Ministry in strip clubs: evangelism principles and personal holiness

Mike is cautious but not categorically opposed. He challenges the popular notion that "Jesus hung out with sinners" in a casual social sense — Jesus preached repentance and called people to transformation. A ministry with a heavy evangelism focus and clear call to a changed life could be legitimate. However, Mike personally would not enter such a venue because of his own vulnerability to sexual temptation; he sees this as basic Christian self-discipline — do not place yourself in a situation of sin-temptation in order to rescue others from sin. He urges Carmen to evaluate both the ministry's genuine gospel focus and her own personal susceptibility.