EGN NEWS DESK
Seven new evangelists have been commissioned by Church Army to share the Gospel throughout the UK and Ireland.
They will be a part of the organisation’s current 200 evangelists after the commissioning service held at Sheffield Cathedral over the weekend.
The service was a “celebration of particular person achievements” but additionally “a testomony to the enduring energy of religion in motion”, Church Army mentioned.
The seven evangelists are members within the Church Army’s three-year evangelism coaching programme validated by Durham University underneath the Church of England’s Common Awards scheme.
Elli Wort, Head of Initial Training at Church Army, mentioned, “The seven individuals which were admitted and commissioned this 12 months are all superb evangelists, and today marks the fruits of their vocational discernment and formational studying.”
Church Army mentioned they’d enter their mission fields with a concentrate on sharing the Gospel in “related and transformative methods”.
Some shall be working in contexts of poverty, dependancy or homelessness.
“During their coaching with Church Army, they deepen of their religion as a disciple of Christ, which they will now go on to their communities, sharing the Gospel and serving to these whose lives are in turmoil see how religion can deliver them consolation of their instances of want,” mentioned Wort.
