What Exactly is Evangelism?

In this article from Outreach magazine, Michael Frost captures the missional posture of EVANGELISM. It is a must read.

Quoting David Bosch, Frost says, "So, how is it meant to be? What exactly is evangelism? David Bosch defines it:

Evangelism is that dimension and activity of the church’s mission which, by word and deed and in light of particular conditions and a particular context, offers every person and community, everywhere, a valid opportunity to be directly challenged to a radical reorientation of their lives.

Since Bosch managed to pack a series of ideas into that one sentence, we need to do a bit of unpacking. We could parse his definition in the following way:

a. evangelism is a dimension of mission, not its sum total;
b. evangelism is part of the church’s mission, not just an activity for individuals;
c. evangelism involves both word and deed;
d. evangelism occurs within, and is influenced by, certain cultural and relational
conditions and in a certain context;
e. evangelism challenges people to a radical reorientation of their lives."

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