--- title: "17 Evangelizing Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Evangelizing quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Evangelizing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/vance-havner-1699_church_the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing_1466240.jpg" --- > [The first step towards the evangelizing of the world is the christianizing of the church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-havner/the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing-of-the-world-is-the/) [Vance Havner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-havner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/vance-havner-1699_church_the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing_1466240.jpg) > [We have the means of evangelizing our country, but they are slumbering in the pews of our churches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-country-but-they-are-slumbering/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/john-stott-1926_church_we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-co_323164.png) > [“Perhaps the new way of evangelizing is not so much through confrontation and argument, but through conversation, dialogue, and affirmation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-m-murphy/perhaps-the-new-way-of-evangelizing-is-not-so-much-through/) [Charles M. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-m-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/charles-m-murphy-227022_catholic_perhaps-the-new-way-of-evangelizing-is-n_2035442.jpg) > [Evangelizing includes the endeavor to elicit a response to the truth taught.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-i-packer/evangelizing-includes-the-endeavor-to-elicit-a-response-to-the-truth/) [J. I. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-i-packer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/j-i-packer-1856_endeavor_evangelizing-includes-the-endeavor-to-el_740802.png) > [If we do our jobs well and throw in a little evangelizing, we can make sound as important a part of filmmaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-rydstrom/if-we-do-our-jobs-well-and-throw-in-a-little-evangelizing-we-can-make/) [Gary Rydstrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-rydstrom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/gary-rydstrom-65523_filmmaking_if-we-do-our-jobs-well-and-throw-in-a-li_898639.jpg) > [Jesus, the Word incarnate, is always the center of our announcement, the point of reference for our evangelizing mission and for its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-the-word-incarnate-is-always-the-center-of-our-announcement-the/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/pope-benedict-xvi-414_announcements_jesus-the-word-incarnate-is-always-the-c_2260991.jpg) > [Oh my friends, we are loaded with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-j-smith/oh-my-friends-we-are-loaded-with-countless-church-activities-while/) [Oswald J. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-j-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1c/oswald-j-smith-15899_activity_oh-my-friends-we-are-loaded-with-countle_690410.jpg) > [A big issue for Muslims is when Christian evangelizing - telling people about the faith - becomes proselytizing, actively trying to convert.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-abernethy/a-big-issue-for-muslims-is-when-christian-evangelizing-telling-people/) [Bob Abernethy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-abernethy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/bob-abernethy-84532_bigs_a-big-issue-for-muslims-is-when-christia_2413465.jpg) > [If evangelism isn't an expression of love of neighbor, it isn't Christian evangelizing. And love of neighbor includes not only what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miroslav-volf/if-evangelism-isn-t-an-expression-of-love-of-neighbor-it-isn-t/) [Miroslav Volf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miroslav-volf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/miroslav-volf-11496_and-love_if-evangelism-isn-t-an-expression-of-lov_1621597.jpg) > [Whenever, in any century, whether in a single heart or in a company of believers, there has been a fresh effusion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adoniram-judson-gordon/whenever-in-any-century-whether-in-a-single-heart-or-in-a-company-of/) [Adoniram Judson Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adoniram-judson-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/adoniram-judson-gordon-47919_believer_whenever-in-any-century-whether-in-a-sin_3026059.jpg) > [Vital parishes built on the Bible and the sacraments, committed to evangelizing their neighborhoods, will continue to flourish. The poor will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-weigel/vital-parishes-built-on-the-bible-and-the-sacraments-committed-to/) [George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-weigel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/george-weigel-9372_bible_vital-parishes-built-on-the-bible-and-th_2246978.jpg) > [An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people’s daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/an-evangelizing-community-gets-involved-in-word-and-deed-in-people-s/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/pope-francis-85_bridges_an-evangelizing-community-gets-involved_392475.png) > [“One cannot keep on evangelizing the world without interfering with the world's culture. It devolves upon God's people, therefore, to contend for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-r-van-til/one-cannot-keep-on-evangelizing-the-world-without-interfering-with/) [Henry R. Van Til](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-r-van-til/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/henry-r-van-til-28886_christianity_one-cannot-keep-on-evangelizing-the-worl_2182304.jpg) > [Evangelization does not consist in proselytizing, for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization, but rather evangelizing entails attracting by our witness those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/evangelization-does-not-consist-in-proselytizing-for-proselytizing-is/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/pope-francis-85_caricatures_evangelization-does-not-consist-in-prose_1253403.jpg) > [“The preacher should work to convert his congregation; the wife should work to save her unbelieving husband. Christians are sent to convert,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-i-packer-2/the-preacher-should-work-to-convert-his-congregation-the-wife-should/) [J.I. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-i-packer-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/j-i-packer-2-17620_christian_the-preacher-should-work-to-convert-his_368564.jpg) > [The task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-task-of-evangelizing-all-people-constitutes-the-essential-mission/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/pope-paul-vi-7633_church_the-task-of-evangelizing-all-people-cons_813728.jpg) > [“You certainly don’t “need” to evangelize. You can rest assured that God is perfectly capable of bringing people to himself in His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-arterburn/you-certainly-don-t-need-to-evangelize-you-can-rest-assured-that-god/) [stephen arterburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-arterburn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/stephen-arterburn-27128_bible_you-certainly-don-t-need-to-evangelize-y_984918.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelizing/#itemlist", "name": "Evangelizing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The first step towards the evangelizing of the world is the christianizing of the church.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vance Havner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-havner/the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing-of-the-world-is-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/vance-havner-1699_church_the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing_1466240.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/vance-havner-1699_church_the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing_1466240.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/vance-havner-1699_church_the-first-step-towards-the-evangelizing_1466240.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The first step towards the evangelizing of the world is the christianizing of the church.” — Vance Havner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have the means of evangelizing our country, but they are slumbering in the pews of our churches.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Stott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-country-but-they-are-slumbering/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/john-stott-1926_church_we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-co_323164.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/john-stott-1926_church_we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-co_323164.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/john-stott-1926_church_we-have-the-means-of-evangelizing-our-co_323164.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We have the means of evangelizing our country, but they are slumbering in the pews of our churches.” — John Stott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Perhaps the new way of evangelizing is not so much through confrontation and argument, but through conversation, dialogue, and affirmation”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles M. 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