My name is Kerrigan Skelly and I am the founder of PinPoint Evangelism. Simply put, I am a former Pastor who God called out of the Pastorate to be a full-time Evangelist. You may ask yourself, "What is an Evangelist?" Well, Ephesians 4:11-12 tells us exactly what an Evangelist is. It says, “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;” Contrary to popular belief, Evangelists are not people who are specially gifted and called by God to do all the evangelizing for the Church of Jesus Christ. Evangelists are those who “equip the saints for the work of service.” They are those who teach the Body of Christ, the Church, how to evangelize Biblically. And that is the 1/2 of the ministry that God has called my family and I to.
The second 1/2 of our calling is boldly reaching out to the lost everywhere we go. We go to college campuses, bar/club districts, parades, festivals and other public places where there are large groups of people who need to hear the Gospel. Reaching out to the lost with the Gospel is the calling and duty of every Christian. The Great Commission makes it very clear that all Christians are called to evangelize the lost. Are you seeking to save that which is lost? Are you taking your part in the Great Commission like God has commanded you to? If you aren’t and you desire to learn how to take part in the Great Commission, then click on the "Our Seminar" or the "Contact Us" Link to the left and we will be honored to teach you how to evangelize simply, effectively, Biblically, the way Jesus did. Below you will find my individual testimony of how I became a Christian and how God called me out of the Pastorate to be a full-time Evangelist.
I was raised in a non-Christian home. While I was growing up, my mother usually took me to Church at least on the holidays. From when I was eight years old until I was twelve years old, she took me just about every Sunday. She did her best to raise me the way she knew how: to be a moral and law abiding citizen. When I became a teenager, I found "better things" to do as a young person. I would still go to Church on the holidays at times, but I was no Christian. When I went into the military after high school, God began to work in my life. I remember a young Christian man trying to have a Bible Study with me when I was in A.I.T. (Advanced Individual Training) in the Army. I stayed with it for a short period of time and then lost interest because I still loved my sin. As I moved to my permanent station at Ft. Bragg, NC, God continued to work in my life. By the Grace of God, a Christian Supervisor was put over me. He began witnessing to me and I began going to Church on Sundays. I also met someone back home in Maryland who would take me to Church when I visited. God was working in my life in many different ways, but I still resisted Him. I knew I was on my way to Hell because of my sins, but thought I had "plenty" of time for "religious things" later on. It wasn’t until a tragedy happened in my life that I was awakened to the fragileness of life. It wasn’t until my Grandmother died that I realized I could die at anytime. God has power over life and death and God could demand me to give an account of my life at any time He chose. As far as anyone knew, my Grandmother was in good health. Then, while visiting my mother in Maryland, she went into a coma. About two weeks later she died. What God spoke to my heart through my grandmother dying was this: "What would happen to you if I took your life in the same way that I took your Grandmother's?" I knew I was on my way to Hell and I knew a change needed to happen in my life. Shortly after she died, I was lying in my bed one night and decided to give my life to Jesus Christ. That night, before I went to sleep, I repented of my sins and put my faith in Jesus Christ. I surrendered ALL to Him and I haven't been the same since. God removed from me my heart of stone and gave me a heart of flesh. He put His Holy Spirit in me which gave me new desires, desires to do what He wanted me to do instead of what I wanted to do.
I immediately felt a call to Christian ministry. I ran from my call for a year or so and then I finally gave in. I started out by going to school part-time, while working on the side, until God provided a way for me to go to school full-time. Since I have become a Christian, I have been a Youth Pastor, a Sunday School Teacher, a Worship Leader for Youth and Adults, a J.O.Y. Group Pastor of College/Career age people, an Associate Pastor and a Senior Pastor. I have always had a hunger and desire to see the lost saved. Unfortunately, at the beginning of my Christian life, I had zeal without knowledge. In order to become a better witness, I began studying about evangelism and revivals. When I read about revivals I got very excited. I got excited because of how much God worked amongst His people and how many lost sinners got saved. Then around Christmas 2003, I picked up a book called Revival’s Golden Key (which is now called Way Of The Master ). I looked at the back and saw that it was written by a strange looking New Zealander named Ray Comfort. I had no idea who this guy was, so I almost didn’t buy it. Then I looked at the commendations on the back of the book and there were many by people I respected, so I decided to buy it. I read all the way through the book in no time, but it wasn’t about what I expected it to be about. It was about Evangelism. I began putting the principles that I learned from that book into action and was very pleased with the evangelistic encounters I had. Then I discovered The Great News Network through Ray Comfort’s website . I signed up for Evangelism Boot Camp #3 which was in Dallas in October 2004. I witnessed to more people in the first day of Evangelism Boot Camp then I had in the whole year of 2003. I came back from Boot Camp on fire for God and haven’t been the same since. I lost much of the fear that I had when witnessing and God made me much bolder to reach the lost for Him. Now I witness to just about every person that I possibly can. I strive to always be a nobody telling anybody about a somebody who came to save everybody! I thank God for the ministry of Ray Comfort (Living Waters) and The Great News Network! It was back in October 2004 that God began to make it very clear to me that He was calling me to be an Evangelist. It just wasn’t the right time yet. But it was less then a year later that God called me out of the Pastorate to full-time Evangelism. So, my wife, my two kids and I stepped out in faith, sold most of our possessions and moved East to North Carolina, where God led us to start PinPoint Evangelism. God has blessed us richly for being obedient to His call on our life.
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