18/09/2022
CHURCH MARKETING OR EVANGELISM?
Telling church members to invite their friends to church service is not evangelism. It is called church marketing.
Evangelism is from the Greek word euaggelion. It means a good message or gospel. Then the word Evangelize is 'Euaggelizo' in the Greek. It means to announce, declare, bring, or preach this good news
So a Christian who invites people to church service without preaching the good news himself or herself to them is not evangelizing. He is only marketing the church.
Church marketing is different evangelism. Church marketing means to bring people to church. It doesn't matter if you share leaflets containing testimonies of those who attended the church and afterward got a job, married, or conceived.
As long you are not declaring the good news, you are simply marketing the church.
Church marketing brings people to church, but evangelism bring CHRIST to their heart.
You see the difference? I hope you have been evangelizing the Gospel? Your church may reward or recognize you for bringing people to church. But it is Christ who rewards soul winners.
And they that turn many to righteousness are wise and shall shine like stars forever (Daniel 12:3).
Shalom
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