{"id":780656,"date":"2022-06-27T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=780656"},"modified":"2022-06-24T07:44:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T12:44:58","slug":"a-church-without-evangelism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/a-church-without-evangelism\/","title":{"rendered":"A Church without Evangelism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church that does not make disciples,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because there are no new Christians to disciple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church where members fight over their preferences,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the members do not focus on reaching those who are not followers of Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church without true fellowship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because true fellowship not only cares for its own, but it looks beyond its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism gets mad at the pastor,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the members think they pay the pastor to do evangelism for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church that does not do ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because there are fewer and fewer members to do ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church that strays from the Bible,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the Bible clearly teaches to evangelize people with the gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church giving less to missions,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because there are fewer people to give to missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church without prayer,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because churches that truly pray are concerned for the lost in their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism becomes a church that cannot worship together,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because there are fewer people to attend worship services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A church without evangelism will soon close its doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s probably best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because that church stopped being a church long ago when it decided to no longer be obedient to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A church without evangelism becomes a church that does not make disciples, Because there are no new Christians to disciple. &nbsp; 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