This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismThis week, I attended a committee meeting on evangelism. As the committee makeup changes over with new members coming on and serving members rotating off every few years, the committee will brainstorm again the answer to the question “what is evangelism?” It is a [...]

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismFor Part II, I want to examine the opening phrase of my working definition of evangelism.
“Joyfully sharing”
Do you have a faith worth sharing?
Think about something that excites you – aren’t you are propelled to share it with others? Good news cannot stay silent. As [...]

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismI want to continue on with “Joyfully sharing the good news of the sovereign love of God.”
For this part, we focus on the activity: Sharing.
As I travel and speak, I discover many different definitions of sharing. What comes first to my mind is conversation. [...]

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismAfter returning from Panama, its time to continue developing our working definition of Evangelism.
To restate:
What we share is all about the good news of God’s sovereign love. In the Christian circles I run in, most of us would agree this refers to the death [...]

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismI appreciate some of the comments received so far. I’ll wrap up the discussion by simply highlighting the last part of the definition that I use.
To restate:
Joyfully sharing the good news of the sovereign love of God, and calling people to repentance, to personal [...]

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismFor more in our series “What is evangelism?”
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Over on PomoMusings, a discussion about the evangelism and gospel soliciting reader definitions is in progress. I’ve enjoyed the discussion over there and encourage you to take a [...]

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismFor more in our series “What is evangelism?”
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I’ve continued to collect definitions of evangelism from various websites. For the beginning of our articles about a definition of evangelism, see “What is Evangelism Part 1.”
From the [...]

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismDuring the 18 months that EvangelismCoach has been up and running, I’ve written several articles on the definition of evangelism.   Every now and then, it’s helpful to bring something out of the archives and bring it back in front of new readers.
Here is a [...]

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Define Evangelism As the new year begins, I want to revisit a working definition of evangelism.   For some background as to what we have used as a definition of evangelism, read our evangelism definition from April of 07.
To recall, I use the PC (USA)’s definition [...]

This entry is part 20 of 10 in the series Define EvangelismI wrote the following essay to a friend while I was traveling to a friend’s funeral two years ago.  It covers several points around what is evangelism. Is it more than four points and a prayer?
I’ve edited it slightly for time references and [...]