{"id":10496,"date":"2025-06-24T00:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T00:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/?p=10496"},"modified":"2025-06-24T00:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T00:44:01","slug":"what-prevents-us-from-evangelizing-a-message-from-general-secretary-dr-leon-c-moore-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/what-prevents-us-from-evangelizing-a-message-from-general-secretary-dr-leon-c-moore-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"What Prevents Us from Evangelizing? A Message from General Secretary Dr. Leon C. 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height=\"auto\" style=\"display:block;width:168px;height:auto;margin:auto;background-color:transparent;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">\n                                                    <\/th>\n                                                  <\/tr>\n                                                <\/tbody>\n                                              <\/table>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                      <tbody>\n                                        <tr>\n                                          <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                            <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                              <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-size:14px\">Dr. Leon C. Moore, Jr.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <br>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                          <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                                      <\/tbody>\n                                    <\/table>\n                                    <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                      <tbody>\n                                        <tr>\n                                          <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                            <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:26px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                              <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px\">\n                                                <strong style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">What Prevents Us from Evangelizing?<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">I recently came across a social media post titled<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\"How to Kill a Church.\"<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">The first bullet point struck me deeply:<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\u201cStop evangelizing.\u201d<\/em>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Evangelism is one of the central calls of the Christian church, which is to share our faith and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. Yet today, it remains one of the least practiced aspects of our Christian identity. And yes, I say<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\"our\"<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">identity because evangelism is not merely something we do, but it reflects<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">who we are<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">as followers of Christ. So, the question is, why don\u2019t we evangelize?<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <strong style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">We Don\u2019t Make the Time to Share Our Faith<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Time is one of our most valuable resources and one of our most common excuses. The reality is that evangelism requires intentionality. Sharing our faith won\u2019t happen accidentally. It takes time to engage in conversation, build relationships, and create space for spiritual dialogue. Unfortunately, we often choose not to make that time.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <strong style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;We\u2019re Consumed by Other Priorities<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Let\u2019s face it, life is busy. Work demands, family obligations, and endless to-do lists can leave us spiritually drained and distracted. We may ask,<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\u201cWhen am I supposed to study Scripture, pray, or share my faith outside of Sunday morning?\u201d<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">The truth is, if evangelism isn\u2019t a priority, it won\u2019t become a practice. We must reorder our lives so that kingdom work doesn\u2019t remain optional but rather, it becomes essential.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <strong style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">We Haven\u2019t Developed an Appetite for Evangelism<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Some might say,<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\u201cI have a spiritual appetite, isn\u2019t that enough?\u201d<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Not quite. A spiritual appetite may feed personal growth, but an appetite for evangelism longs to see lives transformed by the saving power of Jesus Christ. This desire is cultivated over time through prayer, exposure, training, and witnessing the impact of the gospel in the lives of others. Evangelism isn\u2019t fueled by duty alone. It\u2019s sustained by a holy hunger to see souls saved.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <strong style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Is Evangelism Risky? Maybe, But No Risk, No Reward<\/strong>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">&nbsp;Faith Sharing pushes us to grow deeper in our faith, to seek intentional development, and to engage more consistently with God\u2019s Word and God\u2019s people. However, whatever the risk, it\u2019s worth it.&nbsp;Consider this, when the church stops evangelizing, it begins to die. When the church<\/span> <em style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">is<\/em> <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">evangelism, it begins to live.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                          <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                                      <\/tbody>\n                                    <\/table>\n                                    <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                      <tbody>\n                                        <tr>\n                                          <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                            <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 46px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                              <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px\">\n                                                <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <em style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">\ufeffWe are The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church recognizing the importance of Christ in our daily. lives.<\/em>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                &nbsp;\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Dr. Leon C. Moore, Jr.<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">General Secretary of Evangelism and Missions<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                              <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Anderson Chapel CME Church, Holly Springs, MS<\/span>\n                                              <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                          <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                                      <\/tbody>\n                                    <\/table>\n                                    <div data-aqa=\"block-image\" 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