Real Lasting Life
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Ray Jones is the Coordinator for Evangelism for the Presbyterian Church (USA). He has served the church as a pastor for twenty-five years. He has a heart for helping people grow in the love of God in Jesus Christ. This growth always includes our words and deeds. He is married and has two grown daughters. He has experienced training and education at Furman University, Columbia Theological Seminary, the church, and through living in the world.
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- The Engine of the Church
- My Witnesses
- Witnessing Communities
- The Ministry of Making Disciples
- A New Creation
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ORGANIC EVANGELISM
As I pray, think, and talk about evangelism, I am convinced that evangelism is closely connected to discipleship. Separated from discipleship, evangelism is relegated to member recruitment. There's no passion involved and we're always trying to get beyond our negative...
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June 5, 2009
Shaped by Love
I've been wondering about what it looks like to get all of us on board with evangelism? Part of the problem we face is that we've allowed the word to be hijacked by the fringe groups of the church. We...
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June 1, 2009
Helping Others See God
I've just started my new work as Coordinator for Evangelism. It's hard to know where to start with this word "evangelism." For some the word conjures negative feelings and images. Others believe they know exactly what evangelism means. We even...
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