Pastor William Willimon tells the story of a congregation he served that had started an evangelism program to the neighborhood surrounding the church. They knocked on doors and told people about Jesus and their church.

The church was growing and it appeared their evangelism program was working. After six months, they held a meeting to evaluate their efforts. Willimon asked: “How are we doing? Is there more we could be doing?”

One of the members of the visitation team timidly raised her hand and then hesitantingly said, “Something about all this bothers me.