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The subject before the house today is evangelism.
Please read the entire post else you’ll very likely misunderstand the discussion.
With few exceptions, every traditional church I’ve ever been a part of emphasized evangelism to be God’s grand goal. And every believer was divinely obligated to share the gospel with lost souls.
As I’ve pointed out elsewhere, this sentiment is fairly recent, harkening back to the teachings of D.L. Moody. Moody, who was a gifted evangelist, had his paradigm circulate through mainstream evangelicalism through Bible colleges all across America. (Moody Bible Institute was among the very first). His paradigm is now in the drinking water of modern-day evangelicalism.
A number of my friends on the missional church scene continue to work from D.L. Moody’s paradigm despite that it’s been publicly refuted scores of times. Continue Reading…
