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A Physician, not a Judge
7. The one who evangelizes is a witness not a judge. There is a basic difference between Moses and Jesus. The law was given through Moses; grace and reality came through Jesus Christ. –John 1:17...
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The Gospel- Indispensable and Explicit
8. Even though we ought to be modest about the character and effectiveness of our witness, evangelism remains an indispensable ministry. It is not an optional extra but a sacred duty, “incumbent on the...
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Adorning the Gospel
9. Evangelism is only possible when the community that evangelizes–the church–is a radiant manifestation of the Christian faith and exhibits an attractive lifestyle. By “attractive lifestyle”, Bosch...
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Intimacy and Mission
Last Friday I had the opportunity to do a guest post for the Campus Renewal Ministry blog. I wanted to repost it here too. Enjoy! *** In Mark 3:14 we are given two reasons why Jesus calls disciples:...
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What the Gospel Offers
10. Evangelism offers people salvation as a present gift and with it assurance of eternal bliss. “People are, even without realizing it, desperately searching for a meaning to life and history; this...
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Evangelism is not Proselytism
11. Evangelism is not proselytism. Proselytism is a somewhat tricky word to pin down. The word proselyte is used in the New Testament of Gentiles who had converted to Judaism (Matt. 23:15; Acts 2:10;...
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Evangelism and Church Extension
12. Evangelism is not the same as church extension. The problem here is how does Bosch mean ‘church’? The New Testament and most Christian writers recognize two aspects of the church- the universal...
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The Heart of Christian Mission
13. To distinguish between evangelism and membership recruitment is not to suggest, though, that they are disconnected. In this point Bosch is balancing out his last point- that evangelism is not...
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The Gospel, Individual Response, and Corporate Unit
14. In evangelism, “only people can be addressed and only people can respond.” In saying “people”, Bosch is emphasizing the personal responsibility and personal decision inherent in the gospel. The...
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Contextualization and Cultural Baggage
15. Authentic evangelism is always contextual. The term contextualization comes to us from Taiwan. Shoki Coe first coined the term in 1972, but the term grew out of the missionary milieu of China in...
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Evangelism and Social Justice
16. Because of this, evangelism cannot be divorced from the preaching and practicing of justice. The big question with the pursuit of justice is whether it is personal or institutional. No one denies...
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Evangelism and Christ’s Return
17. Evangelism is not a mechanism to hasten the return of Christ, as some suggest. The problem with this position is that it goes directly against the Lord’s own word on the timing of His return. The...
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Verbal and Nonverbal Witness
18. Evangelism is not only verbal proclamation. In his first epistle, the apostle Peter presents two aspects of our Christian witness- verbal and nonverbal: …Tell out the virtues of Him who has called...
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Evangelism Series Summary
This is the last post in my LONG series on Evangelism and Mission. I have been following Bosch’s 18 points on evangelism provided in his book, Transforming Mission. Each point was listed and then...
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Contours of the Enlightenment Paradigm
In his chapter entitled, Mission in the Wake of the Enlightenment, Bosch outlines seven major characteristics of the Enlightenment paradigm of thought. Just before these broad strokes, Bosch leads us...
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