Church Evangelism

I believe that John Wesley would have been amazed at the potential for church evangelism available through the media, the internet and television. But is something lost over the airways? Is the personal touch lacking? Is the personal relationship essential? Whenever the word the word evangelism is used, we think of Billy Graham at the podium expounding the Scripture on a late evening T. V. program. In years gone by we would have recalled the itinerant faith healer in his expensive looking suit with his large striped tent on the parking lot at the local mall. The term "evangelist" conjures up so many different ideas centering around performance and the "big show."

While many of these gifted men of God performed an effective ministry within the church as a whole, the big flaw that people like Dr. Graham were quick to acknowledge was that very often they did not build up the local church as they should have. More often they tended to construct mini-churches where followers never met each other, their collection went in the mailbox, and they worshiped in the living room in front of the T. V.! For this reason, Billy Graham invariably concluded his broadcasts with, "Be sure to go to church this Sunday." I know that in his heart local church evangelism was his great desire.

"Church Evangelism."

^Top Page

Next

Previous