Taking the gospel to the streets
It may feel outdated, but open-air preaching has a vital place in the modern church, argues Steve Harris.
Thousands of people came to faith through the open-air preaching of John Wesley and George Whitefield, writes Steve Harris, National Director of OAC Ministries.
However, many today feel that open-air preaching is out of date.
But is there still a place for it in the modern church in the UK? Is it possible for us to use street evangelism once again so that the church can be really good news in our city centres? At OAC Ministries we believe that we can be, and we feel that we are making an impact on people’s lives every time we share the good news out on the streets.
Just recently a lady thanked one of our teams because we had helped to transform her life.
She met us on the day she planned to commit suicide but after hearing the really good news of the gospel from us she changed her mind.
She was able to get help for her addiction problems and started to explore more about Christianity.
Two years on she is now born again, recently baptised and is working to help others with the addiction issues that she once had.
If we had not been there, being really good news in that city centre that day, her life might have ended in a very different and tragic way.
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