Celebrating 150 years of evangelism
Mike Mellor
Date posted: 12 Jan 2025
Christians and evangelists from all over the country gathered at Loughton Baptist Church in Milton Keynes to joyfully celebrate 150 years of God’s faithfulness to Outreach UK.
The mission organisation, born in 1874, started life as the Christian Colportage Association. A Colporteur (French col = collar, portage = to carry) was a person who carried a shoulder bag from which to sell Bibles and other Christian books and literature. In order to convey significance to subsequent generations, the name changed over the years from Christian Colportage Association to Home Evangelism and then to Outreach UK, as it is known today. More than 70 evangelists, supported by five Area Field Officers now work alongside churches, supporting and training others in sharing the good news one-to-one.
Get up and give it a go!
Mike Mellor
Date posted: 1 Jul 2017
Mike Mellor with some motivation for evangelism
It was pioneer missionary C.T. Studd who asked in exasperated disbelief: ‘How can a man believe in Hell unless he throws away his life to rescue others from its torment?’
Is personal evangelism dying?
Mike Mellor
Date posted: 1 Dec 2014
Mike Mellor challenges us all to become soul-winners
I am burdened to bring to our attention a greatly endangered species in the UK church.
A death we all need
Mike Mellor
Date posted: 1 May 2002
There is a death in this life, which, if experienced by every Christian would be the means of reaching millions more unsaved people with the gospel. It is, simply, death to our own reputation.
Perhaps I'm being unfair, but it seems the church in the West will do almost anything to reach unbelievers as long as we can keep our dignity and respectability, and not appear in any way 'uncool'. How far we have wandered from that bunch of nobodies we fondly call 'the early church'.
