Evangelism In Baton Rouge
Introduction
Baton Rouge is an amazing and diverse city in the Southeast part of the United States. It is similar to Charlotte, North Carolina in cultural diversity, however, on a smaller scale. In this overview we will look at the city's beginnings, history, modernization, and religious history past and present. The goal is to gather enough context about the city to strategically evangelize and win the lost for Jesus. The ultimate goal is to do a church plant where the lost are being won and discipled. This paper will address these strategies by learning Baton Rouge's historical and spiritual history both past and present. Let's begin discovering Baton Rouge together as we prepare to launch out together to win the lost
The beginnings of Baton Rouge go back to 1699, when French explorer Sier De Iberville on an exploration of the area saw a reddish cypress pole festooned with bloody animals and fish that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula Indian tribes. The Indians called the tree "le baton rouge," or red stick. The native name by local Indians of this area was originally called Istrouma. The area was well trodden upon by native Indians and archeology suggests that people have been in this area for thousands of years. (footnote)
Baton Rouge has been a city under many different governments: France, England, Spain, Louisiana, the Florida Republic, the Confederate States, and presently under the United States. Its culture is not necessarily from one vein, however, what marks the state including Baton Rouge is the influence of the Acadians or "Cajuns". In 1817 the city officially incorporated and by 1849 was Louisiana's capital city. Briefly, during the civil war the capital was moved to Shreveport for a few years during the Civil War but was eventually restored by 1862.
Baton Rouge has always been a vital city to the state and nation's economy. Rich in natural resources: oil, sugarcane, salt, sand, cotton, timber, rich delta...
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