Characteristics Of An Effective Soul Winner

As soul winners, there’re certain requirements necessary for an effective ministry in leading men to Christ.

 1.      CLARITY OF THE MESSAGE: Clarity of the message that you preach. You must understand the message of Christ, first for yourself, because you can’t communicate to someone else something you don’t understand. You can’t bless someone else with something that you haven’t been blessed with. You can only give what you have; and so, a good understanding of the Gospel is imperative.

2.      CONVICTION:  There has to be an absolute conviction in your spirit about Christ and the salvation that He brought for the whole world. You must become fully persuaded of His message, of His person, and of His mission. The Apostle Paul in Romans 1:16 expressed a profound note of conviction. He said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth….” His persuasion was absolute: there’s no other way for salvation except Jesus Christ! There’re no options.

3.      POSSESSION: As a soul winner, you must have full possession of truth. You may be convinced of something, but it’s not enough, that truth must become yours. The Lord Jesus said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” The one who believes is a possessor. You must be in possession of the truth that, as a soul winner, you have eternal life, and that’s what you’re dispensing to others. You’re “living” eternal life now.

Arm yourself with these truths as you go about your soul-winning work, and you’ll be a more effective minister of reconciliation. We must keep preaching the Gospel and interceding for lost souls.