The Joy of One: Restoring Evangelism to the Heart of the Church, (Paperback)

<p><b>The Joy of One</b><br><i>Restoring Evangelism to the Heart of the Church</i></p><p>In many modern churches, evangelism has been displaced - moved from the center of the Christian life to the periphery of institutional church activity. It has become an outreach event held twice a year. A ministry team assigned to "do evangelism" so others don't have to. A curriculum, or a line item in the budget. And when evangelism becomes a program, the unspoken message to every believer is: someone else is handling that.</p><p>But evangelism was never meant to be a program. It is a mandate - the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 - "Go" - given to every believer, not just a committee or ministry team.</p><p>Jesus never modeled program-based evangelism. Every encounter - Levi, the Samaritan woman, the thief on the cross - was relational, intentional, and personal. Drawing from the three parables of Luke 15 and the historical encounters of Jesus Christ, <i>The Joy of One</i> is a challenge to every church and every believer to stop waiting for the lost to walk through our doors and start going to where they are.</p>

• The Joy of One: Restoring Evangelism to the Heart of the Church, (Paperback)
• Author: Teri Washington
• ISBN: 9798184508474
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-06
• Page Count: 92