Wayside Ministry

Concerning missionary work, we need to understand what is required of us by the Lord, and whatever we do, one needs to dedicate oneself to the Lord, it being just doing the washing up after a meal (this is mentioned in the “Spirit of Prophecy”) or cooking a good vegetarian meal for the family or friends, digging the garden to grow your own organic vegetables, planting fruit trees, preaching a sermon, visiting the sick, or house to house work, etc. All of our “wayside ministry” needs to be dedicated. Here are some suggestions that you may like to follow, and you can improve upon them if you wish.

It is recorded in Proverbs 11″30, last part; ” And he that winneth souls is wise’

Direct Approach:

Door to door visitation, selling books, etc. Tracts given out personally.
Sign up students for Know Your. Bible course. Visit rest homes, hospitals, prisons, etc.
Visit ships in the harbour, go two by two in this.
TV and radio message talks, contact stations.
Vegetarian cooking classes.
Offer labour on donation basis for charity. Work in the community.
Temperance talks to interested groups.
Organize and open a welfare facility by renting a small shop or garage, etc.
Visit family members, leave books, etc.
Write articles for the “Messenger,”
Hotel visitation, talking to tourists and give tracts.
Encourage Bible students to become agents for the course.

Indirect approach:

Personal letter writing.
Leave tracts, etc. anywhere, bus seats, etc.
Sign up Know Your Bible students on the phone or Internet.
Include tracts in business payments.
Letters to editor’s magazines & newspapers.
Post Ministry of Healing to health professionals.
Make up an appeal letter for support for a country health work to friends.
Make use of free advertising in community newspapers.
Send out time prophecy, i.e. new world order information to lawyers, politicians, doctors, fire dept. and police dept.
Leave message literature in public libraries (but ask first). –