Tag: Evangelism

Congregations appear to be sending real or perceived signals that it’s OK for the poor to be always with them — as long as it is not in the next pew.

Seminarians are organizing for young adult evangelism according to Otis Gaddis III writing at

Is it a new reality series? A hand-picked group of 13 potential “Christian thought leaders” is put through its paces.

How does one go about inviting people into the church building to begin creating a relationship with them? Find something they might be interested in talking about and offer conversation.

We’re not sure who the Rushings are (or their dog, for that matter), but would they maybe want to come to church? Or …

The Church should press more urgently than she has hitherto done upon her laity the solemn fact that the slaves of the South are not merely so much property, but are a sacred trust committed to us as a people. While under this tutelage, he freely gives to us their labor, but expects us to give back to them that religious and moral instruction which is to elevate them in the scale of being.

In Oregon this past weekend 170 church workers attended a workshop on church hospitality sponsored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals gathered