Date
12-2000
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Frank J. Schmitt
Primary Subject Area
Religion, Clergy; Religion, General; Theology
Recommended Citation
Kim, Ho Kyung, "The Biblical Approach to Church Growth Through Personal Evangelism" (2000). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 188.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/188
Abstract
The greatest commandment of the Lord is preaching the gospel all over the world. It is the duty of all Christians to preach the gospel to the world. If we are negligent about it, we may lose God's blessings. When we study the way Jesus preached the gospel, we see that He personally met people individually and called them to become His disciples. Those who met Jesus personally became evangelists themselves, proclaimed God's Word, and expanded the church. Jesus built the church so that it would do His work after He left this earth. Therefore, it is the mission of the church to go out and preach the gospel. To carry out this mission the author's church held Evangelism Mobilization Sunday, through which every church member could participate in evangelism and realize the importance of training. With the example of Sung Dong church members, this thesis shows the close relationship between personal evangelism and church growth.
