Top 126 Evangelism Quotes & Sayings

The essence of evangelism is to passionately show people how you can make history together.

Mother was a great force in her area of evangelism.

We live in a time when people are increasingly skittish about evangelism - Christians and non-Christians alike. People are suspicious of evangelism, and misunderstand it, which contributes to our reluctance to share the gospel. When you add our fear of others' reactions as well as our natural laziness to the equation, it's not hard to see why we make such little progress in sharing our faith.

I think it's unhelpful to suggest that the task of evangelism is essentially the responsibility of ministers.

Being an extrovert isn't essential to evangelism - obedience and love are.

We don't teach from Books of the Bible because it gets in the way of evangelism. We don't offer different kinds of Bible studies because it gets in the way of evangelism. We don't teach doctrine because it gets in the way of evangelism. If you want to be fed God's word or have the Bible explained to you then you are a fat lazy Christian and you need to shut up and get to work or you need to leave this church because we ONLY do evangelism.

One of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism.

Well, the mission statement of Heart of David is that we're a ministry of evangelism and encouragement. Evangelism meaning that I evangelize I travel on a weekly basis to churches not only churches but I find myself doing a lot more men's events, I talk to a lot more men and I go to a lot of prisons.

Revival precedes evangelism. The church must first repent. This is the blind spot in our eye today.

Let us...once and forever put an end to that lie which says that Calvinism and an interest in evangelism are not comparable.

Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it

I am doing a lot of work for my church, taking an evangelism class, doing a lot of reading - mostly the Bible and things that coordinate with the Bible and go with the evangelism class.

The key to ongoing effectiveness [in evangelism] is a perpetual freshness in your growing knowledge of Him.

Mass communication can aid in personal evangelism and the development of Christians, but it cannot be a substitute for the world seeing the truth lived through us.

The reason I love Luis Palau is because this is a guy who is completely all about evangelism and reaching people and the lost with the gospel.

Evangelism is a cross in the heart of God.

What really concerns me is for Christians to understand the fundamentals of evangelism in a way that is helpful in the contemporary scene.

Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me.

Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the mobile phone and the machete.

Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.

At the end of the day, the biggest obstacle to evangelism is Christians who don’t share the gospel.

Evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing the mind and heart of the non-Christian.

So relational evangelism? Go for it, as long as it turns into real evangelism. You hanging out having a beer with your buddy so he can see that Christians are cool is not what we’re called to do. You’re eventually going to have to open up your mouth and share the gospel. When the pure gospel is shared, people respond.

Worldliness in the church is a lot more pervasive than a lack of passion for evangelism. Nevertheless, one of the results of worldliness is a waning enthusiasm for evangelism.

We Christians sometimes think we need a plan for evangelism. I don't think Jesus had an evangelism plan. I think He just interacted with the people He came into contact with.

The difference between apologetics and evangelism is that in apologetics, you are answering objections that the world raises, whereas in evangelism, you are bringing the message that Christ brought. So unbelievers tend to set the agenda in apologetics, and you set the agenda in evangelism.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.

One Way: Jesus! One Job: Evangelism!

Evangelism is not an option for the Christian life.

It is not that the Church hasn't been trained in evangelism; it is not a lack of instruction or information. The fact is, if you don't love people through the eyes of Christ, the world will never be changed.

Evangelism, in its purist form, is an overflow of worship.

America is not dying because of the strength of humanism but the weakness of evangelism.

People forget that there is a big difference between coercion and persuasion. The idea that evangelism is coercive is nonsense.

There were no bigger stars in the new evangelism than the Bakkers.

Evangelism is not imposing anything on anyone; it is simply sharing the truth.

The simple definition of evangelism: Those who know, telling those who don't.

If you as a pastor don't have a passion for evangelism then don't be surprised if your people done either.

Technology evangelism has always been my passion since I learned how to use computers.

Today's evangelism is just as likely to take place via chat rooms and viral videos as it is in a personal conversation or a sermon.

Evangelism and the local church are inseparable. It's like the Good Samaritan seeking an inn for the one he rescued.

Christians and non-Christians have something in common. Were both uptight about evangelism.

Whenever you feel like feeling like a devil's advocate, Bible-thump. That, in a worldly world, is the great irony and satire of evangelism.

Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread.

The key to evangelism is a great product. It is easy, almost unavoidable, to catalyze evangelism for a great product. It is hard, almost impossible, to catalyze evangelism for crap.

Much is now being said about evangelism; but before we get effective evangelism, we have to get effective evangelists. Evangelism is useless unless it is the work of one devoted to God, willing and glad to suffer all things for God, penetrated by the attractiveness of God. New machinery, adaptations and adjustments, are not the first need... but more devoted, adoring, sacrificial souls.

Every believer should evangelize. I know some Christians think that evangelism is only for people with special gifts for it, but I don't believe the New Testament teaches that. While Paul does say that some believers have the call to be evangelists, all of us have the responsibility of evangelism.

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.

The task of evangelism often involves preparing an open road so offenders can find their refuge in Christ.

Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.

Evangelism is selling a dream.

I'm all for lifestyle evangelism, but I'm also in favor of intentionality, where we seek out opportunities for spiritual conversations and are equipped to explain the gospel and why we believe it.

We must neither confuse evangelism with doing justice, nor separate them from one another.

It could be that one of the greatest hindrances to evangelism is the poverty of our own experience.

The most important thing to the Christian community is not the environment but evangelism.

How many evangelism programs have you encountered in which sharing the gospel assumes no relationship with the customer and Jesus is sold like soap?

Evangelism is not salesmanship. It is not urging people, pressing them, coercing them, overwhelming them, or subduing them. Evangelism is telling a message. Evangelism is reporting good news.

It is clear you don't like my way of doing evangelism. You raise some good points. Frankly, I sometimes do not like my way of doing evangelism. But I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.

If you live by the same values and priorities [Jesus] had, you will find evangelism happening naturally. It becomes a life-style and not a project.

Any method of evangelism will work—if God is in it.

For years, the church has emphasized evangelism, teaching, fellowship, missions, and service to society to the neglect of the very source of its power--worship.