Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of David Evans’ Evangelistic Inches series. By David Evans Evangelism Team Leader, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Jesus’ mandate to make disciples is clear in Matthew 28. The ongoing teaching and learning of the disciple is necessary. The fourth evangelistic inch is “the disciple.” The messenger is never worthy or deserving of such grace and honor but is mandated to be the ambassador.

By David Evans Evangelism Team Leader, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Editors note: This is the fourth installment of David Evans’ Evangelistic Inches series. The previous three columns can be found at baptistandreflector.org and on the The Reaching App.  Thus far, we have discussed the first two Evangelistic Inches — “the desire” and the “the tool.” Today, we will look at the third Evangelistic Inch, which is “the opportunity.” 

By David Evans TBMB evangelism team Ask someone a question and they shoot to a Google search. We have knowledge but are not necessarily knowledgeable. We live in a time where Christian music, books, seminaries, podcasts, community groups are everywhere. We live in a time of resource like no other time. We have resources at our disposal and yet baptism trends and church attendance seem to spiral downward. There is