Jews. The implication is that we are to go to those who are ethnically different from us. Understanding Matthew 28:19–20 Some people question whether Matthew 28:19–20 clearly teaches that the church is to do evangelism. Matthew teaches this, but perhaps it is not clear to the twenty-first-century reader. The problem and question here is, What did Jesus mean when he commanded his church to make disciples? Is this passage talking about evangelism, or is it talking about growing believers up in their