It certainly doesn't take a worldwide research project to convince people that church growth is inconceivable without evangelism. How else could the church grow if not through the process of sharing the gospel to bring more and more people into the body of Christ? This process is generally called "evangelism.”...The secret of need-oriented evangelism is (a) to grow in each of the areas of prayer, caring, and sharing, and (b) to bring these three dimensions into balance...
Excerpts from Color Your World with Natural Church Development - Christian A. Schwarz
