William Brown

“The whole church considered itself to be involved in mission and to have a missionary duty, and every believer was a witness, felt called to the work of evangelization, even so far as the supreme witness of bloody martyrdom that was always on the horizon.”
― Edward L Smither, Mission in the Early Church: Themes and Reflections

“Christian disciples are sent men and women—sent out in the same work of world evangelism to which the Lord was sent, and for which he gave his life. Evangelism is not an optional accessory to our life. It is the heartbeat of all that we are called to be and do. It is the commission of the church that gives meaning to all else that is undertaken in the name of Christ. With this purpose clearly in focus, everything that is done and said has glorious fulfillment of God’s redemptive purpose—educational institutions, social programs, hospitals, church meetings of any kind—everything done in the name of Christ has its justification in fulfilling this mission.”
― Robert E. Coleman, The Master Plan of Evangelism: Second Edition, Abridged

“His pleasure in you is not dependent on your pursuit of Him, but His pursuit of you.”
― David Platt, Exalting Jesus in Galatians

“Christian disciples are sent men and women—sent out in the same work of world evangelism to which the Lord was sent, and for which he gave his life.”
― Robert E. Coleman, The Master Plan of Evangelism: Second Edition, Abridged