Friendship Evangelism

It's my opinion that I don't need to have a deep personal relationship with somebody to share the Gospel Message with them. I believe that "friendship evangelism" is another one of those incomplete truths. I've had extremely brief encounters with people (sometimes no more than 15-20 min.) who were very receptive to the Gospel Message. On the other hand, I've also experienced deep relationship with people whom I've both planted a seed and watered that seed for several years. It's my opinion that we should be reaching out to the lost, loving them just exactly as they are, seeking a personal relationship with them. But I also believe that we should be sharing the gospel message with them just as soon as God provides the opportunity to do so. If I'm really looking for opportunities to share God's message, those opportunities abound. If I had waited until I had a close relationship with my most recent co-worker before I shared the Gospel Message with him - it would not have happened. I've only been here for 3 weeks and his last day was last Friday. God provided an opportunity to share - I did - and he was extremely receptive (and no - I didn't run him off - he was offered nearly three times the money he was making here so he left).
Sometimes when I'm sitting in a restaurant I look around at of all the people there and I realize that probably more than half of the people in this place are lost. How could I possibly sit here and enjoy this knowing where these people are headed...but also knowing that none of them would respond to me running around like a madman telling them to turn or burn. Other times I sit here at my desk doing relatively meaningless work while the entire building is full of lost people. There's an urgency because I know the truth and because I care about other people. It's not an urgency I have to muster - it's one I have to allow God to control.
John the Baptist didn't have any type of relationship at all with the overwhelming majority of people he told the truth to and baptized. When Jesus met the woman at the well He didn't have a deep personal relationship with her. He allowed her conscience to convict her of her sin (adultery) - told her the truth - then went on His way. He didn't spend years, months, weeks, or even days developing a relationship with her before He shared the truth with her. Yes, It will be in deep personal relationships where we will have the most influence. It's in these relationships where discipling occurs- and we should always be seeking these relationships -- but there's also a place for simply spreading the Gospel Message as the Spirit leads. Nicole Dayton is a prime example of taking advantage of the opportunities God provides to share His message. Standing in line at a grocery store.....
I've found that I only have the time for a few really deep, meaningful, growth inducing, time consuming relationships with people. I have to split my time between my earthly family, my Christian brothers and sisters, and the unsaved. I usually have one or two really close unsaved friends at any given time. I focus on and spend more time with them, but I don't stop caring about all of the other people I come into contact with everyday.......