When prospective students discover that WWES describes itself as "evangelical," questions follow — especially from those who associate the word with North American politics or a narrow fundamentalism. WWES uses historian David Bebbington's well-known quadrilateral to define its terms: conversionism (personal transformation through faith), activism (faith expressed in action), biblicism (Scripture as supreme authority), and crucicentrism (Christ's cross as central to salvation). These four marks describe a theological tradition present in every corner of global Christianity, cutting across denominational lines.
The article is direct about what evangelicalism is not: not fundamentalism, not theological liberalism, not American conservative politics, not anti-intellectualism. For WWES, the label is useful precisely because it names convictions shared across traditions and cultures — a common theological grammar for an institution serving ministry leaders in over fifty countries.
Source: WWES Global Blog — Worldwide Evangelical: But What Does That Mean?
