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(In particular, most new approaches to evangelism today have arisen out of Europe or the United States, especially when new technologies are used for the effort of evangelism.)

Open-air preaching

Open-air preaching is an approach to evangelism characterized by speaking in public places out in the open, generally to crowds of people at a time, using a message, sermon, or speech which spreads the gospel. It is one of the oldest approaches to evangelism.
One of the earliest open-air preachers of Christianity, according to the gospels, was Jesus Christ, whose first specifically recorded sermon was the Sermon on the Mount, which took place on a mountainside in the open air. In the Gospel of Luke 6:17-49, it was recorded that Jesus also gave an open-air sermon known as the Sermon on the Plain.

After Jesus's death, many of his apostles and followers open-air preached the gospel in the Temple of Jerusalem or in other open spaces.

Door to door preaching

Door to door preaching is an approach to evangelism where a Christian will go from household to household in a certain area to evangelize to residents, often in conjunction with passing out gospel tracts. Jesus often went into other people's homes during his own ministry, and according to The Encyclopedia of Protestantism, it is a very important approach to evangelism. One of the first modern large scale uses of door to door preaching was when the Oriental Mission Society attempted to visit the homes of an entire nation, by visiting 10.3 million homes in Japan through the years of 1912 to 1917. The Canadian organization Every Home for Christ International began door to door preaching in 1953 throughout many countries, and in 1996, total home visits by their members became 5 million. Many local parishes and churches worldwide use this approach to evangelism.

Lifestyle evangelism

Lifestyle evangelism is an approach to evangelism characterized by someone demonstrating their faith by their actions in the hope that people around them will be impressed with how God affects that person's life, and become a Christian. According to The Encyclopedia of Protestantism printed in 2004, approximately 100 million people use this approach to evangelism.

Supporters of this approach to evangelism often cite Matthew 5:16 as a proof verse. Supporters also often point out that Jesus drew people to God by showing them kindness and performing good deeds, while detractors sometimes note that people may not realize one's good behavior is due to Christianity. Supporters of using primarily this method claim this is more effective than direct evangelism because of the perception that it is harder to live 'righteously'
than preach a sermon.

Creative evangelism

This approach to evangelism is where the creative arts (such as music, visual art, drama, film) are used to present a gospel message. Examples include Wendy Alec's novel 'The Fall of Lucifer', Christian rock band Delirious? and Sebastian Bach's musical composition "Matthäuspassion" (Saint Matthew Passion).

However, some ministries refer to this kind of evangelism as simply the practice of finding creative ways to evangelize.

One of the most famous examples of creative evangelism is George Handel's oratio, "Messiah", written in 1741.

It is the most performed major choral work in history, has been tied to the revival of the Church of England and to influencing famous evangelist John Wesley's theology concerning Eternal security, and in modern times, has around four million viewers per year.

Campus Crusade for Christ, an evangelical Christian association with branches in a multitude of countries, owns the distribution rights for a movie called "Jesus Film", a presentation of the life of Jesus Christ. This movie, which has been translated into 80 languages, has been viewed by about 850 million people.

The Presbyterian Church (USA) Diocese of Hyderbad in Pakistan uses this approach to evangelism among tribal groups in areas of Pakistan which have a high population of Sindhis.

Using Gospel tracts

A gospel tract in the Christian sense is a leaflet with a gospel message. It is typically a short presentation of the Gospel lasting only a few pages, and is typically printed on small pieces of paper. Estimated numbers of tracts distributed in the year 2000 amount to around 5 billion. It is often used in conjunction with street preaching or door to door preaching. As an approach to evangelism, many modern evangelists attest to the usefulness of gospel tracts to spread the gospel.

Televangelism

Televangelism is an approach to evangelism characterized by an evangelistic message presented through the medium of television, often through a charismatic sermon. Large Christian television networks such as the the Protestant televangelism channel Trinity Broadcasting Network feature many televangelist preachers.

Televangelism was started in the United States and Canada in the early 20th century, as a primarily evangelical Protestant approach to evangelism. It made Christian viewpoints much more visible in the world at the time than they were before.

Radio evangelism

Radio evangelism is an approach to evangelism which began around 1921, and has reached more people per hour than any other kind of evangelism, according to The Encyclopedia of Protestantism. It is the usage of radio broadcasts to evangelize to listeners, sometimes worldwide in one broadcast.

Maria Miranda, the most listened to radio evangelist from Latin America in 1990, was heard by over 100 million people per day through 537 radio stations in 22 countries during that time. in Yemen, a country in which 97 percent of the country is listed as Muslim, 10 percent of the population listens to Christian radio.

The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod has had a radio station on KFUO called "The Lutheran Hour" since 1925, had 5 million listeners by 1931, and broadcast in over 31 languages with 40 million listeners in 1987. The first missionary specific radio station, HCJB, went on the air in Ecuador on December 25, in 1931.

Internet evangelism

Internet evangelism is a form of evangelism where the gospel is presented on the internet. This may include a website defending the accuracy of the Bible, someone discussing their faith in a chat room, evangelical messages or advertisements on the home pages of Christian organizations, or other methods of using the internet to spread Christianity.

In the United States, the Internet Evangelism Coalition, set up by the Billy Graham Center in 1999, backs an Internet Evangelism Day on the last Sunday of April every year.

Phone evangelism, aka "phone fishing"

This approach to evangelism involves using phones to contact people in order to spread the gospel to them. This sometimes takes the form of random phone calls, or is done after someone contacts the evangelist to recommend people to whom a person may want the evangelist to evangelize. Way of the Master radio hosts Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, and Todd Friel, who practice this form of evangelism on their radio show, refer to it as 'phone fishing'.

The huge growth in cell phones and other mobile devices is opening up the way for new and creative methods of mobile evangelism.

Personal evangelism

Sometimes referred to as "one to one" or "personal work", this approach to evangelism is when one Christian evangelizes to, typically, one non-Christian, or only a few non-Christians, in a private manner. A 1982 Gallup Poll revealed that 51 percent of all Americans had tried to convince someone to become a Christian during their life.

Using the EvangeCube

The EvangeCube is a puzzle like pictorial teaching aid of eight interlocking blocks used tell the story of the gospel of Jesus Christ:

• Mankind's separation from God
• The death of Jesus on the cross for mankind's sin
• Jesus body sealed in a guarded tomb
• Jesus' resurrection
• The way to God open through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross
• The choice to receive God's gift of forgiveness and eternal life

The seventh face illustrates five practices for the new believer to follow: love for God and others, prayer, Bible study, Christian fellowship and sharing the gospel of Christ with others.
The idea of EvangeCube was born in 1998 after creators Nathan Sheets and Jim Wyatt returned from a short-term mission trip to Haiti and encountered a marketing promotion using a cube in their mail. The cube's illustrations were completed with the help of two artist: a comic-book illustrator and stained-glass designer.

The cube has been readily received by the Christians around the world with more than 3 million distributed since January of 2000.

Source: Wikipedia

See also: Great Awakening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Missionary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Evangelical church missions)

(Note: that Christianity is growing, improving and progressing… the mysterious wonderful work of God, the guidance of the Holy Spirit… the revival… the Church continues even in persecutions… the hope of the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the reward of the faithful, judgment for Satan his followers, the unrepentant unbelievers… reigning with Christ forever… -James307).