Evangelism at St. Margaret's

Welcome to our Evangelism page. We are glad you are here!

On page 305 of The Book of Common Prayer, as part of the Baptismal Covenant, we are asked this question: “Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?” And we answer: “I will, with God’s help.”

Evangelism is sharing the Good News of God in Christ. Sometimes it takes the form of example, things we do in our community or in our world. Sometimes is takes the form of word, sharing our story with others and listening to their stories. 

TryTank has produced a great video explaining evangelism. Watch here.

At St. Margaret’s, we are ALL evangelists. We have two Lay Evangelists in our parish who have been licensed by our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Brown Snook: Jim Duke and Samantha Hirsch. They lead our Evangelism Team.

If you’d like more information about Evangelism at St. Margaret’s, or you feel called by the Spirit to join our team, you can e-mail Jim Duke, Lead Licensed Lay Evangelist at [email protected].

Selected Online Evangelism Resources

Embracing Evangelism
A six-part digital course developed through a partnership of The Episcopal Church and Virginia Theological Seminary.

Invited
A series of short films developed by the Anglican Diocese of Toronto to explore what it means to engage in genuine, Christian invitation.

Evangelism Toolkit
A complete set of tools developed by The Episcopal Church.

Suggested Reading

• Carlson, Kit. Speaking Our Faith: Equipping the next Generation to Tell the Old, Old Story.

          Church Publishing Incorporated, 2018.

• Cho, Eugene, and Stephanie McDyre Johnson. No Longer Strangers: Transforming Evangelism with Immigrant Communities.

          William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021.

• Doyle, C. Andrew. Unabashedly Episcopalian: Proclaiming the Good News of the Episcopal Church.

          Morehouse Pub., 2012.

• Frost, Michael. Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People.

          Nexus Cross, 2016.

• Gortner, David. Transforming Evangelism.

          Church Pub., 2008.

• McNeil, Brenda Salter. A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race.

          IVP Books, 2008.

• Reese, Martha Grace. Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism.

          Chalice Press, 2008.

• Snook, Susan Brown, and Adam Trambley. Acts to Action: The New Testament’s Guide to Evangelism and Mission.

​          Forward Movement, 2018.

• Williams, Rowan. Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer.

          SPCK, 2014.