Dressing up on the street to perform something that connects people to the gospel message is an interesting idea. Titanic Evangelism does just that and is a concept recently developed by a group of Christians in Newcastle.

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Vince Wall, the founder of His Word Media and pastor of the Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle, says sharing the gospel while dressed like sailors in Titanic uniforms draws a crowd. He recently joined us on 20Twenty to share a bit more about the concept of “Titanic Evangelism”.

The value of dressing

His Word Media produces the leaflets and came up with the idea to make one look like an old Titanic boarding pass. “What I tell people by handing out the flier is that it’s the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic,” Vince says. “I put a smile on my face and people take it.”

Vince also organized a few Titanic outings to churches and hosted a dinner party with some Titanic trivia. “Then I give our message about the Titanic and tell her the gospel,” he says. “I wear a black tie, shirt and shoes and look a bit like the captain of the Titanic.”

People come and ask Vince questions, so he takes the opportunity to tell them he’s a Christian. He also tells them the story of the three classes of people on the Titanic. “When the Titanic sank, there were only two categories of people saved,” Vince explains. “Our world is a bit like that too. It flows.

In our world today, we are also on a rough sea. There are the saved and there are the lost. As Christians, we believe in the Bible. We believe there is a heaven and we can be saved if we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Leading People to the Gospel

“I’m able to bring people to the gospel using the Titanic theme,” Vince says. “But the use of a model dates back to biblical times. In Ezekiel 4, Ezekiel was instructed to take a block of clay and use it to represent the disaster coming to Jerusalem from the Babylonian invaders. He had to build a small model that would capture the attention of passers-by.

Because Vince gets positive feedback from people on the street, it’s easier for him to train people in evangelism because they don’t get pushed away all the time. “People actually get the flyers and are ready to talk,” Vince says.

“It encouraged me so much to train other people on the street.”

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