Evangelism begins in the loving heart and sovereign will of Almighty God, as revealed in Scripture. It is essentially a bold proclamation by word and deed of Jesus Christ, incarnate, crucified, risen, reigning, and returning. It is undertaken in obedience to the Great Commission, whatever the cost and in dependence on the Holy Spirit. It summons all humankind to repent and believe and then to live a new life of godliness in God’s new community, the church. More simply still, evangelism is the proclamation