NAE: What is an Evangelical?

What is an evangelical? That question brings more people to the website of the National Association of Evangelicals than any other search. It’s not just those outside the community looking for answers. Evangelicals themselves seek to understand and communicate what “evangelical” really means.

Evangelicals take the Bible seriously and believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The term “evangelical” comes from the Greek word euangelion, meaning “the good news” or the “gospel.” Thus, the evangelical faith focuses on the “good news” of salvation brought to sinners by Jesus Christ. Evangelicals are not all about U.S. politics, and there are many more evangelicals outside the United States than in it. Learn more at NAE.net/evangelical.