Interestingly enough, a new book by Leonard Sweet notes that while Christians are distancing themselves from terms like "evangelist," and "evangelical," the corporate world is embracing them.
For instance, Larry Gibson, a former mining maintenance worker now calls himself an "evangelist of the environmental cause." John Bates, of bigwords.com proudly displays a calling card that reads, "John Bates, evangelist."
The magazine Business Week recently gave the title "Management Evangelist" to John Welch, well known for his skill in leading the General Electric Corporation.
So where are the evangelists in the church? I hear often that "churches just don't hold revivals like they used to," and Christian "evangelists are having a hard go of it" because they don't get as many opportunities to hold revivals these days.
An evangelist declares good news. The best news is that Jesus come to seek out and save lost humanity. For that purpose, I and every Christian are called to be evangelists.
In or out of the corporate world.
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ReplyDeleteAs believers, we are called to be evangelists. It's a christianeese term anyway that only us insiders know.
ReplyDeleteIt has been adapted in the corporate world as you point out to be a product evangelist -- telling people how wonderful your product is.
However, to the world, I'm just Chris. I may have the title, may have an official role, even a ministry, but I'm just Chris.
No title, just an ordinary man who loves Jesus.
Pastor Chris
EvangelismCoach.org