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Is mass evangelism dead?

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Only God knows. And he has been able to get by without 20th-century American evangelistic tools.

Contributors: Leith Anderson, Edith L. Blumhofer, Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Chuck Colson, J. Samuel Escobar, John W. Kennedy, Douglas LeBlanc, Paul L. Maier, Grant McClung, David McKenna, H. W. Norton, Roger Olson, Ben Patterson, Jim Reapsome, Stephen A. Seamands, Ron Sider, Uwe Siemon-Netto, Howard A. Snyder, Agnieszka Tennant, Elmer L. Towns.

Related Elsewhere:

Luis Palau, Reinhard Bonnke, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association are among those conducting crusades.

Billy Graham spoke with Christianity Today about ministry and mass evangelism.

Christian History & Biography's "A New Evangelical Awakening" and "Evangelicalism's Decades of Fire" have more information on mass evangelism in America.

The Pulse previously asked evangelical leaders whether Iraq was a just invasion or not.

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Posted: July 19, 2007 4:20 AM

i believe evangelism is really fine when the preachers tell the truth and use the account of the bible.the problem comes in when many pastors today come up with lies related to the bible,some others proclaim they have supernatural powers to heal,bring upon deliverance etc...... instead of them using their gifts to bless others,they instead boast about it.because much as miracles are wonderful sights to watch,God is everywhere and can perform them anywhere as long as His time is right. besides even the devil himself has the power to perform them. people should go to these crusades with faith that God is going to heal them and bring up on deliverance to them through his son Jesus Christ and using his disciples(pastor / rev. /preacher....) because without faith mountains keep standing.iT'S MY PRAYER AND JOY THAT ALL MAY RECIEVE SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST JESUS, THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE JOY GIVER, COMFORTER,GOOD COUNSELOR WHO LOVED US SO MUCH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DIE 4 U&ME May God Bless!

Dr.Gary from San Diego

Posted: July 10, 2007 10:55 PM

The passing of an era or the passing of the torch? With the Reverand Billy Graham passing the mantle to his son Franklin, there is no doubt that the words of Jesus Christ penned in John 4:35-36 are as real today as they were when they were first spoken by Jesus over 2000 years ago. I just returned from photographing The Festival of Hope in Kiev where Franklin Graham lead thousands of people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In spite of the rain and the wind thousands of people working in hundreds of churches brought their friends and acquaintances to hear the good news. Young and old, they all responded to the simple message of the Gospel. There may be many messengers but the message is the same as it was 2000 years ago and the spiritual emptiness in the soul of every man is desperate to be filled. As long as the church still has a passion to reach the lost, God will provide a way and the means and as Jesus said, "Open your eyes, the fields are ripe for the harvest".

CHaplain Mary Murphy, Veteransjustice@aol.com

Posted: July 10, 2007 10:52 AM

Where are the social justice paradigm shifts mentioned above? In our ministry to Veterans Incarcerated with documented combat related PTSD we have not found a single partners - not even Prison Fellowship. John l4:12 has sent us THE KINGDONM IS ALWAYS BUT COMING A LIFE OF WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH by Christopher H Evans Come help us heal this Hebrews 6:6 spiritual adultery that is robbing us of our "Social Gospel" replacing it with the prosperity gospel - Money CHangers in The Temple The War Widows Lakewood CO

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