Equipping Evangelists
Our main training ministry for coaching evangelists to equip their entire churches.
Equipping Evangelists Coaching with The Cross Current helps churches discern qualified candidates for this role and then disciple them to become equipping evangelists — equipped by example with the custom training and tools needed to unify and multiply their churches in the gospel long-term.
Church leaders discerning a qualified candidate, and the evangelist ready to be discipled through the Kickstart Coaching Course.
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“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…”
As taught in Ephesians 4, Equipping Evangelists are simply disciple-makers in evangelism with and for their own local churches.
The 12-Month "Kickstart" Coaching Course
Equipping Evangelists is a ministry of The Cross Current equipping evangelists in their own churches to equip their own saints for the work of gospel ministry together (Ephesians 4:11-12).
Equipping Evangelists Coaching with The Cross Current helps churches discern qualified candidates for this role and then disciple them to become equipping evangelists.
Through our 12-month “Kickstart” Coaching Course, evangelists are equipped by example with the custom training and tools needed to unify and multiply their churches in the gospel long-term.
Please watch this core teaching video and read the FAQs before contacting us about your candidate.
The 3 basic components of our 12-month “Kickstart” Coaching Course for qualified candidates are:
Planning specific and strategic equipping evangelism events in convergence with your standard ministry season.
Online coaching calls to leverage our experience and expertise and to action a custom equipping plan for your church.
Monthly core habits completed through our online coaching system according to your equipping evangelist’s personal pace and planning.
Deliverables of our “Kickstart” Coaching Course for qualified candidates include:
Teaching in the essential doctrines and practices of equipping evangelism.
Developing a customized action plan to begin the process of normalizing the gospel in the everyday life of your entire church.
Equipping a Gospel Outreach (“GO”) Leader and Teams within your church toward multiplying ministry long-term.
Training to host events and opportunities to increase your church’s passion and participation in gospel ministry together.
Connecting with other equipping evangelists to share our experiences, expertise, and collaborate in the gospel together.
FAQ’s
Like every Christ-follower, your candidate should be actively doing “the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5) through sharing the gospel, but we can help you discern whether they may also have a God-given call of an equipping evangelist to “equip the saints” for the work of gospel ministry (Eph. 4:11-12).
Though we have coached equipping evangelists who work on staff at a local church, practically it’s preferred that this be a volunteer church ministry role with your candidate working in your surrounding community in regular contact and conversation with non-Christians.
The mutual investment isn’t typically a fixed amount, but is part of gospel missions partnership between our local missions ministry and your local church.
Our “Kickstart” Coaching Course requires a focused investment of between 10 and 12 hours per week, depending on the evangelism experience and expertise of your candidate and discipleship dynamics of your church.
Our 12-month “Kickstart” Coaching Course is designed to run June to May to converge with your standard Fall church calendar, but we also offer a start date in October to converge with your Spring church calendar as well.
As a church leader, biblically supporting your candidate requires you to consistently do the work of an evangelist in personal witness (2 Tim. 4:5), and also faithfully shepherd your equipping evangelist and others engaged in gospel ministry (1 Pet. 5:2).
Contact us to explore your Coaching possibilities with The Cross Current.
Equipping Evangelists Conference
The Equipping Evangelists Conference facilitates an exclusive in-person opportunity for church leaders and their equipping evangelist candidates to explore and experience the impact of equipping evangelism together.
June 5-6, 2026 · Pineland Baptist Church, Burlington, ON
Shepherds and Sheepdogs: Redeeming and Reviving the Relationship between Pastors and Evangelists
The Gospel Gala
Our annual Gospel Gala banquet brings together supporters, partner churches, and gospel friends to celebrate what God has done through TCC and to fuel gospel mission for the year ahead. Join us.
Our Ministries
Fellowship network of equipping evangelists for training and connection
Personal witness training curriculum for you and your church
Local mission day trips with experienced equipping evangelists