Your neighbor, coworker, or relative may have a broadly negative view of Christians, but because that person knows you, the proximity of witness creates a more positive perception of the message being received. Second, I believe with all my heart that evangelism needs to move out of the hands of professionals. I thank God for both pastors and evangelists, but we have overprofessionalized evangelism to the detriment of mission. The end result is the de-emphasis of each Christian’s personal call to