✨Educated to Evangelize: How Literacy Equips Evangelists for Global Ministry

Bible Verse

Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…”

     Evangelists are the voice of heaven on earth. They carry the fire of the Gospel, the truth of salvation, and the heartbeat of God’s mission. But how can they proclaim the Word if they cannot read it? How can they disciple nations if they cannot write the vision plainly?

Literacy is not just a human right — it is a divine tool. When evangelists are educated, they are equipped to rightly divide the Word of truth, to study deeply, and to speak boldly. Education becomes worship when it prepares the saints to proclaim the Gospel with clarity and conviction.

🌍Global Impact: Literacy as a Kingdom Strategy

     - In many regions, evangelists lack access to basic literacy tools. This limits their ability to study Scripture or share it widely.  

- Literacy opens doors to Bible translations, theological training, and discipleship materials.  

- Educated evangelists can cross cultural and linguistic barriers, bringing the Gospel to every tribe and tongue.

📜Testimony: Reinhard Bonnke – From Reading to Reaching Millions

     Reinhard Bonnke, the legendary evangelist who led over 79 million souls to Christ across Africa, often spoke of how education shaped his calling. As a child in Germany, he struggled with reading but was determined to study the Bible. He later attended Bible College in Wales, where literacy and theological training became the foundation of his global ministry.

He once said:  

“God is not looking for gold vessels or silver vessels. He is looking for yielded vessels — and educated ones can carry more.”

Bonnke’s ability to read, write, and preach with clarity helped him author books, train evangelists, and launch Christ for All Nations — a ministry that continues to reach millions.

📿Prayer Declaration

     Lord, raise up evangelists who are filled with wisdom, equipped with knowledge, and bold in truth. Let literacy be their sword and shield as they proclaim Your name to the nations. May education glorify You and prepare Your messengers for every good work. Amen.

📚 Did You Know?

- Over 770 million adults worldwide are illiterate  

- The Bible has been translated into over 3,600 languages, but many communities still lack literacy tools to read it  

- Literacy increases ministry effectiveness by up to 60% in some regions.

🧠 Support Literacy Ministries  

     Consider supporting organizations that empower evangelists through education:

- Faith Comes By Hearing – audio Bibles for non-readers  

- Seed Company – Bible translation and literacy  

- Literacy & Evangelism International – training and tools for global missions.

🙌Call to Action

     Let us pray, give, and go — so that every evangelist, from the villages of Edo to the valleys of Nepal, may be equipped to declare: “Thus says the Lord.”  

Education is not the end. It is the altar upon which the Gospel is prepared and proclaimed.