Letter from the President: Start with One Faithful Step
Pr Darren Croft
Published
How do you share your faith most naturally?
That question stayed with me while attending the launch for South Pacific for Christ in Brisbane. Under a rain-soaked big tent, our new General Conference President spoke about being united in mission and grounded in the Word of God. It was a simple but powerful reminder: sharing our faith does not begin with a program or a platform. It begins with ordinary people, open to God, using the gifts He has given them.
Too often, we overcomplicate faith-sharing. Scripture shows that God works through many different personalities, gifts and approaches. Some are called to preach; others would never choose a microphone, but can build trust, serve quietly, ask thoughtful questions or create spaces where others feel welcome.
The Bible gives us vivid examples. Matthew welcomed friends to meet Jesus around a table. Dorcas served people in practical ways. Peter spoke with boldness. The blind man healed by Jesus simply told his story. Paul reasoned with thinkers in Athens. The woman at the well invited her whole community to come and see. Different people, different methods—one mission.
As we look ahead to OneVoice27 next year and Australia4Christ in 2028, this is an important reminder: we all have a part to play. Sharing Jesus may be as simple as inviting a neighbour for a hot drink or a meal, offering practical help, listening with care, giving a personal testimony, leading a Bible study, using creativity to point people to hope, or the proclamation through preaching that we often think of first.
Research from the National Church Life Survey (NCLS) suggests that 42% of people are open to an invitation to church—that matters. Many people around us are more open than we realise. I still remember a high school student in one of my previous churches who rarely spoke up front, yet almost every other week he arrived with a friend from school. Inviting others was his gift. It was his natural, faithful way of sharing Jesus.
What is your way of sharing Jesus? What gift has God given you? I invite you to reflect prayerfully on your “faith-sharing superpower” and then use it intentionally. Ask God to show you one person to encourage, one conversation to begin, one invitation to extend, or one act of service to offer. When each of us takes one faithful step, God can do far more than we imagine.
