Trinity Ministry Blog

In Part 1 I discussed three categories of questions: 1) God defines effectiveness in evangelism. 2) Theology determines methodology. 3) Evangelism is a ministry of the church. Within this blog post I’ll be focusing on another few categories: 1) Evangelism is a ministry of the church. 2) Street evangelism and love. 3) Street evangelism applied. Category # 1. Evangelism is a Ministry of the Church ThisRead more

Street evangelism is simply evangelism. This involves sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with lost sinners and inviting them to believe it. I frequently receive questions from Christians about street evangelism. Some are eager to learn. Some want to encourage me. Some push against street evangelism as being negative to the Christian witness. Some are disheartened by the discouragement they receive from other Christians, evenRead more

Half-truths fail to explain the whole truth. Left by themselves they are misleading. They stink. They stink because they falsely pit truth against truth, like debating apples being fruit verses oranges being fruit. It isn’t either or, it’s both/and. Half-truths also stink because they confuse categories, like going to the optometrist to get your teeth checked. It’s good to go to the optometrist, but theyRead more

Open-Air Preachers Need the Local Church  All Christians need the local church. This includes open-air preachers. Lone ranger Christianity is a delusion. The task of open-air preaching is not above being committed to the Bride of Christ. The local church gives the open-air preacher accountability. We all have our blind spots. Accountability to the local church helps the open-air preacher not go off the railsRead more

Christians must earnestly invite people to believe the Gospel. Christians must also be unashamed to share the Gospel. This includes personal and team evangelism. Many books and blogs have been written about personal evangelism. Yet, I’ve found it difficult to find many about team evangelism. In our church, we’ve had a regular team evangelism ministry for about six years. We go to different public locations,Read more