You’ve seen them on State St. in Downtown Chicago, or on your way to the football stadium, or outside your local abortion mill. Sometimes they hold signs, oftentimes they use voice amplification. Depending on your perspective, they’re either embarrassing (and possibly very convicting) zealots or heroes of the faith. Even Christians who agree with their message are often less-than-enthusiastic about their means for delivering it. I’m talking, of course, about street preachers (or "open air preachers” as they are sometimes known). And today Joel Settecase gets to sit down with a real-life street preacher—and a friend and good brother in Christ—to get some questions answered about this controversial, yet exciting practice that seems to be as old as the Bible itself.
Speaking of the Bible, there are clearly numerous examples of open air preachers, including many of the prophets, the apostles, and even the Lord Jesus Himself. And yet, while street preaching is a method with biblical precedent (not to mention its use by some of the foremost revival leaders in church history), most evangelism training today doesn’t even mention it, let alone train believers to do it, instead focusing on relationship-based evangelism. The implied message seems to be that, while open air Gospel proclamation worked in the past, times have now changed, and new methods are needed. Out with the old, and in with the new.
However, with such an impressive pedigree as street preaching has, is it really ready to be dustbinned in favor of other methods? On the other hand, should open air preaching perhaps be the primary way the church evangelizes today? And who’s to say?
To help us sort through these vital questions and many more, in this episode Joel Settecase sits down with pastor, ministry leader and open-air preacher Zoe White.
Zoe is the founder of Declaring Truth Ministries, an open-air evangelism ministry based in Southeast Louisiana which encourages and equips believers to declare the Gospel faithfully.
Zoe and his wife Chelsea currently reside just outside of Baton Rouge with their 6 children in a tiny home on wheels, a 1977 Greyhound bus.
Specifically, you’ll find out:
📣Zoe’s background and how he got into open air evangelism.
📣Joel’s recent experience partnering with Zoe and Declaring Truth Ministries on an outreach event and conference at Mardi Gras.
📣What Zoe sees as the attributes of truly “biblical evangelism.” And does he preach fire and brimstone?
📣What separates different kinds of open-air preachers from one another—and why Zoe never uses gimmicks in his street evangelism.
📣Why Zoe believes in open air preaching as a legitimate and valuable means of evangelism today.
📣Is street preaching for all Christians? What kind of people are best suited for open-air preaching.
📣How you (yes, you) can take the next steps toward pursuing this bold method of Gospel proclamation.
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