“A church that follows the biblical pattern in preaching, worship, and fellowship will be fruitful in outreach and evangelism. The Bible says relatively little about the evangelistic efforts of average Christians during the age of the apostles. It is not hard to guess what they did, however. For them evangelism was not so much a special event or a practiced method as it was an integral part of their overall life as a church. They invited their friends and family members to hear the apostles preach. They shared with neighbors in need. As they had opportunity, they testified to their own personal faith in Jesus Christ. They engaged their community mind to mind, heart to heart, and life to life. Their God-centered way of living inevitably had a way of point people to Christ. People outside the church looked up on the hill and saw God’s city. And as they experienced the attractive power of authentic Christian community, many of them accepted Jesus as their Savior and Lord.”
-Philip Ryken, City on a Hill, pp. 29-30
