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In Christianity, evangelism (or witnessing) is the act of preaching the gospel with the intention of sharing the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. Evangelism FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch PreachingtheGospelofJesusChrist ForthesimilarlynamedbranchofProtestantism,seeEvangelicalism.Forthepost-VaticanIICatholicunderstandingof"evangelization",seeNewevangelization.Forthe16th-centuryItalianreformmovement,seeSpirituali. TheFourEvangelists InChristianity,evangelism(orwitnessing)istheactofpreachingthegospelwiththeintentionofsharingthemessageandteachingsofJesusChrist. Christianswhospecializeinevangelismareoftenknownasevangelists,whethertheyareintheirhomecommunitiesorlivingasmissionariesinthefield,althoughsomeChristiantraditionsrefertosuchpeopleasmissionariesineithercase.SomeChristiantraditionsconsiderevangeliststobeinaleadershipposition;theymaybefoundpreachingtolargemeetingsoringovernanceroles.Inaddition,Christiangroupswhoencourageevangelismaresometimesknownasevangelisticorevangelist. Contents 1Etymology 2Methods 3Missionarywork 3.1Catholicism 3.2Protestantism 3.2.1Evangelicalism 4Controversies 5Seealso 6References Etymology[edit] Mainarticle:Thegospel ThewordevangelistcomesfromtheKoineGreekwordεὐαγγέλιον(transliteratedaseuangelion)viaLatinisedevangeliumasusedinthecanonicaltitlesoftheFourGospels,authoredby(orattributedto)Matthew,Mark,Luke,andJohn(alsoknownastheFourEvangelists).TheGreekwordεὐαγγέλιονoriginallymeantarewardgiventothemessengerforgoodnews(εὔ="good",ἀγγέλλω="Ibringamessage";theword"angel"comesfromthesameroot)andlater"goodnews"itself. Theverbformofeuangelion,[1](translatedas"evangelism"),occursrarelyinolderGreekliteratureoutsidetheNewTestament,makingitsmeaningmoredifficulttoascertain.ParalleltextsoftheGospelsofLukeandMarkrevealasynonymousrelationshipbetweentheverbeuangelizo(εὑαγγελίζω)andaGreekverbkerusso(κηρύσσω),whichmeans"toproclaim".[2] Methods[edit] Seealso:Approachestoevangelism BillyGrahaminDüsseldorf(1954) Evangelismcanincludepreachingordistributingbibles,tracts,newspapersand/ormagazines,bythemedia,streetevangelists,etc.[3][4][5] TheBiblerecordsthatJesussentouthisdisciplestoevangelizebyvisitingpeopleshomesinpairsoftwobelievers(cf.Luke10:1–12).[6]Inthesametext,Jesusmentionedthatfewpeoplewerewillingtoevangelize,despitetherebeingmanypeoplewhowouldbereceptivetohisGospelmessage.[7] ThechildevangelismmovementisaChristianevangelismmovementthatoriginatedinthe20thcentury.Itfocusesonthe4/14Windowwhichcentersonevangelizingchildrenbetweentheagesof4and14yearsold.[8] Beginninginthe1970s,agroupofChristianathletesknownasThePowerTeamspawnedanentiregenreofChristianentertainmentbasedonstrong-manexploitsmixedwithaChristianmessageandusuallyaccompaniedbyanopportunitytorespondwithaprayerforsalvation.[9] Newopportunitiesforevangelismhavebeenprovidedinrecentdecadesbyincreasedtravelopportunitiesandbyinstantcommunicationsovertheinternet.[10] Missionarywork[edit] Furtherinformation:Christianmission Catholicism[edit] WorldYouthDay,anevangelisticevent,inCopacabana,RiodeJaneiro,Brazil,in2013. Mainarticle:Newevangelization Protestantism[edit] In1831,thePresbyterianMissionAgencywasfoundedbythePresbyterianChurchintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.[11] Evangelicalism[edit] PassionConferences,amusicandevangelismfestivalatGeorgiaDomeinAtlanta,Georgia,UnitedStates,in2013 Furtherinformation:Evangelicalism Variousevangelicalmissionorganizationshavespecializedinevangelismthroughouthistory.In1792,BMSWorldMissionwasfoundedinKettering,EnglandbyWilliamCarey.[12][13]In1814,theAmericanBaptistInternationalMinistrieswasfoundedbytheAmericanBaptistChurchesUSAinUnitedStates.[14]In1865,OMFInternationalwasfoundedbyHudsonTaylorinEngland.[15]In1893,inLagosinNigeria,SIMwasfoundedbyWalterGowans,RowlandBingham,andThomasKent.[16]SamuelE.Hill,JohnH.Nicholson,andWilliamJ.KnightsfoundedGideonsInternational,anorganizationwhichdistributesfreeBiblestohotels,motels,hospitals,militarybases,prisons,schools,anduniversities,inJanesvilleinWisconsin,UnitedStates,in1899.[17] In1960,morethanhalfoftheProtestantAmericanmissionarieswereevangelical.[18]AmericanandEuropeanPentecostalmissionariesarealsonumerous,Pentecostalismcandevelopindependentlybynon-foreignresidentsinvariousregionsoftheworld,notablyinAfrica,SouthAmerica,andAsia.[19] YouthwithaMissionwasfoundedin1960inUnitedStatesbyLorenCunninghamandhiswifeDarlene.[20][21] In1974,BillyGrahamandtheLausanneCommitteeforWorldEvangelizationorganizedtheFirstInternationalCongressonWorldEvangelizationinLausanne.[22] In2004,SouthKoreabecamethesecond-largestsourceofmissionariesintheworld,aftertheUnitedStatesandaheadofEngland.[23][24] In2007,therewereover10,000Baptistmissionariesinoverseasmissionsaroundtheworld.[25] Controversies[edit] Someconsiderevangelismtobeproselytising,whileothersargueitisfreespeech.[26][27][28]Thefactthatevangelicalsspeakabouttheirfaithinpublicisoftencriticizedbythemediaanditisoftenassociatedwithproselytism.[27]Accordingtotheevangelicals,freedomofreligionandfreedomofexpressionallowthemtodiscusstheirfaithliketheywoulddiscussothertopics.[28] ChristianfilmsmadebyAmericanevangelicalproductioncompaniesarealsoregularlyassociatedwithproselytism.[29][30]AccordingtoSarah-JaneMurray,screenwritingteacherattheUSFilmandChristianTelevisionCommissionUnited,Christianfilmsareworksofart,notproselytism.[31]ForHubertdeKerangat,communicationsmanageratSAJEDistribution,adistributoroftheseAmericanChristianfilmsinFrance,ifChristianfilmsareconsideredproselytism,allfilmsareaformofproselytism,sincefilmsofallgenrescouldeachbesaidtocarryamessage.[32] Seealso[edit] Lookupevangelism,evangelist,ευαγγελιον,evangelical,evangelization,orproselytisminWiktionary,thefreedictionary. 10/40Window Childevangelismmovement Dawah Open-airpreaching Religiousconversion Technologyevangelist Thenightofchurches References[edit] ^The7PrinciplesofanEvangelisticLife,p.32,DouglasM.Cecil,MoodyPublishers ^ BibleasaSecondLanguageArchived2008-12-01attheWaybackMachine,webpage,retrievedNovember5,2008 ^RoswithGerloff,AfeAdogame,KlausHock,ChristianityinAfricaandtheAfricanDiaspora:TheAppropriationofaScatteredHeritage,A&CBlack,UK,2011,p.190 ^GeorgeThomasKurian,JamesD.SmithIII,TheEncyclopediaofChristianLiterature,Volume2,ScarecrowPress,USA,2010,p.95 ^MartinI.Klauber,ScottM.Manetsch,ErwinW.Lutzer,TheGreatCommission:EvangelicalsandtheHistoryofWorldMissions,B&HPublishingGroup,USA,2008,p.123 ^Rainer,ThomS.(1989).Evangelisminthetwenty-firstcentury:thecriticalissues.H.ShawPublishers.p. 148.ISBN 978-0-87788-238-1. ^Muzorewa,AbelTendekayi(1December2005).EvangelismThatDecolonizestheSoul:PartnershipwithChrist.WipfandStockPublishers.p. 9.ISBN 978-1-59752-445-2. ^LuisBush(June18,2013)."4/14Window-aGoldenAgeofOpportunity"(PDF).4/14Movement.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on2013-10-14. ^"Comingonstrong:PowerTeamliftsweightsandspirits". ^DullesSJ,Avery.EvangelizationfortheThirdMillennium(KindleLocations781-782).PaulistPress. ^Parker,Michael(2012)."HistoryofWorldMission".PresbyterianHistoricalSociety.Retrieved7June2014. ^RobertE.Johnson,AGlobalIntroductiontoBaptistChurches,CambridgeUniversityPress,UK,2010,p.99 ^J.GordonMeltonandMartinBaumann,ReligionsoftheWorld:AComprehensiveEncyclopediaofBeliefsandPractices,ABC-CLIO,USA,2010,p.292 ^GeorgeThomasKurian,MarkA.Lamport,EncyclopediaofChristianityintheUnitedStates,Volume5,Rowman&Littlefield,USA,2016,p.63 ^MarkA.Lamport,EncyclopediaofChristianityintheGlobalSouth,Volume2,Rowman&Littlefield,USA,2018,p.148 ^J.GordonMeltonandMartinBaumann,ReligionsoftheWorld:AComprehensiveEncyclopediaofBeliefsandPractices,ABC-CLIO,USA,2010,p.2738 ^GeorgeThomasKurian,MarkA.Lamport,EncyclopediaofChristianityintheUnitedStates,Volume5,Rowman&Littlefield,USA,2016,p.962 ^SamuelS.Hill,CharlesH.Lippy,CharlesReaganWilson,EncyclopediaofReligionintheSouth,MercerUniversityPress,USA,2005,p. 304 ^AllanAnderson,AnIntroductiontoPentecostalism:GlobalCharismaticChristianity,CambridgeUniversityPress,Royaume-Uni,2013,p.175 ^BrianStiller,EvangelicalsAroundtheWorld:AGlobalHandbookforthe21stCentury,ThomasNelson,USA,2015,p.22 ^ErwinFahlbusch,GeoffreyWilliamBromiley,TheEncyclopediaofChristianity,Volume3,Wm.B.EerdmansPublishing,USA,2003,p.584 ^MarkA.Lamport,EncyclopediaofChristianityintheGlobalSouth,Volume2,Rowman&Littlefield,USA,2018,p.451 ^NORIMITSUONISHI,KoreanMissionariesCarryingWordtoHard-to-SwayPlaces,nytimes.com,USA,1ernovembre2004 ^QuentinJ.Schultze,RobertHerbertWoodsJr.,UnderstandingEvangelicalMedia:TheChangingFaceofChristianCommunication,InterVarsityPress,USA,2009,p.244 ^WilliamH.Brackney,HistoricalDictionaryoftheBaptists,ScarecrowPress,USA,2009,p.391 ^LaCroix,LepapeFrançoisdénoncelaconfusionentreévangélisationetprosélytismeàl’approchedumoismissionnaireextraordinaire,la-croix.com,France,August1,2019 ^abJean-PaulWillaimeetFloraGenoux, "Pourlesévangéliques,l'idéerestequ'êtrecroyant,celadoitsevoir",lemonde.fr,France,February03,2012 ^abLoupBesmonddeSenneville,LesProtestantsévangéliquesrevendiquentd’avoirledroitdedireleurfoi,la-croix.com,France,January25,2015 ^BarryHertz,MiraclesfromHeaven:Religiousfilmhasaninsultingandforcedmessage,theglobeandmail.com,Canada,April18,2014 ^NickSchager,HasFilmReview:‘Overcomer’,variety.com,USA,August22,2019 ^CarlHoover,HasHollywoodfinallyfoundreligion?Faith-basedfilmsheretostay,wacotrib.com,USA,April18,2014 ^ThomasImbert,SAJEDistribution :rencontreaveccedistributeurcentrésurlafoi,allocine.fr,France,January9,2019 vteReligionReligiousgroupsanddenominationsWesternAbrahamicJudaism Orthodox Haredi Hasidic Modern Zionist 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