Early in Mark’s gospel, Jesus introduced the concept of evangelism by saying,
“Listen carefully to this. A farmer went out and sowed some seed…”
At the end of His earthly existence, just before He ascended into heaven, Jesus clarified exactly what He expected of his disciples:
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.”
Below are a few posts which make a case for one particular form of evangelism, strictly from a layman’s point of view.
Here is my very short and completely oversimplified history of Christian evangelism, and where I think it should go.
This post continues to develop the farming metaphor.
This post explains why we are glad to spread the gospel.
Here are some ideas concerning evangelism as political action.
Why it is so important to deliver a copy of the gospel to every single person on earth.
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