Evangelism

==Missionary work==
{{Further|Christian mission}}

===Catholicism===
{{Main|New evangelization}}

===Protestantism===
In 1831, the [[Presbyterian Mission Agency]] was founded by the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Michael |title=History of World Mission |url=http://www.history.pcusa.org/history-online/topics-note/history-world-mission |website=Presbyterian Historical Society |year=2012 |access-date=7 June 2014}}</ref>

==== Evangelicalism ====
[[File: Georgia Dome - Passion Conference.JPG|thumb| [[Passion Conferences]], a music and evangelism festival at [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States, in 2013]]
{{Further|Evangelicalism}}
Various evangelical mission organizations have specialized in evangelism throughout history. In 1792, [[BMS World Mission]] was founded in [[Kettering, England]] by [[William Carey (missionary)|William Carey]].<ref>Robert E. Johnson, ''A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 99</ref><ref>J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, ''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 292</ref> In 1814, the [[American Baptist International Ministries]] was founded by the [[American Baptist Churches USA]] in [[United States]].<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''[[Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States]], Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 63</ref> In 1865, [[OMF International]] was founded by [[Hudson Taylor]] in [[England]].<ref>Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 148</ref> In 1893, in [[Lagos]] in [[Nigeria]], [[SIM (Christian organization)|SIM]] was founded by [[Walter Gowans]], [[Rowland Bingham]], and [[Thomas Kent]].<ref>J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, ''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 2738</ref> Samuel E. Hill, John H. Nicholson, and William J. Knights founded [[Gideons International]], an organization which distributes free Bibles to hotels, motels, hospitals, military bases, prisons, schools, and universities, in [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]] in Wisconsin, United States, in 1899.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''[[Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States]], Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 962</ref>

In 1922, Canadian evangelical evangelist [[Aimee Semple McPherson]], founder of the [[Foursquare Church]], was the first woman to use radio to reach a wider audience in the [[United States]].<ref>Christopher H. Sterling, ''Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio'', Routledge, USA, 2013, p. 253</ref> In 1951, producer Dick Ross and [[Baptist]] evangelist [[Billy Graham]] founded the film production company [[World Wide Pictures]], which would make videos of his preaching and Christian films.<ref>John Lyden, ''The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film'', Taylor & Francis, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2009, p. 82</ref>

In 1960, more than half of the Protestant American missionaries were evangelical.<ref>Samuel S. Hill, Charles H. Lippy, Charles Reagan Wilson, ''Encyclopedia of Religion in the South'', Mercer University Press, USA, 2005, {{p.|304}}</ref> American and European [[pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] missionaries are also numerous, Pentecostalism can develop independently by non-foreign residents in various regions of the world, notably in Africa, South America, and Asia.<ref>Allan Anderson, ''An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity'', Cambridge University Press, Royaume-Uni, 2013, p. 175</ref> [[Youth with a Mission]] was founded in 1960 in [[United States]] by [[Loren Cunningham]] and his wife Darlene.<ref>Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 22</ref><ref>Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, ''The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 3 '', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2003, p. 584</ref>

The [[Christian Broadcasting Network]] was founded in 1961 in [[Virginia Beach]], [[United States]], by Baptist minister [[Pat Robertson]].<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 157</ref>

In 1974, [[Billy Graham]] and the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization organized the [[First International Congress on World Evangelization]] in [[Lausanne]].<ref>Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 451</ref> In 2004, [[South Korea]] became the second-largest source of missionaries in the world, after the [[United States]] and ahead of [[England]].<ref>NORIMITSU ONISHI, [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/01/world/asia/korean-missionaries-carrying-word-to-hardtosway-places.html Korean Missionaries Carrying Word to Hard-to-Sway Places], nytimes.com, USA, 1er novembre 2004</ref><ref>Quentin J. Schultze, Robert Herbert Woods Jr., ''Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2009, p. 244</ref>

In July 1999, TopChrétien, an evangelical Christian [[web portal]] and [[social networking|social network]], was launched by Éric Célérier, pastor of the [[Assemblies of God]] of France and Estelle Martin.<ref>Michel Béghin, [https://www.christianismeaujourdhui.info/2015/02/15/ce-jour-la-le-15-juillet-1999-nait-le-top-chretien/ Ce jour-là, le 15 juillet 1999, naît le Top Chrétien] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004212827/https://www.christianismeaujourdhui.info/2015/02/15/ce-jour-la-le-15-juillet-1999-nait-le-top-chretien/ |date=2021-10-04 }}, christianismeaujourdhui.info, Switzerland, February 15, 2015</ref> In January 2007, [[GodTube]], a site for sharing videos related to [[Christianity]], especially evangelical, was founded by Christopher Wyatt of [[Plano, Texas]] in the [[United States]], then a student at Dallas Theological Seminary.<ref>Heidi Campbell, ''When Religion Meets New Media'', Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2010, p. 191</ref>

In 2007, there were over 10,000 [[baptists|Baptist]] [[Christian missionary|missionaries]] in overseas [[Mission (Christianity)|missions]] around the world.<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 391</ref>