Warren Bird

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”

The following ministry snapshots are just a few of the examples of innovative ministries that are working well. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader or an everyday disciple looking to reach your neighborhood, we hope their stories will inspire you to innovate in your own ways.

“If John Wesley could send out bands of young people to change the world, we can too." -Pastor Moses Kalanzi

“We don’t want our denomination to close one more church without first offering it to us to send a team to revitalize it.” -Sarah Jackson

Church people serve their community with no strings attached, but the heartfelt prayer of every volunteer is for the people they serve to connect with both their Lord and their church.

“We are bringing ‘church’ to every house that the Lord will open, as well as to railroad yards, under trees, in slum areas and more.” -Del Monte

The most enduring results of evangelism happen when people make their decision to follow Jesus in the context of a local church.

As Philadelphia Church opened its doors to provide shelter, what followed was nothing short of remarkable.