Often critics of proclamation evangelism are hiding behind fear, laziness, lack of knowledge, loss of first love, and the sin of disobedience to not do or help with proclamation evangelism. Let’s face it, doing evangelism correctly takes work. It is easier to play church with believers than to actively confront the lost secular mindset. It is difficult to run headlong into political correctness, humanism, intellectualism, and tolerance every minute of every day. It is easier to sit around praising God, running from one Jesus party to the next. It is more "soulishly" exciting to do good works and feel good about oneself afterward. There is great pride in building up ones Biblical knowledge to know something that someone else does not know. But all the human, soulish, and possibly even at times, carnal, expressions of doing ministry do not proclaim Christ publicly. 

But it is also sobering to be reminded that not everyone believes in Christ. It is even more sobering to realize that, contrary to public opinion, or a Gallop Poll, not believing in Jesus really does result in someone not going to Heaven. Saying that is not being bigoted, judgmental, using hate speech, or being mean spirited. It is being Biblical and it is the foundation of the Gospel message, and based on eternal truth. Wishing, voting, forgetting, avoiding, neglecting, hoping, or pretending does not make the reality go away. 

As a proclamation evangelist and trainer of proclamation evangelists, I can honestly say that I know that evangelism is not done, nor should it be done, one particular way. Doing evangelism is not always effective using one particular method. There is a time and place for: One On One Evangelism, Local Church Evangelism, Event Evangelism, Personal Evangelism, Friendship Evangelism, Mass Evangelism, Proclamation Evangelism, Sports Evangelism, Music, Arts, Drama, Street, Door To Door, Prayer, Neighborhood, Inner City, Community wide, Social Evangelism, Acts Of Kindness - Season Of Service - GoCare - Compassion, Affinity Evangelism, Marketplace Evangelism, Social Media Evangelism, Literature Evangelism, Media Evangelism, Long Term Evangelism, Short Term Evangelism, Crisis Evangelism, Divine Appointment Evangelism, Targeted Evangelism (age, gender), and many more expressions or techniques to mention. 

The key to doing effective proclamation evangelism today is:

1. Deciding to do proclamation evangelism as a part of a total ministry and outreach program
2. Constantly seeking the right way to proclaim the Good News (some old, some new methods)
3. Prayerfully asking God for the right time, place, and anointing to effectively share the Gospel

What You Could Do!

1. Demonstrate the right way to do every kind of evangelism you do.
2. Explain your reasons, motives, expectations, plans, and long term benefits and followup plans.
3. Practice and be prepared ahead of time.
4. Do not take anything for granted or assume anything.
5. Do not take the easy way out or skip any necessary elements in doing evangelism right.
6. Use proven methods, ministries, ministers, artists, athletes, materials.
7. Once you have earned the right to be heard - say something!
8. Whatever you say, make it worth hearing. Whatever you sing, make it worth listening to. Whatever you perform, make it worth watching.
9. Never take the cheap way out when it comes to safety, reputation, or effectiveness.
10. Never waste funds, resources, or opportunities.

Habakkuk on Doing Evangelism Gods Way

1. Pray and ask God what He wants to do in the area of evangelism in your area or field of service. - "Record the vision."
2. Enlarge your team by enlisting like minded individuals who share your same burden or mission.  "Make your vision plain"
3. Share your burden, need, ideas, dreams with all who will listen.  "so all who see it can run with it."
4. Don’t be embarrassed to start small or take baby steps in order to begin now.
5. Remind yourself often that you can not do everything that needs to be done. Strive to do what God has for you to do. Jesus told his followers that the needs would always be before them but doing the will of the father was doing right away what God called them to do.
6. Dream big and do not be afraid to tackle a God sized opportunity if God has actually called you to do it. 
7. Trust God to do what only God can do - change lives, bless lives, mend lives, and save lives. "Though it tarry wait on it - it will come to pass"

Keith Cook Sr, Evangelist, On the Go Ministries, Leader of the Proclamation Evangelism Network (PEN)