Three Models For Evangelism Through Worship

Manifest-presence evangelism, seeker-service evangelism, and liturgical evangelism are three ways in which those outside the church encounter, experience, and believe in God and are drawn into a vibrant community. These models are explained in the following article. There is a story in the Russian Primary Chronicle that tells how Christianity came to Russia. According to this true story, Vladimir, Prince of Kiev, sent several of his followers in search of "true religion. " First they went to the Moslem Bulgars of the Volga but returned with the report that they found "no joy" but only "a mournfulness and a great smell. " Next they went to Germany and Rome, where they found the worship more satisfactory but still lacking in power. Finally they made a trip to Constantinople, where they visited the Church of the Holy Wisdom, and here they found what they were looking for. They went home and reported to Vladimir, We knew not whether we were in heaven or earth, for surely there is…