Editing Open-air preaching (section)

{{Short description|Public proselytization of a religious message to crowds of people in open places}}
[[File:Man_holding_Bible_and_sporting_Jesus_Saves_sign_on_his_hat.jpg|thumb|upright|Street preacher in [[Los Angeles, California]], 1972]]
'''Open-air preaching''', '''street preaching''', or '''public preaching''' is the act of [[evangelism|evangelizing]] a [[religious]] faith in public places. It is an ancient method of [[proselytism|proselytizing]] a religious or social message and has been used by many cultures and religious traditions, but today it is usually associated with [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Christianity. Supporters of this approach note that [[Jesus in Christianity|Jesus]]<ref name="Spurgeon, Pg. 234" /> and many of the [[Old Testament]] prophets often preached about [[God in Abrahamic religions|God]] in public places.<ref name="Spurgeon"/> It is one of the oldest approaches to evangelism.<ref name="Spurgeon, Pg. 234">Spurgeon, p. 234</ref>