{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Serve Globally Blog","provider_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally","title":"The Gospel-Spreading Work of Teaching English - Serve Globally Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"COLsjL9UC7\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2019\/01\/28\/the-gospel-spreading-work-of-teaching-english\/\">The Gospel-Spreading Work of Teaching English<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2019\/01\/28\/the-gospel-spreading-work-of-teaching-english\/embed\/#?secret=COLsjL9UC7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Gospel-Spreading Work of Teaching English&#8221; &#8212; Serve Globally Blog\" data-secret=\"COLsjL9UC7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Kristi Johnson was commissioned at the 2016 Annual Meeting and now serves as a\u00a0Serve Globally missionary in Thailand. How does teaching English help spread the gospel? I have been surprised by the number of times I have been asked this question. I am surprised because I never stopped to separate the two in my mind. I teach English, but I am also a witness for Christ in my family, my neighborhood, and in the world. If I had to make a distinction, it would be this: teaching is what I do, being a witness is who I am. Pastor Russ Blake shared a message that spoke to me clearly about this. No matter where we go, whether to our local Starbucks or to Thailand, we carry the responsibility to share Christ as we go. In doing this, we are to be intentional, interpersonal, and inspirational. As I have had the opportunity to serve in Thailand I have seen how this kind of witnessing makes a difference in communities and in the hearts of individuals. The Covenant church in Roi Et, Thailand, continues to grow in amazing ways. New churches are being built as groups of believers have grown too large [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2019\/01\/Kristi-JOHNSON-The-gospel-spreading-work-of-teaching-english-300x193.png"}