Christian T-shirts as Ministry tools?!

[Guest]

Do you think Christian T-shirts can be effective ministry tools? I found some great ones at:

http://iamnotashamed.net

What does everyone think?

[Guest pokey]

I believe they can.  I once had a shirt that had Jesus' nail pierced hand on it with blood dripping down.  It said something like "He did this for you".  I had someone approach me and tell me that offended them and I said, "It shouldn't offend you - it should humble you.  He did this for you and it was much much worse than the picure on this shirt."

They give you a chance to witness to others - sometimes without words.

[boblandis]

I see nothing wrong with t-shirts at all.

[rwboyd58]

I think that t-shirts are a good idea.

RW

[CWJ]

Excellent way to share the gospel!

[kiwi]

Sometimes it's the only way to reach someone who would otherwise be unreachable...and it could open communication, just like pokey said.

[Chazn]

I silk screened some shirts dealing with the theory of evolution. Two fish were talking to each other.  

Fish 1 = Ixthus fish

Fish 2 = Darwin fish looking somewhat dejected, cut up into 5 or six pieces.

Fish 1 "Say where are your missing links?"

Fish 2 "Don't worry we'll find them."

Fish 1 "Boy you sure have a lot of faith (don't you know you're not supposed to mix science with faith?)"

On the back it says "When the theory of evolution becomes a law, I'll stop wearing this shirt."

I gave a teenage boy who attends our congregation 10 shirts on the basis that he would find 9 other friends who would agree to wear the shirts at school on the same day.

He himself, got into 15 conversations about the Lord in one day!

Ideally I'd like to take this strategy and incorporate follow-up and debriefing sessions, but I lack time and focus.

I've also been experimenting with bumper stickers that are NOT in English.  They're designed to arouse curiosity so that people will call the number below.  It's had some limited success but it really needs wide dissemination in the area where I live in order to create an aura that "there's a movement afoot".  I do believe it can work.  Right now I've only gotten it on about 100 cars.  I'm hoping to get it on 1000 cars!

[Jaeson]

I'm all for them..Great ministry tool!

God Bless.

Jaeson

[Guest exChristian]

I LOVE christian shirts. I think they're great looking, and they tell me up front who I'm dealing with.

[byHisGrace]

Christian tshirts are great-all who read it will get the message-but make sure the real witness is in your life style.  They are watching

I have a license plate holder that says-If your living like there is no God---you'd better be right!-and a little fish emblem.

Just make sure if your bumper stickers proclaim Christ your not cutting off other drivers or behaving unChristlike.   :biggrin: