He Thought No One Was Interested in Jesus—Until This Happened (Guest: Rev. Chris Byrd)

January 12, 2026 01:50:34
He Thought No One Was Interested in Jesus—Until This Happened (Guest: Rev. Chris Byrd)
The Great Commission Today
He Thought No One Was Interested in Jesus—Until This Happened (Guest: Rev. Chris Byrd)

Jan 12 2026 | 01:50:34

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Show Notes

In this thoughtful, wide-ranging, and theologically grounded conversation, Rev. Chris Byrd—regional home evangelist for the OPC Presbytery of New Jersey, co-director of the historic Boardwalk Chapel, and longtime trainer in biblical evangelism—joins The Great Commission Today for a comprehensive discussion of evangelism, discipleship, and church-wide mission. Drawing from his covenant upbringing, conversion experience, seminary training, and more than a decade of hands-on evangelistic ministry, Chris unpacks the Great Commission as the mission of the whole church—not merely individual Christians or ordained officers. He shows how evangelism and discipleship belong together under the single command to “make disciples,” and how this […]

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