General Assembly Recommendations Concerning Evangelism

Several recommendations were made at the 177th General Assembly (2007) related to Evangelism. They are listed below. You can also download and print a copy of these recommendations in two different formats (Word) or (PDF)

Recommendations from the Board of Missions:
RECOMMENDATION 2: That the General Assembly encourage presbyterial boards of missions to assist local churches and presbyterial youth fellowships to plan and implement a youth evangelism conference in their own region, making use of ideas from “The Discomfort Zone.”

RECOMMENDATION 3: That the General Assembly encourage presbyterial boards of missions and local congregations to actively seek opportunities to engage in cross-culture outreach and evangelism in their area, to promote sensitivity toward immigrant ethnicities, and to call on staff of the General Assembly Board of Missions to offer counsel and suggestions for these efforts.

From the Moderator's Report:
RECOMMENDATION 2: That the General Assembly encourage presbyterial boards of missions to assist local churches and presbyterial youth fellowships to plan and implement a youth evangelism conference in their own region, making use of ideas from “The Discomfort Zone.”

RECOMMENDATION 3: That the General Assembly encourage presbyterial boards of missions and local congregations to actively seek opportunities to engage in cross-culture outreach and evangelism in their area, to promote sensitivity toward immigrant ethnicities, and to call on staff of the General Assembly Board of Missions to offer counsel and suggestions for these efforts.

From a Commissioner's Resolution:
RECOMMENATION 8: That GA set as the church’s priority focus for the next 5 years to be evangelism with an emphasis on leading congregations in how to do personal evangelism that is appropriate to the congregation’s cultural context.

RECOMMENDATION 9: That each presbytery be encouraged to set aside one day each 6 months for the next 5 years to pray, fast, and review what the Lord would have them do in focusing on evangelism.

RECOMMENDATION 10: That every agency and institution of the church adjust its overall mission to support this five year priority focus by identifying how it can help the church accomplish this and report to GA each year of its activities in support of.

RECOMMENDATION 11: That every ordained clergy be asked to refresh their training in how to lead a congregation in doing personal evangelism and to lead their congregation in doing evangelism.

RECOMMENDATION 12: That the GAC or whatever its replacement report the church’s progress of this focus to GA over the next five years.