After writing about the evangelistic zeal of the early Christians, one scholar laments: “Unless there is a transformation of contemporary church life so that once again the task of evangelism is something which is seen as incumbent on every baptized Christian, and is backed up by a quality of living which outshines the best that unbelief can muster, we are unlikely to make much headway. ”
Kirjutades algkristlaste evangelistlikust innukusest, lisab üks õpetlane kurtes: „Kui tänapäevases kirikuelus ei toimu muutust, nii et evangeeliumi kuulutamine saaks jälle kõigi ristitud kristlaste kohuseks ning sellega kaasneks eluviis, mis oleks kaugelt parem uskmatute omast, ei tee me kuigi palju edusamme. ”