The Southern Baptist Convention, which is launching a new national campaign to bring unbelievers to Jesus, is up against a major obstacle: motivating its own members to evangelize.
But it may be the only effective way to reach people, according to a survey of 15,173 people by LifeWay Research, a Christian research firm.
So the Baptists have forgotten how to evangelize? Well, I can think of a small group of people whom they could reach out to and share the Good News. There’s this little sect, with headquarters in New York, headed by a woman who wears a funny hat . . . .
#1 — Big Grin 🙂
But, and far more seriously, the prospect of evangelism is one of the reasons I am in the process of leaving ECUSA. After all, if I do not think enough of ECUSA to invite a friend, or to advocate it to a friend, what am I doing there?
Evangelization always begins repentance and restoration. Only the penitent who have crucified their own sin, who have been washed and freed to love [i]rightly [/i] and who know the Truth, who abide in Christ may effectively lead others to life in Him.
Psalm 51:12-13; John 15:5