While the loss of nearly 4,600 baptisms was not as steep as last year's drop, the continued decline (full stats below) is still enough for LifeWay Christian Resources president Thom Rainer to tell Baptist Press, «I am grieved we are clearly losing
our evangelistic effectiveness.»
Their church plants stood out for
their evangelistic 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.
Not exact matches
Readers will grow weary at times of Martin's repeated descriptions of the workings of each major crusade, but the detail builds an interesting picture of how the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association became a «revival machine» of remarkable efficiency and
effectiveness.