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For twenty years, the Archbishops' College of Evangelists has affirmed and supported Anglican evangelists. This book, marking the College's twentieth anniversary relaunch, relaunches the College with a clear focus on identifying and training new evangelists.
This book then, marks a significant transition. The thirteen authors work in a range of contexts and come from different traditions within the church. Their focus in this book, is less on the nature of evangelism, and more on the calling and gifting of the evangelist. In different ways they reflect on the questions: what is an evangelist? How should the church identify and affirm evangelists? How do we train evangelists? How do we enable evangelists to equip all God’s people to witness to the kingdom of God?
The thirteen contributors are all practitioners, and this is reflected in their range of experience and writing styles. Some take a deeply biblical and theological approach. Others reflect on their personal journey and learning. Others offer practical insights and a helpful reframing of the initial questions. All of them are fervent in their plea to the church to recognise the unique calling and gifting of the evangelist and reflect on how this gift is received and passed on within the church.
WHAT IS AN EVANGELIST?
A vision for 1,000 new evangelists
Dave Male, Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England
The character and spirituality of the evangelist: busting some myths
Jenny Moorby, former National President of Cursillo UK
and Secretary to the Archbishops' College of Evangelists
The evangelist and social transformation
Steve Hollinghurst, Tutor and Researcher at Church Army
5 Evangelists in Catholic parishes
Damian Feeney, Parish Priest, Holy Trinity, Ettingshall, and
Mission Advisor to Catholic Parishes in Lichfield Diocese
Part 2
TRAINING EVANGELISTS
6 Training evangelists in the local church
John McGinley, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Leicester, and National Leadership Team, New Wine
Training evangelists to reach the parts the Church doesn't often reach
Jane Truman, Training Manager, Church Army
Can theological colleges train evangelists?
Greg Downes, Director of Ministerial Training, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
9 Evangelism across cultures
Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, BAME Mission and Ministry Enabler for the Diocese of Leicester
Part 3
THE EVANGELIST AND THE WITNESS OF THE WHOLE CHURCH
10 The evangelist in the parish church: enabling all baptized Christians to be witnesses
Margaret Cave, Team Rector, East Greenwich Team
11 The pioneer evangelist: when and how to speak of Christ 142
Ed Olsworth-Peter, National Adviser for Pioneer Development
12 The evangelist in the cathedral: speaking of Christ with gentleness and wisdom
Stephen Hance, Dean of Derby
13 The evangelist in the digital world: telling stories to those who know little of Jesus
Adrian Harris, Head of Digital, Church of England
Afterword: confidence