Evangelism Defined

In a study document adopted by the Commission on World Mission and Evangelsim 2000, evangelism is defined as follows:

 "Evangelism", while not excluding the different dimensions of mission, focuses on explicit and intentional voicing of the gospel, including the invitation to personal conversion to a new life in Christ and to discipleship.

This is a succinct and helpful definition and has been adopted by the Rural Evangelism Network.