Open Air Evangelism as a Strategy for Church Planting: a Case Study of the Perez Chapel International
Open Air Evangelism as a Strategy for Church Planting: a Case Study of the Perez Chapel International
Topic
Open Air Evangelism as a strategy for Church Planting: A case Study of the Perez Chapel International
Statement of the problem
The phenomenon of using Open Air Evangelism as a strategy in starting churches has existed since the birth of the church but much academic work has not been done in this area of study. The first church started by the apostles happened after the incident of outpouring of the Holy Spirit where Peter preached to a large number of people from different part of the world. Philip started the Samaria church after the public preaching of the gospel to a large number of people which was accompanied by signs and wonders Act 8. Paul and Barnabas spoke to a “great number” of Jews and Gentiles in Antioch of Pisidia, Acts 13:44, which also started the Antioch church. Obviously mass evangelism gave birth to the New Testament church
Christendom through the centuries has continued to use open air evangelism in planting churches. In more recent times, in the eighteen centuries, was used by the ministries of John Wesley and George Whitefield. Also in the nineteen centuries by Charles Finney and D. L. Moody. Again, in the twentieth century, under the leadership of William A. (Billy) Sunday and William F. (Billy) Graham, this method was heavily used.