Date

9-19-2024

Department

Rawlings School of Divinity

Degree

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

Chair

Jerry Knoblet

Keywords

Evangelism, Millennials, Contextualization, Barriers to evangelism

Disciplines

Religion

Abstract

This action research project addresses the problem of dispassion or apparent detachment from the ministry of evangelism among millennials at Hope Chapel Foursquare church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Evangelism is the cornerstone of the Foursquare Church, of which Hope Chapel is a branch. As members of Hope Chapel come for bi-monthly community faith-sharing events, the largest group in the church, the millennial, was noticeably waning, which, if not rectified, will prevent the church from achieving its missional mandate. Evangelism is the nucleus and gateway to spiritual formation is essential to the Great Commission. Attaining spiritual formation and discipleship leads to spiritual maturity that engenders fervent evangelism. The millennial generation is increasingly becoming a formidable group worldwide. Furthermore, the world is becoming a global village in which diversity is becoming a norm. Hence, many millennials at Hope Chapel were mostly immigrants. Therefore, universal evangelism will require the active participation of all believers. Consequently, this action research aims to uncover millennial apathy to evangelism and mobilize them to share their Christian faith. A twelve-week intervention was drafted, with core evangelism training and field events for millennials. Fifteen millennials participated. Their data was collected through in-depth interviews, questionnaires, and observation. The researcher analyzed and processed the quantitative data. The results of this project show marked success in millennial participation, conversion, and church growth.

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