"Preach the Word,

Personal work is the hand-to-hand dealing with men, women and children. It is the simplest form of Christian work, the kind that everyone can do. It is also the most effective method of winning lost souls. This world can be reached and evangelized far more quickly and thoroughly by personal work than by public preaching. Indeed, it can be reached and evangelized only by personal work. When the whole church of Jesus Christ shall rouse to its responsibility and privilege in this matter, and every individual Christian becomes a personal worker, the evangelizing of the world will be close at hand. When the membership of any local church shall rouse to its responsibility and privilege in this matter, and each member becomes a personal worker in the power of the Holy Spirit, a great revival will be close at hand for the community in which that church is located. Personal work is a work that wins but little applause from men, but it accomplishes great things for God.

It's Advantages
1. All can do it. It would be a great blessing if all would become personal workers. Any child of God can do personal work, and all can learn to be effective in personal work.

2. It can be done anywhere. There are but a few places where one can preach. We can do personal work everywhere.

3. It can be done anytime.

4. It reaches all classes. Some cannot and others will not attend church, but personal work can reach them all.

5. It hits the mark. Personal work is direct and personal.

6. It avails where other methods fail.

7. It produces very large results. There is no comparison whatever between what good preaching will effect and what will be affected by constant personal work. A church that depends upon the pastor alone to win men to Christ by his preaching, would not accomplish anything like what would be accomplished by a church with a comparatively poor preacher, where a membership generally were personal workers.

Nothing else would do so much to promote a revival in any community. Every pastor should urge this duty upon his people, train them for it, and see that they do it.



**edited from "How to Work For Christ" by R.A. Torrey, pp. 9-13. This work is public domain.