To suggest that evangelism makes no contribution to solving the world’s problems ignores history. Evangelism always has social implications, because it takes place in a social context.

Celebrated Russian author Leo Tolstoy described his experience with Jesus Christ this way: “For 35 years of my life I was…a nihilist—not a revolutionary socialist, but a man who believed in nothing. Five years ago faith came to me…and my whole life underwent a sudden transformation. What I had once wished for I wished for no longer, and I began to desire what I had never desired before.”

The Gospel can change a society because it first changes individuals, who begin to change their families, who change neighborhoods, communities, and then cities. Yes, this quiet revolution is slower than many people are willing to accept, but it is very powerful.

Like the apostle Paul, "I am not ashamed of the gospel."  Why? "Because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes” [Romans 1:16 NIV]. I cannot imagine anything that helps people more than introducing them to Jesus Christ. Evangelism saves people not only from dying without Christ, but also from living without Him. What could be better? 

This is Andrew Palau.