evangelism
noun
evan·ge·lism
i-ˈvan-jə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
2
: militant or crusading zeal
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Opposition conservatives, who are trying to pull the SBC further to the right, have responded to the declining membership and finances by emphasizing evangelism and, at times, shifting focus away from abuse reform.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
The Bookshelf The Bookshelf A tribute to Buckley’s evangelism for music, a warning against miseducation of America’s elites, and a memoir of Churchill’s youth and early military campaigns.
—Katherine Howell, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
But Wright doesn't keep his energy evangelism to himself.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Carter’s unabashed evangelism was an outlier in a Democratic Party that grew more secular and pluralistic during his public life.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
The Bookshelf The Bookshelf A tribute to Buckley’s evangelism for music, a warning against miseducation of America’s elites, and a memoir of Churchill’s youth and early military campaigns.
—Katherine Howell, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
But Wright doesn't keep his energy evangelism to himself.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Carter’s unabashed evangelism was an outlier in a Democratic Party that grew more secular and pluralistic during his public life.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Evangelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evangelism. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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evangelism
noun
evan·ge·lism
i-ˈvan-jə-ˌliz-əm
: the winning or reawakening of personal commitments to Jesus
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