Evangelism

Spiritual disciplines are something that take a lot of work, they are things that don’t always come easy, and they often require practice to develop. As a believer, it is easy to just assume the role of a mediocre Christian who often overlooks spiritual growth, thinking that going to church every Sunday is enough to effectively grow in ones walk with Christ. Through study, it becomes obvious that Sunday Christianity is not enough, it takes work as a Christian to truly change and grow, and to…

and religious environments. The church provided an essential biblical model of multiplication and reproduction. The biblical model of the church instituted by God expressed that a healthy church must encompass the practices of both evangelism and discipleship. Evangelism is the real business of life and that is getting souls saved , while discipleship helps to create other disciples. The cycle continues as people receive salvation, grow spiritually, mature, and go and make disciples. This…

Ivan Stewart published his book: Go Ye Means Go Me, in 1974. While being dated, it does reveal important concepts about evangelism. Having survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor in 1941, he returned to America and was converted to Christianity. All Christians are called to go and preach. While being a lengthy book, Stewart is often frank and to the point. He often uses scripture to put the nail in the coffin. For example, through his first and second chapters, he mentions that "going" and…

In Strauch’s biography “Agape Leadership”, we learn about the life of R.C. Chapman, a well-respected man who held a reputation for Christlike love and deep-rooted faith. As a result of the way he exhibited Christ, Chapman influenced hundreds of people for the gospel and thousands of people respected and admired him. Strauch describes Chapman’s method of Christian education perfectly within the title of his book: “agape”. Agape is a word that the early Christian’s created to describe the type of…

Wk2 Ministry Practice Paper The three topics that I have chosen to formulate an MAP (Ministry Action Plan) for future ministry are Effective Evangelism, Planning of Worship Services, and Visitation and the Ministry. The evangelism ministry base its purpose on the Word found in Pro. 11:30 (KJV) “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise”. The ministry views its goals as actions to facilitate learning and practices of discipleship. Jesus Christ is our primary…

society. At this time of the twentieth century, America had a large number of immigrants that led to modernists who started declaring the bible as untrustworthy. Fundamentalists went on to form independent churches that were based on the aspects of evangelism (Bingham, 2002, p. 160). The neo-orthodoxy theological movement struggled to remain faithful to the confession that revelation was found in the bible and in Jesus Christ, faithfully reflecting on God’s holy immensity, and living in the Holy…

met his future with Ruth Bell. They married in 1943. Billy Graham was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Western Springs, Illinois for a short time before he began his career as an evangelist. Billy Graham was an influential American in his evangelism, relationships with presidents, and involvement in civil rights. During his short time as a pastor Graham got an opportunity to take over a Christian radio show named Songs in the Night in 1944. However, a year later in 1945 he chose to…

coming of the Gospels. What are the Gospels? “Justin Martyr (d. 164 c.e.) called the Gospels “memorabilia” (apomnēmoneumata), the “memoirs of the apostles…,” writes deSilva. Consequently, some unique interpretive keys to the gospels are Jesus and evangelism. Jesus is the central interpretive person in each of the Gospels. He is…

the thoughts in the back of my mind wasn’t always sure about their intentions. The only thing I could think as I open my door for Jehovah Witnesses is my own belief as a Christians. As I was tempted to allow them to enter my house to discuss their Evangelism and belief about their God, all I could think about is what I would compare about my own beliefs and religion. I really wasn’t interested in what they had say. For this reason, I would always have an excuse to politely say I’m busy. But…

The Great Awakenings have inevitably influenced how people worship today. Every Great Awakening had an emphasis on theology and the emphasis on theology was within the hymns and spiritual songs. In addition, during the Great Awakenings, songwriters would receive attention. For instance, Isaac Watts received attention. Watts was a remarkable songwriter who would relate the hymns to the singers. He composed hymns that were relatable. This theme from the First Great Awakening is present today:…