Christian broadcasting may have some effects, but
effectiveness in evangelism in its fullest sense is not one of them.
To prove
effectiveness in evangelism by statistics is quite hard.
Not exact matches
In recent decades, ministries that are involved in crusade evangelism have tried to increase the long - term effectiveness of their efforts by engaging local churches and ministries to perform follow - up discipleship with those who come forward at a crusad
In recent decades, ministries that are involved
in crusade evangelism have tried to increase the long - term effectiveness of their efforts by engaging local churches and ministries to perform follow - up discipleship with those who come forward at a crusad
in crusade
evangelism have tried to increase the long - term
effectiveness of their efforts by engaging local churches and ministries to perform follow - up discipleship with those who come forward at a crusade.
I agree, its so costly to do a crusade
in developed / western countries (crusades may not be an effective thing
in such countries, so our argument shouldn't totally rule out the
effectiveness of this form of
evangelism).
The erosion of fear of Hell has played a significant role
in ending the
effectiveness of that kind of
evangelism.
But currently, meeting - based
evangelism has declined
in frequency and some debate
effectiveness.
SBC leaders were so grieved over its dwindling evangelistic
effectiveness that they appointed a Pastors» Task Force last year to address the stark decline
in evangelism and baptism.
Thus,
evangelism in the modern world might be done with integrity, with
effectiveness, and above all without planning to do
evangelism.
Nor,
in his view, do pastors fare much better
in the parish, where they find themselves awash
in books detailing the success stories of particular ministers and congregations and
in practical how - to - do - it manuals on everything from
evangelism to stewardship generated out of programmatic approaches to questions of growth, size and organizational
effectiveness.
This research insight may imply that religious programs on television will be limited
in their
effectiveness with those age groups which do not use television as a source of gratification for serious content, and therefore that television should exist as only one element
in a much broader strategy for ministry and
evangelism.