20 Components of an Effectively Evangelistic Church

The Christian Church is a missionary organization. God’s mission led to the formation of the Church so that the gospel would be preached, lives transformed, and the world saved from sin and the consequences of evil.

Mission is witness to the reign of God for the whole person and the whole creation. Action to bring about a more just society and to meet the needs of the hungry, naked, imprisoned, sick and poor is an essential art of mission. Just as essential is the invitation to all persons to be initiated into Christian discipleship. Thus, while mission is larger than evangelism, it must always include evangelism. The biblical basis for this unified understanding of mission is the Great Commission read as a corollary to the Great Commandments (Matthew 22:34-40 and 28:16-20).