Big brother Google says "the difference between a missionary and an evangelist" is "传教士和传播者之间的区别" a subtle difference, really, should one even exist.

Basil hits on a vital point. This is actually a highly technical and institutional point, considering that the Christian Church, especially the Vatican and the Anglican Church, is very particular about official terms. This is particularly so with "evangelist", not least because St. John the Evangelist was the writer of the Gospel According to St. John. I think both the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church, the two main churches, call him 传福音者。 In the Catholic Church, the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples is officially translated as万民福音部。 I think 传道者 is also acceptable to the Anglican Church. Missionary is 传教士. Apostle is 使徒. Disciple is 门徒. These standard translations are well established and strictly observed. It is an institutional thing. Guo42, what are you using it for? May we know the context? We need to gauge whether you need to observe strict institutional practice.

For the benefit of those friends here who have not had a chance to delve into Christianity in Asia, which played a significant part in its social and political history in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries (the Soong sisters, for example, were devout Christians), here are the definitions. Missionary: A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. The well-known John Leighton Stuart (司徒雷登), first president of Yenching University (燕京大学: 目前北京大学校园即为燕京大学原址), was a.missionary. 冰心和她的女儿吴青均为这所精英英语大学的毕业生，冰心在司徒雷登60岁生日时，写了《司徒雷登校长的爱与同情》一文。冰心和吴文藻在燕京大学临湖轩举行的西式婚礼，就是司徒雷登主持的。 Evangelist: A person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching. 刘少奇夫人王光美的母校天主教辅仁大学的创办人英敛之，是教育家，但也是evangelist，他是表演艺术家和前文化部副部长英若诚的祖父。辅仁大学也以英语授课。1937年卢沟桥事变爆发，北平沦陷，国立大学纷纷迁往内陆，只有辅仁大学继续开办，并且不用日本教材，在校内不挂日本国旗。 A missionary is an evangelist, but an evangelist is not necessarily a missionary.

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