Ep. 63 - Church Planting and Evangelism - Rev. Dr. Eric Watkins

We are beyond thrilled to have Dr. Eric Watkins on the podcast to chat about church planting and evangelism. Dr. Watkins has an incredible story of coming to faith in the Lord and is using his life solely for the advance of the Gospel and God's glory - this is evident in his experience of church planting and his heart for seeing church's be faithful in all aspects, especially evangelism. In this episode we discuss, what evangelism is versus outreach, the tension of supporting the household of faith and reaching the lost. We also discuss the history of evangelism, including how we may have drifted from John Calvin's evangelistic mission and the difference between creating walls around our kids vs equipping them to engage the world. Be sure to let us know your thoughts!  0:00 - Intro 12:49 -  Church planting experience 16:50 - What is evangelism 25:00 - The tension of outreach and inreach 31:30 - The history of the lack of evangelism 38:00 - How did we drift from Calvin’s evangelistic mission? 42:20 - High-walls vs equipping? 54:14 - Discipleship and Mentorship A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReformedRealTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reformedrealtalk/ We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends!