Gary Oldman gives a stellar performance as Churchill in Darkest Hour. With the threat of German invasion and pressure to pursue a negotiated peace with Hitler , the Prime Minister gives an historic speech. The effect is electric. His political nemesis , Viscount Halifax, is asked what happened. He responds,” He mobilized the English language […]
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I vividly remember standing up to give my student council speech running for “Secretary of Internal Affairs” in high school. I neither identified as, nor was seen as a strong public speaker – or even somebody who had the potential to be one. If you had asked me what my career would be, a public […]
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Evangelists are rare people and sometimes odd. OK, let’s be honest, they are mostly odd people! The unique gifts and expressions of evangelists typically cause them to stand out for better and worse. Because of their conviction around the centrality of the Gospel, evangelists are often bold, visionary, and confident women and men so when […]
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My good friend , Patrice Nagent has poured his life into church planting and evangelism. He serves with C2C Collective in Quebec. He has experienced something of a personal renaissance in sharing the love of Jesus. He has experienced fresh gospel opportunities and new fruitfulness in evangelism. He puts this down to prayer. Patrice prayed […]
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As I travel across Canada I am struck by the startling paucity of the gift of evangelist; one of the gifts King Jesus has given to his Bride (see Ephesians 4:11). This gift has been suppressed. I look around and ask, ‘Who are our evangelists? Where are our evangelists?’ I see a pressing need to […]
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