Do we need to remind ourselves of what the work of an evangelist is? An evangelist is one who shares in word, deed and sign the good news of Jesus Christ – the good news that redeems us from sin, makes us whole, and transforms us into participants in God’s Kingdom enterprise. I like the way Paul expresses the work of God in our lives – Col. 1:13-14: “God has rescued us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”

That is the work of an evangelist – to make that good news known, to win a hearing for that good news, to demonstrate its power – and for the pastor who is an evangelist, to lead a congregation in allowing the Holy Spirit to create a community where that good news is…