* Remember that evangelism is a team effort. Don’t feel pressure to pray the salvation prayer with every person you talk with about faith. Understand that God often uses many people to move a person closer to a relationship with Him. He may be using you simply to get someone thinking about faith, while He plans to use an extrovert to bring that same person to the point of commitment. Recognize that God uses different forms on evangelism through different people, but the function is the same – to bring people to Christ.
* Don’t isolate yourself from non-Christians. Realize that God calls every Christian to build relationships with non-Christians. Don’t use being an introvert as an excuse to ignore that call. Get out there into the world and develop some friendships with a few non-Christians, perhaps through your workplace or a organization in which you share a common interest (such as a book club, sports league, or animal rescue group). Since introverts tend to develop closer and more meaningful friendships than extroverts, know that your friends will likely be positively impacted by your faith. Build relationships because you genuinely care about people, rather than viewing them as projects and simply targeting them to get saved so you can feel like you’ve done your duty.
* Understand the difference between God’s job and yours. Know that it’s not your responsibility to bring people to faith in Christ – that’s God’s job, because He draws people to Himself as He works in their hearts. Simply be faithful delivering God’s message whenever He calls you to do so, and trust Him with the results.
* Break free from fear. Ask God to help you whenever you’re afraid. Ask Him to give you the courage you need. Don’t worry about how other people might respond to you; trust God to handle their reaction when you evangelize. Don’t fear failure; realize that God never views you as a failure as long as you’re faithful. Avoid forcing yourself into situations that aren’t natural for you and have confidence that if you evangelize in natural ways, people will know that you’re sincere. Don’t worry about not having all the answers; just express God’s love and trust Him to guide your conversations. Know that God can use you, despite your faults and weaknesses. Realize that your humanity will make it easier for people to identify with you. Remember that whenever God calls you to do something uncomfortable, He will give you the strength you need to do it. Don’t worry about being embarrassed; focus on God instead of yourself. Don’t be nervous about speaking to strangers if God leads you to; know that He sometimes sets up divine appointments for specific purposes. Trust that, even if you say something wrong, God can use your words to accomplish something good anyway. Don’t worry about being corrupted by non-Christians as long as you stay close to God and believers for integrity, accountability, encouragement, and strength. Remember that God’s love drives out fear.
