9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1

What does it mean to think about the Christian life in a church-centered sort of way? Answering that question is one of our goals at 9Marks. So we take different practices and doctrines and try to think about them from an ecclesial perspective. For instance, what should individual discipleship and growth look like in the context of a church? Or, how should we understand the doctrine of conversion relative to the universal and local church?

Evangelism, of course, is one such topic that deserves such treatment. What does it mean to think through evangelism in a church-centered way?

On the one hand, various parachurch ministries over the last few decades, from Billy Graham’s crusades to the organization formerly known as Campus Crusade, have helped Christians think about individual evangelism outside the context of the local church. Keep reading

The latest 9Marks Journal, September-October 2013, is now available in three formats (see sidebar)