The Gospel Doesn't Belong Where You Think it Does

Let me ask you a question.

If Jesus showed up today, where would he preach? Would he stand on a street corner? Would he start a church? Or would he open TikTok? Because whether we like it or not, there are more people scrolling right now than sitting in pews, and that changes everything.

For the last 2,000 years, Christians have asked, where should we share the gospel? Street evangelism, church outreach, mission trips, door to door.

But we're living in the first generation in human history when the majority of human interaction is digital.

So the real question isn't, Should we evangelize online? The real question is, are we ignoring where people actually live? Here's the mistake most Christians make.

They treat evangelism like a location, but evangelism has never been about a place.

It's about proximity.

Jesus preached on mountains and boats, at dinner tables, on roadsides, and marketplaces.

He went where people already were.

So where are people now? Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Discord, group chats, DMs.

The modern marketplace is digital.

Now, don't misunderstand me.

Physical evangelism matters.

Human presence matters.

Embodied love matters.

But here's the tension.

Street evangelism can reach dozens.

Digital evangelism can reach millions.

One conversation at a coffee shop is powerful, but one video can enter 100,000 bedrooms.

That's not hype.

That's just math.

There are people right now scrolling at 2 a.m. depressed, questioning their purpose, wondering if God is real.

They are not walking into churches.

They are searching in silence, and guess where they search? Their phones.

If Christians aren't there, someone else will be.