The Cross-Shaped Missionary

Episode 10 of the Dead Presbyterians Society podcast, hosted by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, titled "The Cross-Shaped Missionary" was published on July 22, 2025 and runs 20 minutes.

July 22, 2025 ·20m · Dead Presbyterians Society

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Summary

What does true evangelism look like? In a powerful 1856 sermon on John 10:17–18, James Henley Thornwell calls the church to a missions model shaped by the cross. For Thornwell, Christ’s self-giving sacrifice is both the message and method of evangelism.“The spirit of missions is the spirit of the gospel,” he declares—bold words we still need to hear today.

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What does true evangelism look like? In a powerful 1856 sermon on John 10:17–18, James Henley Thornwell calls the church to a missions model shaped by the cross. For Thornwell, Christ’s self-giving sacrifice is both the message and method of evangelism.

“The spirit of missions is the spirit of the gospel,” he declares—bold words we still need to hear today.

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