As I was preparing for the sermon last Sunday, I came accross these encouraging words from Don Whitney for those who think they can't share their faith effectively because they don't have the gift of evangelism.
"some Christians believe that evangelism is a gift and the responsibility of only those with that gift. They apeal to Ephesians 4:11 for support: "It was he who gave some to apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers." While it is true that God gifts some for ministry as evangelists,
He calls all believers to be His witnesses and provides them with both the power to witness and a powerful message... Just as each Christian, regardless of spiritual gift or ministry, is to love others, so each believer is to evangelize whether or not his or her gift is that of evangelist".
(Don Whitney,
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1991. page 101)
In this way, the church is kind of like a National Leage Baseball Team. In the National League, there are no designated hitters, every player has to go to bat. Sure, different players may specialize in specifice areas in the infield or outfield like shortstop, catcher or centre field, but everyone, even the pitcher, has to go bat. In the same way different people in the church are gifted in different ways as encouragers, teachers, helpers etc, which means we serve in different ways, but their is one area of service that no one is exempt from and that's sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with others.
So just like Paul (Ephesians 6:19-20), we all need to be praying for and expecting opportunities to share our faith with boldness "as we ought". So step into that batter's box and swing away.