Jerry Root

Professor of Evangelism, Wheaton College

Dr. Jerry Root is Professor of Evangelism at Wheaton College and heads up the Evangelism Initiative at the Billy Graham Center there, which is seeking to equip one million students on Christian campuses in ten years to be able to effectively integrate evangelism and the gospel wherever God calls them.

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Feb 1, 2019Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
Be Fruitful: Challenging Yourself to Abide in Order to Bear More Fruit
The message of the love and forgiveness of God and his desire that all might find the fulfillment they are looking for in him is too important to neglect.

Jerry Root
Aug 7, 2018Lausanne
How Can We Overcome Our Fear of Evangelism?
Confidence in evangelism begins in the love of God.

Jerry Root
Jun 14, 2018Evangelism & Discipleship, Leadership
What Are Christian Apologetics, and How Do They Relate to the Gospel Anyways?
The greatest apologetic for faith is embedded in the gospel message itself.

Jerry Root
Apr 9, 2018Culture, Evangelism & Discipleship
C.S. Lewis, Evangelism, and Cultural Engagement
Although Lewis was not always comfortable in the role of an evangelist, he was true to this task and regarded it as a necessary one.

Jerry Root
Mar 2, 2018Evangelism & Discipleship
Three Types of Evangelistic Contexts: Contact, Context, and Friendship
Few things are more enjoyable than being in partnership with the God of the universe.

Dr. Jerry Root
Oct 20, 2017Evangelism & Discipleship
Evangelism and the Marketplace: Four Stories of Evangelism on the Streets of Chicago
Evangelism professor talks to people while they're waiting for the train

Jerry Root
Aug 4, 2017pride, fear, insecurity, love
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
Receive the love of God so freely given.

Jerry Root
Jun 9, 2017Evangelism & Discipleship
A Broken, Dying World: Why Spiritual Hunger Is Real and How We Can Begin to Meet People Where They Are
Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee

Jerry Root
Apr 22, 2017Leadership
Cease Squirming and Know That I Am God: Why Don't We Share the Gospel?
We share the gospel because men and women need to know they are loved by God.

Jerry Root
Feb 17, 2017Leadership
When Evangelism Really Isn’t That Hard
Director of the BGCE Evangelism Initiative offers a guide on where we begin.

Dr. Jerry Root

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