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  • Evangelship: Mobilizing a C...
    Perez, Lawrence D

    01/2024
    Dissertation

    Discipleship and evangelism in America today are eroding. Where traditionally the church sees discipleship and evangelism as separate entities, this research project argues for the unification of the two. This project explores “Evangelship,” the uniting of evangelism and discipleship, to see if the combined approach and perspective could offer a better way to engage the North American population. The driving question for this project is “Can the integration of evangelism and discipleship create a culture that accelerates and advances the Great Commission at U-Turn Covenant Church (U-Turn)?” To answer this question, the study aims to establish a discipleship framework that informs laity as to what Jesus meant by “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matt 28:19). The intent is to shift North American Christian culture to view evangelism not as an event but as a lifestyle that flows naturally out of discipleship. To establish this framework, the research observes four movements: from separation to integration, from event to (lifestyle) process, from specialization to equipping the saints, and from Latinos reaching Latinos (homogenous) to Latinos reaching diverse cultures (heterogenous). Emerging from this study, are eight principles that help create a culture of discipleship that leads towards evangelism. Using a quantitative method, an initiative was developed, and a pre- and post-test survey was created in order to test the efficacy in the construct of “Evangelship.” The significance of this study is that it provides a practical glance in how the integration of evangelism and discipleship can create a culture that influences better results in accelerating and advancing the Great Commission amongst laity who practice Evangelship as a lifestyle.