المبشر مقابل الراعي: أحدهما يحمل الإنجيل، والآخر يرعى

An evangelist carries the gospel to people who have not yet believed, and a pastor shepherds people who already believe. Paul names both in a single verse of Ephesians among the gifts Christ gives his church: “some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers” (Ephesians 4:11). One goes out to the road; the other stays with the flock. The New Testament gives each a face. Philip, called “the evangelist” (Acts 21:8), is sent by an angel to a desert road, runs…