You Are The “Dynamite”
Reasons for workplace evangelism




         by Mariyosh J, GEMS Bihar
Why Google? Why Wipro?
Why Oracle? Why Infosys?.....

Why You?
Why?
W   hy
    orkplace
    itnessing




                Why now?
Why workplace witnessing?

 Great Commission       Mark 16:15
         Pastors?
         Evangelists?
         Full timers?


 Cross cultural missionaries?
Our definition
of the word
“World”
defines our
worldview of
evangelism
Seven Mind Molders or Seven Worlds

 Arts & Entertainment
 Business
 Education
 Family
 Government
 Media
 Religion
Current Scenario
                                   POPULATION              MISSIONS
    15 %




                                                 90 %
 Tribal & Down-
     Trodden
           (300 Mn Middle Class)




                                                    10%
  85 %



                                                • More than 90% of the Indian
                                                  Mission efforts are spent on
                                                  the Tribal and the Down
                                                  Trodden which constitute
                                                  only 15% of the population
                                                • A Major Chunk of the rest
                                                  85% are Professionals
“Go”

“Preach the Gospel”
"The Great
Commission is
not an option to
be considered;
it is a command
to be obeyed".
Why me?

  When sluggard Christians hesitated
  in obeying the great commission, to
  “Go”, God used globalization and
  the corporate to move, especially
  Indian Christians out of their
  comfortable Christian colonies to
  the corporate!
To some Christ calls: "Leave boat and
bay, and white-haired Zebedee"; To
some the call is harder: "Stay and
mend the nets for me."
Natural way of Identifying
with your peer
            Common Platform &
            Similar Struggles
“ I am not asking you to take them out of
the world, but that you keep them safe
from the evil one. They do not belong to
the world just as I do not belong to the
world. Set them apart in the truth; your
word is truth. Just as you sent me into the
world, so I sent them into the world.”
(John 17:15-18)
If you are a saved Christian
then you are already a sent
Christian!

   Sent by Jesus to be His
  witness at the workplace
YOU… The Missionary @
    Your Workplace
   Unlocking Work Sectors for Evangelism
through your Vocational Identities and Skills
Why now?
Financial Express on
17th Oct 2011 –
Financial express latest
business and finance
news: The dark side of
Bangalore Shining: It's
No.1 in suicides in
country.
3 ALL’s

   Go into ALL the world and preach the Gospel.
   Which definitely calls us to preach the gospel
   in the corporate world.

   Wherever I go, whichever company I work I
   am called to “preach the gospel”.
“Then the devil, taking Him up on a high
mountain, showed Him ALL the kingdoms of the
world in a moment of time. And the devil said to
Him, “ALL this authority I will give You, and their
glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I
give it to whomever I wish.”” (Luke 4:6-8)

Are you hunting behind “Success” or submitting
to “Serve” the Lord at the workplace?
A free flowing river purifies itself
and is alive with life. So also is the
Christian who becomes involved
with others in sharing the Gospel.
That Christian will discover the
reason for his or her existence.
Being involved in the ministry of a
witness is essential to finding the
fulfilment we desire as humans.
“But I want you to know, brethren that ALL that
happened to me have actually turned out for the
furtherance of the gospel”.
                             (Philippians 1:12)

Whenever and whatever I do, I am called to
“preach the gospel”.
“the seventh angel sounded: And there
were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The
kingdoms of this world have become the
kingdoms of our Lord and of His
Christ, and He shall reign forever and
ever!”
                         (Revelation 11:15)
“yes, woe is me if I do not preach
   the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16)….
   at my workplace.

"I have but one passion: It is He, it is He
alone. The world is the field and the field is
the world; and henceforth that country
(company) shall be my home where I can
be most used in winning souls for Christ." –
         Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

You Are The Dynamite_Reasons for Workplace Evangelism

  • 2.
    You Are The“Dynamite” Reasons for workplace evangelism by Mariyosh J, GEMS Bihar
  • 3.
    Why Google? WhyWipro? Why Oracle? Why Infosys?..... Why You?
  • 4.
    Why? W hy orkplace itnessing Why now?
  • 5.
    Why workplace witnessing? Great Commission Mark 16:15 Pastors? Evangelists? Full timers? Cross cultural missionaries?
  • 6.
    Our definition of theword “World” defines our worldview of evangelism
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    Seven Mind Moldersor Seven Worlds Arts & Entertainment Business Education Family Government Media Religion
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    Current Scenario POPULATION MISSIONS 15 % 90 % Tribal & Down- Trodden (300 Mn Middle Class) 10% 85 % • More than 90% of the Indian Mission efforts are spent on the Tribal and the Down Trodden which constitute only 15% of the population • A Major Chunk of the rest 85% are Professionals
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    "The Great Commission is notan option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed".
  • 14.
    Why me? When sluggard Christians hesitated in obeying the great commission, to “Go”, God used globalization and the corporate to move, especially Indian Christians out of their comfortable Christian colonies to the corporate!
  • 15.
    To some Christcalls: "Leave boat and bay, and white-haired Zebedee"; To some the call is harder: "Stay and mend the nets for me."
  • 16.
    Natural way ofIdentifying with your peer Common Platform & Similar Struggles
  • 17.
    “ I amnot asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world. Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.” (John 17:15-18)
  • 18.
    If you area saved Christian then you are already a sent Christian! Sent by Jesus to be His witness at the workplace
  • 19.
    YOU… The Missionary@ Your Workplace Unlocking Work Sectors for Evangelism through your Vocational Identities and Skills
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    Financial Express on 17thOct 2011 – Financial express latest business and finance news: The dark side of Bangalore Shining: It's No.1 in suicides in country.
  • 22.
    3 ALL’s Go into ALL the world and preach the Gospel. Which definitely calls us to preach the gospel in the corporate world. Wherever I go, whichever company I work I am called to “preach the gospel”.
  • 23.
    “Then the devil,taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him ALL the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “ALL this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.”” (Luke 4:6-8) Are you hunting behind “Success” or submitting to “Serve” the Lord at the workplace?
  • 24.
    A free flowingriver purifies itself and is alive with life. So also is the Christian who becomes involved with others in sharing the Gospel. That Christian will discover the reason for his or her existence. Being involved in the ministry of a witness is essential to finding the fulfilment we desire as humans.
  • 25.
    “But I wantyou to know, brethren that ALL that happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel”. (Philippians 1:12) Whenever and whatever I do, I am called to “preach the gospel”.
  • 26.
    “the seventh angelsounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15)
  • 27.
    “yes, woe isme if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16)…. at my workplace. "I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country (company) shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." – Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

Editor's Notes

  • #9 Out of the 85% of the whole population a major chunk of about 300 million are middle class and upper middle class people, whom we happen to meet at our offices. The rest 15% are the Tribal and the downtrodden, which include the Slums of the cities. However, the 90% of the Missions force is concentrating on the 15% of the tribal and downtrodden where as only as meagre as 10% is trying to reach the 85% of the population.
  • #20 The ball falls at your court! And God also wants it that way… You – The Missionary @ Your Workplace. The power weapons that can be used at the periphery are your Vocational Identity and Skills