"Hello, this is Evangelist..." : Do you let them come preach?

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

When my dad evangelized he would have references that he would share.

He would also do back ground interest checks on the pastor as well.

He got put into some crazy situations by not knowing who he was going to preach for.

I think the I'm in the area call does not happen as much anymore...

If I know a Pastor and trust his judgment I always leave that door open for the Pastor to call me and say, "I have this Evangelist that I think would help your Church."

However, I have never... in all my years of Pastoring... had an Evangelist who called me up and said, "My name is *** and can I come preach for you?" ever come preach for me. Never.

Now, mind you, there are a few that I've heard or had recommended to me and told them, "If you're in the area give me a call." I mean that. However, a pretty sure way to never preach for me is to call me, introduce yourself and ask to come preach.

You think that's too hard? Then you've never been burned bad enough! I used to feel different but had a 'struggling Evangelist' call me and put me on a guilt trip. I used him... and he used me. Ended up trying to sell a bunch of stuff to my folks, calling them on the side without my knowledge, pressuring them into purchases of things they didn't even need.

Serious? Absolutely... he sold a DIET kit to a woman that weighed 90 pounds!

And, yes, it's the truth!