(FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, USA – April 29, 2022) Побуждаемый Великим поручением, Всемирный баптистский альянс (ВБА) имеет давнюю приверженность евангелизму, уходящую корнями в призыв жить евангельским свидетельством в каждом месте и среди всех групп людей в партнерстве с другими верующими. В ответ на этот призыв и в сотрудничестве с GoDecade Исполнительный комитет ВБА объявил май месяц Месяц акцента на евангелизме, guided by the axiom that ?каждый баптист является свидетелем.? Throughout the month, Baptists worldwide are urged to focus on united prayer and personal evangelism with a prayer for every Baptist to lead at least one person to Christ. Baptists are also encouraged to engage in community outreach with a long-term vision of ongoing discipleship.
“The call for increased evangelization is as urgent today as when Jesus issued the Great Commission to his disciples and ? by extension ? the church,” said Everton Jackson, Director of Integral Mission. “Evangelism is central to the mission of God, and it is the vocation of the Church to share the good news of Christ for the sake of the salvation of the world and the renewal of creation.”
Чтобы начать стратегический фокус на евангелизме, БДЖ запускает свой первый Школа евангелизма from April 29 through May 1 in partnership with Caribbean Baptist Fellowship. Offered virtually and guided by the theme ?Making Disciples Together,? this initiative will be rolled out in the other five regions of the BWA by 2024. School of Evangelism objectives include:
Affirm the whole Church?s calling and gifting to bear witness to Jesus Christ.
Подчеркивать все Евангелие Христа как силу для преобразования жизни и сообществ.
Highlight the whole world as the object of the triune God?s redemptive mission.
Создать пространство для обучения баптистов друг у друга и мобилизовать всемирную баптистскую семью для более интенсивного намеренного целостного евангелизма.
“We are proud to take the lead in this essential and relevant program, and we hope to set the tone and the pace for the other BWA regions,” said Anslem Warrick, Executive Secretary ? Treasurer of Caribbean Baptist Fellowship. “The School of Evangelism is really a recognition of our mission as God’s people who have been recipients of God’s love and grace. This is a reflection of our commitment to respond to the call of God in Christ Jesus our Lord to reach the whole of humanity in the whole world with the whole Gospel.”
Мероприятие включает в себя открытие и закрытие богослужения с молитвами, чтением Писания и музыкальными выступлениями со всего региона, а также ряд основных посланий, библейских исследований и свидетельств баптистских лидеров со всего мира.
“From Genesis to Revelation, God invites us to join him in his holistic mission around the world. We are invited to live with Gospel intentionality from our neighborhoods to the nations,” said Elijah Brown, BWA General Secretary & CEO. “In a world where there are still three billion people who are unreached with the good news of Jesus Christ, I encourage all Baptists to join us in this global commitment to Gospel witness.”
Чтобы узнать больше об инициативе "Школа евангелизма", посетите сайт BaptistWorld.org/soe.
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