As life in the UK starts to return to something more resembling the ‘old normal’, one question that churches are asking is what impact the past three years have had on evangelism – and new research by Christianity Explored Ministries (CEM) has some encouraging findings.
It turns out that many Christians didn’t let lockdown prevent them from sharing their faith, writes Daisy Addington. In particular, nearly 75% of the 250 users of CEM resources surveyed reported giving a Christian book to one or more of their non-Christian friends, with 23% of respondents having given away five or more books since 2019.
Even more respondents have been running evangelistic courses, with 87% having used a course since 2019. Given the difficulties of running courses during the lockdowns this figure points to churches’ willingness to be flexible in moving evangelistic activities online, as well as a desire to have a more structured conversation with those who turned to online church during the pandemic.
