless you as you go forth.

The Wimpy Witness goes to the Festival

Hot Air Balloons, Fireworks, Arts and Crafts, Jet Skis and Boats, Funnel Cakes and Hot Dogs, Hellicopter Rides, plus a small team of Wimpy Witnesses equals the Clarksville Virginia Annual Lakefest. It was a perfect morning, with slightly overcast sky, soft breeze off the lake and plenty of visitors on the street. There we were, my team of Wimpy Witnesses, scared and nervous but ready to complete our assignment from our King. Armed with tracts, witness pens, buttons and tiny Bible Teddies all neatly stuffed into the basket compartment of our rolling walker, Hug-O; we headed onto the street looking for friendly faces to offer our Free goods. We had prayed that Angels would go before us and prepare a path, and that morning it certainly appeared our prayers were answered. Little kids in strollers received Bible Teddies as their gratefull parents accepted Free witness pens and Bible Tracts. The Streets were full of happy vacationers enjoying Virginia's largest Festival. Tens of Thousands of new faces and hearts needing the Word of God. We rolled up and down Main Street until our ample supply of Free Seed (the Word of God) was depleted. Our task complete we headed home to Pray that God might send others to water the seed and finally that the Harvesters would come to bring Salvation to those who thought they were only visiting a little town on the Lake for a day of fun. Last year there were only two of us on the Wimpy Witness Team, this year there were three, next year maybe you can join us and make four. The Wimpy Witness" Resources I used: Tracts: Gospel of John - www.pocketpower.com Are you a Good Person? www.livingwaters.com Scientific Facts in the Bible - www.livingwaters.com Save yourself some Pain - www.livingwaters.com Witness Pens How to be Saved - www.versestore.com 10 Commandments - www.versestore.com Love Is - www.versestore.com Rejoice - www.versestore.com Jeremiah 29 - www.versestore.com Witness Buttons Variety - www.versestore.com Bible Teddies Variety - www.orientaltrading.com And of Course My Faithful Hugo that we call Hug-O. We purchased ours at the local CVS Drug Store. They are also available at Walmarts and Kmarts. I'm currently looking for a wholesale source so that I can provide these valuable tools at a discount.

Christian Evangelism Ideas

"Top Ten Places to Get Inexpensive and Free Tracts 1. The American Tract Society - Low Cost, Cool Designs, Great Message 2. Living Waters - Low Cost, Lots of unique Designs, Super Witnessing Tools 3. Pocket Power - Free Gospels of John 4. Chick Tracts - The Classic Cartoon Tracts, These tracts are collectables. 5. Fellowship Tract League 6. Calvary Chapel 7. Free Bible Tracts 8. Computer Saints 9. Davidson Press 10. ABC Tracts

Look for tracts that give a clear Gospel Message not ones that promote one doctrine over another. The point should be salvation. Be sure to read the tract before ordering. Try ordering a few from several sites, until you find the right tracts for you.

God Bless

Wimpy Witness

Christian Evangelism Mobilization - Articles

Christian Evangelism Mobilization - Articles: "I Got off at George Street by David Smithurst - MP3 Audio 9 minutes long I can't recommend this audio enough. If you have ever wondered whether giving out tracts makes a difference, Listen to this Audio. Please, Please, Please listen."

The Meaning of Life Postcard

My Super PostCard Idea Adventure:

Wow! Is this a great idea or What!

Today I ordered some FREE custom made postcards from Vistaprint. On the Front side I had them print: "The Meaning of Life in 25 Words or Less" then underneath I had them print out the verse of John 3:16. On the back , where you would normally put your return address, I had them print out the Web Address for this site and a short message with a prayer. The cards will be here in about three weeks. My son and me are planning on spending an afternoon addressing the cards to people we randomly pick from the phone book (of course we will pray first and ask God to get the cards where they need to go). We decided to not put our return address because we do not want to be the focus, we want God to get all the Glory and the focus to be on the message.

VistaPrint even has some postcard styles that would be great for little kids. What a great way to teach your child about sharing the Love of Jesus. Let them help you pick out names and addresses and also what to print on your personal postcards.

VistaPrint also has FREE Business Cards that you can design into Witness Cards. They always have some FREE Specials going on each month, so sign-up for their email list.

Check out the Link in the right hand column and get your Free Postcards.

Be Blessed!

Karen

The Value of the Immortal Soul

The Price of the Immortal Soul We know how much an Immortal Soul is worth to God. It cost Him everything. "For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son", I too have an Only begotten Son. He is the most precious thing in my Life and I can not imagine sending my Son to suffer in the way that God sent His Son. But that is the value of an immortal soul to God. How much value does an Immortal Soul have to you? Is it more valuable then your favorite TV Show? How about that extra 15 minutes sleep? Or, here's a good one, Is it more valuable then your Pride, what others think of you, or your reputation? Do you worry what others might think if you starting talking about Jesus? Ok, Don't tune me out or stop reading. I'm going to tell you the truth, so listen-up. If you are not seeking the Lost, If you are not concerned about your world, then you are extremely SELFISH. I'm not saying you need to be going door-to-door forcing your neighbors to say the Sinner's Prayer. What I'm saying is, you need to:

1. Pray for opportunities to share your Faith 2. Have compassion on the condition of those around you. 3. Speak the Truth, Don't water it down! Hell is Real! 4. If you're not ready to be Bold as a Lion, then at least be a Wimpy Witness. You gotta start somewhere. 5. Never forget or take for granted the price of Salvation. Learn to value what God values.

There are many ways to share and express your Faith, find ways that fit your personality and abilities and then make them a part of your day-to-day life. Most of you have heard all of this before, and you might actually agree that you are Selfish, but after hearing or reading a message like this, you go back to your normal ways, never changing and missing opportunity after opportunity. Please STOP! Take the time right now to make one small change in the right direction. Look for ways to express and share your Faith. Don't go back in your RUT. Today is the Day of Salvation!

Don't Just Read the Verse and Quote the Verse...... BE THE VERSE!. K.M. Kramer is the Operator of www.betheverse.com, a Chrisitan Evangelism Mobilization Website, the Moderator of the Wimpy Witness Blog and Owner of www.versestore.com, a successful Christian Apparel and Witness Gear Store on Ebay

The Meaning of Life in 25 Words or Less

"For God so Loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not Perish, but have everlasting Life." (John 3:16) Our Prayer is that you would accept this Gift of Salvation. The Wimpy Witness