Revival is what the church first experiences; #evangelism is then what she engages in. Revival is periodic; evangelism is continuous. “Revival and evangelism are not identical, although the word revival is frequently used to designate soul-winning efforts directed toward unbelievers. Revival is not always welcome. For many its price is too high. There is no cheap #grace in revival. It entails repudiation of self-satisfied #complacency. Revival turns careless living into vital concern… exchanges self-indulgence for self-denial. Yet, revival is not a #miraculous visitation falling on an unprepared people like a bolt out of the blue. It comes when God’s people earnestly want revival and are willing to pay the price.
— Christianity Today, April 9, 1965
