evangelism

evan·ge·lism (ē van′jə liz′əm, i-)

noun

a preaching of, or zealous effort to spread, the gospel, as in revival meetings or by televised services
any zealous effort in propagandizing for a cause

Etymology: LGr(Ec) euangelismos

evan′·ge·lis′·tic (--lis′tik) adjective evan′·ge·lis′·ti·cally adverb

Converse of object

do: They have also been able to get a stall to do regular evangelism in the main guild coffee shop / courtyard.
hold: We hold together evangelism and practical care, helping people on the physical, spiritual and emotional levels.

Preposition: in

church: Renew your evangelistic vision with this fully revised edition of Michael Green's comprehensive evaluation of evangelism in the early church.

Adjective modifier

aggressive: They are warm hearted and good at hospitality; but aggressive evangelism is not always their gift.
Christian: He did not, we should note, cease to believe that the Indians were the proper objects of Christian evangelism.
effective: How can we use the Web for effective evangelism?
personal: The best training in personal evangelism available anywhere in the world!
mass: So, that was a resistance to mass evangelism, then.
primary: Jordan suggests that we highlight different elements of the good news in primary evangelism.

Modifies a noun

explosion: Churches using his program saw such rapid increases in their numbers that Dr. Kennedy coined the name Evangelism Explosion.
training: Talk a bit about the possible new evangelism training course we are thinking of developing together.
today: Part 2 reflecting on how the results of the research may shape evangelism today.
team: I'm Sam, I do French and Linguistics here at Sussex, and am on the CU Evangelism team.
course: Cells seem to be a natural home for people coming to faith through process evangelism courses.

Noun used with modifier

friendship: Now I realize that actually taking a risk may just involve going for it on a friendship evangelism front.
servant: Servant evangelism that doesn't preach the gospel is no evangelism at all.
lifestyle: The main thrust of my work is relational, lifestyle evangelism.
street: Visit schools, preach in churches, carry out street evangelism.
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student: I'd been at a meeting about student evangelism.

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