Most gospel ministry involves ordinary people doing ordinary things with gospel intentionality. Whether it is helping a friend, working at the office, or going to the movies, there is a commitment to building relationships, modeling the Christian faith, and talking about the gospel as a natural part of conversation.
But the “ordinary” is only a vehicle for Christian mission if there is gospel intentionality. The ordinary needs to be saturated with a commitment to living and proclaiming the gospel. The gospel is a message, and so mission only takes place as we share that word with people.
Otherwise we simply form good relationships that never go anywhere. We may even hesitate to share the gospel for fear of jeopardizing those relationships. We fear that if we talk about Jesus, people will not want to be our friends, and the relationship will be broken.
Indeed that may happen. And so we need to have the priority of the gospel clear in our minds. This does not mean ramming it down people’s throats at the first opportunity. It does, however, mean aiming clearly to reach a point where we can open the Bible with people.