Evangelism is dying in many churches today.
No, that’s not an overstatement. I am not speaking hyperbolically.
Evangelism is dying.
Look at the data. Measure almost any group of churches today versus 30 years ago. You’ll likely find only one person is being reached with the Gospel for every 40 to 60 church members. You will find that conversions have declined precipitously. And where you find numerical growth, you are more likely to find the growth is transfer of Christians from one church to another.
That’s not evangelism. That’s sheep shuffling.
Pastors and other leaders must fall on their faces before God and ask Him to reignite their congregations with an evangelistic passion. When evangelism dies as a priority in the church, the church has already begun to die.
So why should evangelism be one of the highest priorities in your church?
Though the reasons are many, allow me to share seven of them.
1. Because Christ commanded it.
2. Because Christ is the only way of salvation.
3. Because Christ died for the world.
4. Because churches that are not intentional about evangelism typically are weak in evangelism.
5. Because churches tend to obsess inwardly when they fail to move outwardly.
6. Because churches become content and complacent with transfer growth.
7. Because evangelistic Christians actually grow stronger as better discipled Christians.
Most churches are busy with activities, programs and ministries. Few churches are truly sending out their members to evangelize those in their communities. The Great Commission has fast become the Great Omission.
Evangelism is dying.
Churches are dying.
People are going to hell without Christ.
It is perhaps the greatest tragedy today.
What are you doing to lead your church to become more evangelistic?
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