Redefining Evangelism

Evangelism! This is one of the most misunderstood terms in the church today. What is evangelism? There are many definitions that have been embraced by church leaders but what I want to focus on is what our people think when they think of evangelism. When the average church member thinks of evangelism, they think of reaching people in some other culture than the one they live in. The reason for this is, it is much easier to reach out to people we do not know. Most people think of evangelism as reaching out to the homeless downtown or the people groups in lands far away. This is fine if you live with the homeless or among the people in that foreign land. What about the people in your sphere of influence? This is a much more difficult proposition. There are many reasons for this, but chief among them is the fact that this type of evangelism comes home to where we live. We know them and they know us. There is a responsibility and accountability attached that we do not have to face at the homeless outreach or on the missions trip. Connecting Points is designed to redefine evangelism in the hearts of our people. Evangelism becomes connecting with people in our own culture and influencing them to Christ with our testimony and our lifestyle.