Soul Winning. Revivalistic and evangelistic term referring to the activity of making converts to Christianity. One who is particularly successful at evangelism is sometimes called a “soul winner.” Based on a biblical understanding that individuals apart from faith in Christ are eternally lost, the task of evangelism came to be viewed as rescuing people, or “souls” from the bondage of the world and bringing, or “winning,” them to Christ. This use of soul, however, suggests and promotes an unbiblical