“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…”
Biblically speaking, all Christians are witnesses for Christ who do the work of an evangelist, simply by sharing the gospel with unbelievers (Acts 1:8; 2 Tim. 4:5).
However, Ephesians 4 teaches that Christ Himself gave other evangelists to serve alongside shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry. We call these disciplemakers in evangelism, equipping evangelists.
Equipping Evangelists is our ministry equipping evangelists in their own churches to equip their own saints for the work of gospel ministry together (Ephesians 4:11–12).
Our Equipping Evangelists Discipleship Plan
In gospel missions partnership with your church, The Cross Current can help identify and discern qualified candidates for this role, then disciple them to become equipping evangelists.
The following overview and video will introduce our Equipping Evangelists Discipleship Plan – a simple strategy for multiplying evangelism by making disciples in partnership with your church.
Education for
Equipping Evangelists
Setting: The online School of Biblical Evangelism
Collaboration with
Equipping Evangelists
Setting: Our fellowship network of evangelists
Coaching of
Equipping Evangelists
Setting: Evangelists with their local churches
Evangelists training evangelists with the EETN
The Equipping Evangelists Training Network (EETN) is a fellowship network of equipping evangelists for ongoing connection, collaboration, and coaching toward more faithfully equipping our own local churches.
Custom coaching for evangelists and their churches
The Cross Current partners with church leaders to customize a plan and personally coach their evangelists to help unify and multiply their entire church in gospel mission together.
The 3 basic components of our Equipping Evangelists Coaching for qualified candidates are:
Planning specific and strategic equipping evangelism events in convergence with your standard ministry season.
Online coaching calls to leverage our experience and expertise and to action a custom equipping plan for your church.
Monthly core habits completed through our online coaching system according to your equipping evangelist’s personal pace and planning.
Deliverables of our Equipping Evangelists Coaching for qualified candidates include:
Teaching in the essential doctrines and practices of equipping evangelism.
Developing a customized action plan to begin the process of normalizing the gospel in the everyday life of your entire church.
Equipping a Gospel Outreach (“GO”) Leader and Teams within your church toward multiplying ministry long-term.
Training to host events and opportunities to increase your church’s passion and participation in gospel ministry together.
Connecting with other equipping evangelists to share our experiences, expertise, and collaborate in the gospel together.
Please take the time to watch this core teaching video from our Equipping Evangelists Coaching and read the FAQs before contacting us about your candidate.
FAQ’s
How can I be certain that my candidate has the “gift” of evangelism?
Like every Christ-follower, your candidate should be actively doing “the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5) through sharing the gospel, but we can help you discern whether they may also have a God-given call of an equipping evangelist to “equip the saints” for the work of gospel ministry (Eph. 4:11-12).
Is it expected that my candidate be working on staff at our church?
Though we have coached equipping evangelists who work on staff at a local church, practically it’s preferred that this be a volunteer church ministry role with your candidate working in your surrounding community in regular contact and conversation with non-Christians.
How much does your Equipping Evangelists Coaching cost?
The mutual investment isn’t typically a fixed amount, but is part of gospel missions partnership between our local missions ministry and your local church.
How much time does your Equipping Evangelists Coaching require?
Equipping Evangelists Coaching requires an initial focused investment of approximately 10 hours per week, including their online education, network collaboration, and personal coaching. This time commitment may vary depending on your candidate’s previous evangelism experience and the discipleship dynamics of your church.
To what extent am I expected to participate in the work of evangelism as a church leader supporting my candidate?
As a church leader, biblically supporting your candidate requires you to consistently do the work of an evangelist in personal witness (2 Tim. 4:5), and also faithfully shepherd your equipping evangelist and others engaged in gospel ministry (1 Pet. 5:2).
Contact us to explore your Coaching possibilities with The Cross Current.
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Explore Gospel Partnership with TCC
Schedule an online meeting to explore our Equipping Evangelists ministry, serving as an EETN trainer, or possibly even a staff missionary with TCC. This complimentary video meet and greet with Cory McKenna, our Founding President, is hosted to say hello and to help fellow evangelists explore the mutual possibilities of partnering in the gospel with The Cross Current.
“I thank God for the wisdom He has given Cory, and for his deep passion to reach this world with the gospel. May God explode his ministry and use him to further equip the Body of Christ to reach the lost.”
Founder & CEO, Living Waters
“Cory combines many years of experience as both a pastor and evangelist to equip you with the personal training, fundamental tools, and step by step action plan you need to effectively share the gospel with today’s unbelievers, and also disciple the believers in your life to do the same.”
Founder CEO, Answers in Genesis
“As a graduate of TCC’s Equipping Evangelists Coaching, I am actively leading evangelism in my own community and also continuing to equip our church for personal evangelism as well.”
Elder & Equipping Evangelist, Pineland Baptist Church
“The Cross Current are bold and faithful evangelists and apologists who proclaim the Gospel with clarity, conviction, and compassion. Whether in one-on-one conversations or public settings, TCC skillfully defends the faith while pointing people to the hope found in Jesus alone.”
Senior Vice President, Living Waters