One of the questions we commonly get asked at Evangelism and New Churches is how the evangelism process worked for people who became Christians as adults. 

People want to hear about what happened and why it was so effective. Many of the people asking these questions don’t know people who became Christians as adults – perhaps because many of them are younger in age. 

I want to tell you that people become Christians as adults in Australia every single day. It happens all the time. 

I’m in a Bible study with a bunch of them, so I spoke with two and asked them how they were shown Jesus’ importance in their lives. Here’s what they had to say:

Richard: I’ve been a Christian for about three years now. My wife invited me to church about three years ago. She’d been brought up as a Christian, but walked away for a while in her life. At first I stuck it out [visiting church] because my wife asked me. Then I just loved hearing the word of God and learning about it. The more I got to know Jesus, the more I decided to love him and keep coming to church.

Jesse: It was actually Richard [who invited me to church]. He brought me along to a Good Friday service and that’s where I picked things back up [with God]. I think the people there were definitely a big part of why I decided to keep checking things out. Everyone was so friendly. [I kept] learning more about Jesus, and I just wanted to dive more into it. 

There are a couple of things to note from their testimonies.

First, the importance of other Christians in the testimony of people who become Christians as adults. More than 90 per cent of people who get converted as adults point to the implicit or explicit influence of Christians in that process. 

That means something really simple. The people most likely to be converted this year are people you and I already know or will know at some point. It doesn’t have to be a super-close relationship either – just that you know them is enough. 

The second thing is the partnership of Christians in the process. Both Richard and Jesse were invited by beautiful people to come and check church out. They were met by other Christians at church or the evangelistic course that they went to, and they were really well met.

I hope this gives you some encouragement to be bold and get out there. Adults become Christians all the time. Who will you share the gospel with today?