Evangelist

DEFINITION:
Means "one who brings the glad tidings (evangel)".  Always translated in new testament as "evangelist(s)".

TYPE OF WORK:

1. Preaches (which means to declare) salvation unto the lost, in the simplest form.  An evanglist usually will come up with a salvation message out of any verse in the bible.
2. Can preach to the saved, usually to exhort (encourage), most likely about doing evangelistic type activites.  The evangelist will end up his exhortation with a salvation call.
3. Usually is a traveling ministry (moves around alot).

COMBINATION OF GIFTINGS:
Most likely gifts active in this office:
Motivational:         mercy, exhortation, give.
Five Fold:             Evangelist, and maybe others.
Charismatic:          miracles, gifts of healings

Note: You do not have to be an evangelist to do "evangelistic" activities, that is, to "go ye" and witness and get someone saved.

EXAMPLE:
Philip:

Acts 8:5-8
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:34-35
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Acts 21:8
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

Timothy:

2 Tim 4:5
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

HAVE NEED OF THE OTHER FIVE FOLD:

• Evangelists are not pastors (to look after the flock) or teachers (to stablize).  Without at least these two, all of his new fruit will fall away with no one to go get them.

• In Acts 8, Philip did not impart the Holy Spirit to the people, but the apostles did.  Also, it is questionable whether he had discernment of spirits, because of the case with Simeon (Acts 8:21).

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