What Is Evangelism?

A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
by Mark Dever

The Whole Commission: Why Making Disciples Includes More Than Evangelism
by John Sarver

Must Every Christian Evangelize?
by Tim Beougher

They Will Listen: Evangelistic Confidence in a Cynical Age
by Paul Billings

Evangelism and the Church

Connecting Evangelism and Church
by Jonathan Leeman

Evangelistic Expository Preaching
by Mark Dever

Addressing Nonbelievers in Corporate Worship
by Jamie Southcombe

How to Equip the Church for Evangelism
by Brad Wheeler

Three Ingredients for an Evangelistic Church Culture
by Mike McKinley

Reaching the “Converted”
by Bob Johnson

Building a Culture of Evangelism Takes Time, So Be Patient and Get to Work
by Sam Emadi and Caleb Greggsen

Why People in Your Church Don’t Do Evangelism—and One Really Important Thing to Do About It
by Isaac Adams

Evangelism in Children’s and Youth Ministry
by Mitch Kimbrell

Evangelism Without an Altar Call
by Aaron Menikoff

Fisherman or Fishermen? Considering the Church’s Corporate Mission
by Matt Sliger

Evangelistic Programs or the Alternative?
by Mack Stiles

Growing in Evangelism

Commend the One You Cherish: Learning Evangelism from John Piper
by David Mathis

Pre-Evangelism: Building Relational Trenches
by Paul Billings

What If I’m Discouraged in My Evangelism?
by Zach Schlegel

Five Reasons We Don’t Evangelize
by Mike McKinley

What Place Do Gospel Tracts Have in Evangelism Today?
by Alberto Puente

Evangelism on the Ground

The Gospel for a Gay Friend
by Garrett Kell

Evangelism in a Post-Christian Culture
by Elliot Clark

Evangelism as a Community Project
by Joel Kurz

Evangelism in the Workplace
by Ashok Nachnani

Evangelizing Prosperity Gospel Disciples
by Godwin Sathianathan

How to Evangelize Cross Culturally
by John Folmar

Evangelism Across Economic Boundaries
by Mike McKinley

How Hospitality Helps Evangelism
by Sam Crites

Evangelizing the Nations at Home
by Andy Johnson

Reaching Our Neighbors with the Gospel
by Allen Duty

Evangelism Stories

How Spurgeon Got His Congregation
by Geoff Chang

Tim Keller on Apologetics as Evangelism
by Collin Hansen

Japanese Student Finds Life in Switzerland and Takes It Back Home
by Christian Schmid

Editor’s Note:

Lots of Christians these days are talking about politics, culture war, and the state of our nations. Those are important matters to discuss. Christ is Lord over everything, and he calls Christians to love their neighbors, in part, by seeking justice. 

You also might have noticed that many of these same Christians will quickly concede, “Yes, yes, of course, the only thing that will really redeem a nation is evangelism and healthy churches.” Yet then they never seem to get around to talking about evangelism and healthy churches. 

Since the United States is moving into an election year, 9Marks decided, let’s talk about evangelism! News channels and social media feeds will spend the year panicking about earthly affairs. Let’s keep insisting that heavenly affairs are most urgent. 

Christ has given us earthly citizenships to steward in love and obedience. Yet our heavenly citizenships must remain the priority, meaning the former shapes and determines the latter. To reverse the order is idolatry and makes Jesus a tool of the world. 

So: as political talk heats up in the coming year, ask yourself, how will your political conversations impact your evangelism? As you think about your vote and your political commitments, ask yourself, how will they impact your evangelism? 

We’re not saying you should adopt an either/or posture, as in, “Only this world or the next world matters.” Rather, we’re talking about priorities. What serves what? We feed our children because we don’t want them to be hungry, yes, but we feed them most of all because we want them to know the love of the heavenly Father. Our commitments and actions in this world should always serve the next. That’s what a Christian means when he or she declares that Jesus is Lord over everything. 

So, again, let’s talk about evangelism. How’s your personal evangelism going? Is your church engaged? Are your elders strategizing together? 

We’ve compiled a host of articles to help you practically, but also to remind you that, even when the devil offers us all the kingdoms of this world, something else remains far more important.

—Jonathan Leeman