Reclaiming The Gospel
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Eric Hoey is the Director of Evangelism and Church Growth for the General Assembly Mission Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He hopes to build a culture of faith sharing among individuals in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) who have a passion for church growth. This blog considers what the gospel asks of the church in the 21st century.
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The Power of the Gospel
Last year, I was in a conversation about evangelism with some people who represented different perspectives of our church. A phrase was mentioned that stopped us in our tracks. “It seems like Presbyterians no longer believe in the power of the Gospel.” The more we pondered the profound significance of the idea, the more we all realized that this is absolutely true within our denomination. 
Evangelism had become a weakness in our church when we refused to believe the power of the gospel to transform lives.
As the director for Evangelism and Church Growth, I want to use this blog to talk about how we can “reclaim the power of the gospel” for our denomination. I hope this can become one way to resource our denomination to become equipped to share our powerful stories of transformation. We really do have a story to tell about God’s grace in our lives. It is moving, transformative and worth telling. I dream of seeding a “perfect storm” in our church where God is raining down blessing and growth upon the PC(USA), and seeing evangelism become a natural response of our churches by telling the world the transforming power of the Good News of Jesus Christ. I welcome your thoughts and comments.
- Posted at 9:09 p.m.
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