How to become an Evangelism..what is evangelism?
How to become an Evangelism..what is evangelism?
Posted on August 8, 2008
By Babatope Babalobi
“Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world”-Mathew 28 vs. 19.
The key words in these last words of Jesus Christ to his disciples are: Go, teach, nations, baptize, and always.
Let’s look at another passage: “And as ye go, preach, saying, The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils, freely ye have received, freely give” –Mathew 10 vs. 8.
There are six duties of the Evangelist as deduced from the two passages above.
The first duty of the Evangelist is to take the cross of Jesus and spread the message of Jesus salvation globally. An Evangelist must be ready to Go and embark on a mission.
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” –Romans 1:6
Paul was thoroughly trained in the school of the Torah at Jerusalem, and well versed in Hellenistic culture as a result of his training in Tarsus — but his one and only concern was to bear witness to Jesus Christ and His death upon the cross for the sake of all people.[1]
Second, the Evangelist should be mobile, using various media to evangelize from one village to another, city to city, country to country, and continent to continent. An Evangelist has the world has his constituency, and should therefore be willing to spread the good news to all nations.
Third, the work of an Evangelist should end up in conversion of sinners to Christ. Since there can be no baptism without repentance, the Evangelist’s activities should produce fruits for the Kingdom in form of saved souls. Evangelists bring people to Christ.
Fourth, the Evangelist is also charged with the responsibility of educating new converts on the rudiments of Christianity. The duty of the Evangelist does not stop in converting sinners, but following up new converts, teaching them the word of God, counseling them, praying and interceding for them, directing them to appropriate Churches to fellowship with other brethren, and generally ensuring the growth of new converts in the Christian faith, living in absolute holiness and righteousness in obedience to God.
Fifth, the Evangelist has a duty to trust in God, and rely completely on him for his protection and provision. Though the evangelist is walking in the midst of thorns, and spreading the message of salvation to various categories of unbelievers, he must remain bold and courageous.
“Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses. Nor scrip in your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat”- Mathew 10 vs. 10
Lastly, Evangelism is a total salvation ministry encompassing deliverance, healing, holiness, and prosperity. Evangelism is also expected to demonstrate love, care, and compassion to the people. Evangelism should not be turned into a commercial venture, and Evangelism must discharge their divine mandate with deep sense of responsibility refraining from deepening the burdens of new converts through commercialized Christianity.
