evangelisation
Spreading religious belief
Evangelisation is the act of spreading religious faith, particularly Christianity, through preaching and missionary work.
The word extends to any zealous promotion of a cause or idea: His evangelisation of open-source software won many converts.
British spelling; Americans typically write evangelization.
Ritual water purification ceremony
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
born-again · confession · redemption · acceptance · decision · believer · convert · transformation
Religious outreach worker
- crusadeZealous effort for change
- apostleMessenger for a cause
- outreachProactive community assistance
- ministryClergy's work or state department
disciple · pilgrimage · parish · congregation · diocese · sending · field · unreached
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
testimony · revival · oratory · rhetoric · persuasion · scripture · message · invitation
Directly between residences
- literatureBody of written works
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
- tractsAreas or pamphlets
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
crusade · radio · television · digital · friendship · relational · film · storytelling
Study of the divine
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- creedStatement of belief
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- apologeticsSystematic doctrine defense
canon · orthodoxy · heresy · exegesis · eschatology · Christology · ecumenism · revelation
Convincing through reasoning
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- spreadingExtending over space
advocacy · influence · indoctrination · zealotry · coercion · controversy · ethics · freedom
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- catechumenUnbaptized person learning Christianity
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- salvationDeliverance from harm
rebirth · born-again · confession · redemption · acceptance · decision · believer · convert · transformation · turning
missionary
Religious outreach worker
ministry · disciple · pilgrimage · parish · congregation · diocese · sending · field · unreached · indigenous
sermon
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- proclamationFormal public announcement
exhortation · testimony · revival · oratory · rhetoric · persuasion · scripture · message · invitation · open-air
door-to-door
Directly between residences
- literatureBody of written works
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
- tractsAreas or pamphlets
campaign · crusade · radio · television · digital · friendship · relational · film · storytelling · contextualization
theology
Study of the divine
apologetics · canon · orthodoxy · heresy · exegesis · eschatology · Christology · ecumenism · revelation · incarnation
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- disseminationWide distribution of information
spreading · advocacy · influence · indoctrination · zealotry · coercion · controversy · ethics · freedom · resistance
evangelisationprivate worship
Solitary religious observance
monasticism · quietism · hermitage · personal devotion · private devotion
evangelisationdeconversion
Abandoning religious belief
apostasy · defection · falling away · disaffiliation · insularity
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