| − | '''Evangelist''' properly refers to a minister of [[the Gospel]], whose main calling is preaching to the lost, to help them become true Christians. The term can also be used to refer to a writer of [[Christian]] [[Gospel]] and is applied to the [[Apostle]]s [[Matthew]], [[Mark]], [[Luke]], and [[John]]. The term is also loosely applied to Christians, who actively [[witness]] to others, with the goal of [[Conversion|converting]] them to the Christian faith, commonly called "evangelizing". | + | '''Evangelist''' properly refers to a minister of [[the Gospel]], whose main calling is preaching to the lost, to help them become true Christians. |
| | + | The term is also loosely applied to Christians, who actively [[witness]] to others, with the goal of [[Conversion|converting]] them to the Christian faith, commonly called "evangelizing". Within [[Churches of Christ]] the term is used to refer to the person proclaiming the weekly sermon (equivalent to [[pastor]] in other denominations; Churches of Christ do not use the terms "pastor" or "reverend"). |