ARTICLE – Abide, Be Transformed, Be Sent

April 2, 2025 by Pierre-Alain Giffard News, Recommended Texts

Evangelization is not first an activity but a life lived in communion with God. It begins in intimacy, deepens through the renewal of the heart and of the mind, and naturally flows outward in mission.

• Talk to God – Abide.
Begin with intimacy. Not as duty, but as relationship. This is where the heart is tuned to the Father’s voice. In the silence, in the cry, in the song.

• Think about God – Be transformed.
Let the truths of God shape your thoughts. Dwell on His Word, His ways, His character. Theology isn’t just study—it’s worship that renews the mind.

• Talk to God to others – Go on mission.
What fills your heart will overflow. Speak of Him not as an idea, but as Someone you know. Witness through words, yes—but also, and most of all, through acts of love and forgiveness, through integrity, through joy. Let your life preach even when your lips are silent.

Pierre-Alain Giffard, Director of Pastoral Work
Email: pierre.alain.giffard@gmail.com

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