Enabling Evangelists to Serve the Local Church

“Canada is a world leader for innovation and social service, but it is also a world leader for alienation from organized religion. Never in Canadian history have there been so many spiritually yearning people, and so many alienated from, and hostile toward, religious institutions. ‘Equipping Evangelists’ is a new kind of network that grows credible Christian witness and facilitates relevant Christian ministry to the incredible diversity of the Canadian public. This is not about programs and institutions, but about mentoring relationships and lifestyles shaped around Jesus Christ. We can grow the church one micro-culture at a time.” —Tom Bandy, President, Easum, Bandy and Associates, Inc.

“As a Christian apologist and author I would like to commend to you the goals and vision of the Equipping Evangelists. Canada is facing a new day in evangelism and new strategies must be employed. E² is moving in a direction that is suited to the task of reaching a new generation of Canadians and empowering the local church in its evangelistic efforts. Their desire to see evangelists embracing their equipping mandate is not simply a worthy idea, but a much needed goal. Their four-pronged strategy is aggressive, strategic and attainable. In three decades of traveling globally, I have seen our world and Canada change in dramatic ways. It will take efforts such as these to bring a nation back to God. I would like to heartily endorse their plans and encourage you to consider offering every possible support as they pioneer a new philosophy of evangelistic strategy that will lead us forward.” —Ravi Zacharias, President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

“I want to commend to you the work being done by Equipping Evangelists. This group has a mandate from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada to develop strategic support to help evangelists embrace their equipping mandate to ‘prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.’ (Eph 4:12) We here at Alpha Ministries Canada understand the necessity of empowering and equipping evangelists within the local church. Evangelism is tough work and anything that can be done to support, encourage and equip those with this calling must surely be a priority if we are to win this nation to faith in Jesus.” —Sally Start, National Director, Alpha Ministries Canada

“We are living in fascinating times as it pertains to being a follower of Christ desiring to engage the culture with the gospel. New strategies and new ideas about effective evangelism will require creative thinking and living. As the General Secretary of Canadian Baptist Ministries, I commend to you the goals and vision of the Equipping Evangelists. E² desires to equip and enable the church in teh task of reaching a new generation. They desire to see evangelists embracing the E² equipping mandate in the local church and they represent a passionate possibility for effective church life in the 21st century. Using their four-pronged strategy they have the opportunity to make a difference in the Canadian church. I want to endorse their plans and encourage you to consider offering every possible support as they pioneer a new philosophy of evangelistic strategy in the coming days.” —Gary Nelson, General Secretary, Canadian Baptist Ministries

“As the Director for Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism, I commend to you the goals and vision of the Equipping Evangelists. This is a challenging time for those wishing to do evangelism in Canada, and there is a need for fresh and creative thinking. I appreciate the efforts of E² to rethink and revitalize the efforts of the Canadian church in this area. Their desire to see evangelists not only do evangelism but also equip local churches in evangelism is a significant step forward in helping the church fulfill the Great Commission. I warmly endorse their efforts, and encourage you to offer them every possible support as they pioneer a new philosophy of evangelistic strategy that will help us move forward in this crucial area.”—John P. Bowen (Dr.), Director, Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism

Our Goals:

  • Evangelists excelling in their equipping mandate
  • Local Churches embracing evangelists as equippers for witness
  • Educational Institutions training evangelists to equip the local church
  • Para-church evangelists working through local congregations

Our Core Values:

  • Lost people matter to God
  • God reconciles lost people only through Jesus Christ.
  • The local church is the primary means for the ministry of reconciliation through every follower of Jesus.
  • God appoints evangelists to equip the local church for witness.
  • The evangelist needs to be affirmed and trained for excellence in their biblical role.
  • The unity of the church is critical to the credibility of the Gospel witness.
  • Excellence in witness, will be characterized by faith, creativity, and contextualization as the Holy Spirit leads.

Our Vision:

For every local congregation to boldly embrace and fulfill their missional mandate with the ministry of their equipping evangelist.

Our Mission:

To champion the role of the evangelist and enable them to equip the local church.

We believe that the evangelist was given as a gift to equip the local church. We believe that this equipping role has not received the attention and intentionality that is needed to help the church achieve its redemptive potential.