“Christian mission is bringing people to repent of their sins, accept Jesus Christ as Savior, belong to His Body the Church, do as He commands, go out and spread the Good News, and multiply churches.” -Donald McGavran, father of the Modern-Day Church Growth Movement
Donald McGavran on Removing Barriers to Salvation
“Every person wants to become a Christian without crossing racial, linguistic, or cultural barriers.“ -Donald McGavran, father of the Modern-Day Church Growth Movement
Video: Effects of the Reformation on Evangelism and Missions
Today’s guest post comes to us from author and Ukranian missionary Caleb Suko for SukoFamily.org. For well over a generation in the US, evangelism and missions have found a very favorable place in Protestant Churches. Just do a search online and you’ll end up with dozens if not hundreds of ministries and programs to help your church share the gospel. … Read More
Reformation Celebration: A Gospel-Filled Luther Playmobil Video
Today’s guest post comes to us from Joel Forster for EvangelicalFocus.com in celebration of this month marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. A Martin Luther figure has become the most sold Playmobil toy in the company’s history. A group in the UK used the figure to produce a stop motion video to tell the Reformer’s story. Jonathan Carswell, CEO … Read More
The Reformation’s Legacy of Personal Evangelism
Today’s guest post comes to us from Paige Patterson for 9Marks.org. Martin Luther’s transition from Augustinian monk to cogent Reformer began with a dark night of the soul. As this monk grappled with the question of how to be acceptable to God, Johann von Staupitz evidently had been the unintentional evangelist who told Luther to read the Bible. Luther was … Read More
Bring a Summer Mission Team to NYC!
Nelson and The Journey Church NYC would like to invite YOU to partner with us to make an impact for Jesus in the greatest city in the world! Imagine next summer doing a breakfast outreach on Wall Street, followed by a lunchtime ministry project in Central Park and an afternoon servant evangelism project in Times Square. Your team will literally … Read More
Effective Community Outreach – Part 2 of 2
In last week’s introduction to this two-part series, I defined Servant Evangelism as doing intentional acts of kindness with the express purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. The fact is, when God’s people get involved in doing acts of kindness, there is a great power for the gospel to be shared. For two decades now I’ve been … Read More
3 Things Every Believer Needs to Do Before Christ’s Return
Today’s guest post comes to us from JB Cachila for Christianity Today. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back real soon, at a time we don’t really know. What we do know is that He’s coming back and while He hasn’t returned yet, we can still do something that would make Him happy. With that, I would like to encourage … Read More
R.A. Torrey on Evangelism
“There are two ways of reaching the people. One way is to invite them to come to you, the other way is to go to them.” – R.A. Torrey, 19th Century Evangelist, Founder of BIOLA
Sunday Scripture: Bringing the Good News
“And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” – Romans 10:15 (NLT)