There’s an old expression, “six ways to Sunday.” It means approaching something from every direction—trying every avenue, exhausting every option.
That old phrase is part of where the name 57 Ways to Sunday came from. The 57 makes the name personal, but the idea behind it goes much deeper.
It describes how I think about sharing the gospel.
I want to be willing to try every reasonable avenue, use every opportunity, and walk through every door God opens if it might lead to a conversation about Jesus.
Paul expressed something similar in 1 Corinthians 9:22 when he wrote:
“I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.”
Those words—“by all means”—capture the heartbeat of 57 Ways to Sunday.
Paul wasn’t changing the gospel to fit his audience. He was willing to change his approach so that unnecessary barriers didn’t keep people from hearing it.
That distinction matters.
There aren’t 57 different messages. There are 57 different ways to start a conversation about the one message that matters.
Evangelism Doesn’t Have to Start With a Sermon
Those conversations don’t always begin in a church building.
Evangelism doesn’t have to start with a sermon.
It might begin across a table over coffee. It might happen at work, in a waiting room, at a ballgame, or while talking with a neighbor in the driveway.
Sometimes it begins with something as simple as a question:
“What does that mean?”
That question is important because a question changes the nature of the conversation.
Instead of forcing a spiritual conversation on someone, you’ve been invited into one. They noticed something. They became curious. They asked.
Now there’s an open door.
Creating the Question
That’s really the idea behind the shirts we create at 57 Ways to Sunday.
Most Christian shirts are designed primarily to make a statement. There’s nothing wrong with that. But we wondered what would happen if a shirt did something slightly different.
What if it created curiosity?
What if somebody saw Would You Have Thrown a Stone? or Who Do You Say I Am? and instead of simply reading the message, they wanted to know the story behind it?
The shirt hasn’t shared the gospel.
The person wearing it still has to walk through the door.
And ultimately, we don’t save anyone. Christ saves. Our responsibility is simply to be faithful with the opportunities He gives us.
A Shirt Is Just One of the Ways
That’s why 57 Ways to Sunday is bigger than clothing.
A shirt is simply one of the ways.
The real idea is a way of living: paying attention to the people around us, looking for open doors, and being willing to have a conversation when one appears.
Paul said, “by all means.”
That means the method can change while the message remains the same.
Maybe it’s a shirt.
Maybe it’s a cup of coffee.
Maybe it’s an act of kindness.
Maybe it’s answering a question someone has been afraid to ask.
There may be countless ways to begin. But every road we hope to travel eventually points in the same direction—to Jesus.
That’s the heart behind the name 57 Ways to Sunday.
Not 57 different gospels.
Not 57 different truths.
Just a willingness to try every avenue we can to open a door to the one conversation that can change everything.