Freed to Proclaim

Evangelism and Discipleship

Abstract

This article addresses the crisis of defining and confessing the Gospel in U.S. American society. This calls for a renewal to our understanding of evangelism, especially as it relates to our identity as believers in Jesus Christ. Grounded in a Lutheran understanding of vocation, while also engaging with ecumenical works, the author addresses how we are called through our baptism to love and serve the neighbor, which includes learning how to talk authentically about the work of the Triune God in our lives and in our world.