‘Evangelism in a time of crisis’ was the theme of the 2021 Evangelism Conference, entitled ‘Evangelism Now’, held at All Soul’s Langham Place.
Rico Tice set out the three key principles of evangelism: it must be based on God’s sovereignty; the gospel must be presented with both integrity and truth; there must be no deception in how we operate.
Keynote speaker Mack Stiles is a missionary church-planting evangelist who has been involved in outreach ministry in the US, Dubai and Iraq. He set out the ten critical points of Biblical Evangelism, with examples from his experiences. Firstly, we are called to Know the Gospel, since it is a message from God that leads to salvation. Then we are to Speak that Gospel, but with integrity and without manipulation. We are to Live that Gospel, as it deals with all of life, not just salvation. We are to have Confidence in that Gospel, especially in the current time of crisis, knowing that even when – in places such as Dubai – formal outreach programmes are impossible, many have come to faith through one-to-one sharing of Jesus.
