All evangelism articles – Page 8
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Opinion
6 reasons why most Christians are failing to take the gospel to the nations
As Premier's Missions Week begins, Geoff Peters points out that the current statistics on Christian engagement in mission make for depressing reading. If we're to obey the Great Commission, we need to overcome fear, he says
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Opinion
The Church must preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, not climate change
As world leaders descend on Glasgow for COP26, one church has displayed a controversial banner. Find out why they did it…
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Opinion
Following Jesus has taken me to the Afghan border. Today I met a mother and baby who have fled the Taliban
Much of the media attention on Afghanistan has subsided since the summer, but the need is still great. Becky Murray is the founder of Christian charity One by One and has been visiting the region this week. Here’s her report
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Opinion
Evangelistic courses have their place. But nothing beats relationship
During lockdown, with church programmes on pause and people confined to their homes, many Christians found new opportunities to build relationships with those around them. Maybe it’s the start of a new era of friendship evangelism, says Carl Knightly
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Reviews
The BBC’s ‘Godsquad’ mocks 4 kinds of Christian students. It’s a helpful exposé of our evangelistic errors
The BBC Radio 4 drama, Godsquad might poke fun at Christian Unions, but it actually contains valuable lessons for all of us in how we share the good news of Jesus, argues Naomi Sherwood
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Opinion
There are no VIPs in the kingdom, but we can still honour celebrity Christians like Rhys Stephenson
Rhys Stephenson spoke openly about his faith on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend. But celebrity endorsements of Christianity are not without risk, says Philippa Hanna
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Opinion
12 ways Covid is changing the church - evidence from a senior leader
The Evangelical Alliance’s Peter Lynas says we’re in a period of significant change.
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Opinion
Neymar was offered €500,000 to shut up about Jesus. What would be your price?
Neymar is reportedly paid €500,000 a month to not talk about Jesus. What would be your price?
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Opinion
What on earth is God doing in Europe? Quite a bit, says this new report
Jim Memory explores the crucial issues and trends which are shaping the context for Christian mission in Europe today
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Opinion
Street preachers keep being arrested. More must be done to protect free speech
Christians are finding themselves in trouble with the law for using allegedly “threatening or abusive” language. Lois McLatchie believes the police are too quick to penalise the speech complained of, rather than consider what rights the accused has to speak freely in public
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Opinion
Don’t confuse Hatun Tash’s brave engagement with radical Islam as being ‘the Gospel’. But do learn from it
Evangelist and former Muslim, Hatun Tash was stabbed last month at Speakers Corner. While praising her bravery, Peter Meadows is concerned that her example doesn’t become a model for regular Gospel communication
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Opinion
Why Christians should support Hatun Tash’s brave evangelism among radical Muslims
Hatun Tash has been a vocal and sometimes controversial critic of Islam since her conversion to Christianity. While debating with Muslims at Speakers’ Corner last week, she was stabbed on her face and hands. Mission leader and author Steve Bell believes Hatun’s confrontational style of evangelism is biblical, and says the 39 year-old apologist deserves our respect
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Real Life
Meet the viral vicar who reaches millions on TikTok
When Rev Anne Beverley started making TikTok vidoes for the seven young people in her church, she did not expect to become an internet sensation
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Interviews
Stephen Cottrell: The Archbishop is on a mission to convert you
The Archbishop of York says he wants to bring evangelistic renewal to the Church of England
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Testimonies
‘I saw 600 men give their lives to Christ in prison’
Mo Timbo left a life of crime and violence to become a powerful evangelist for Jesus