(a)Jesus sent out the twelve with authority over unclean spirits and to heal all infirmities. He charged them to go nowhere among the Gentiles or enter no town of the Samariatans, but to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and to preach, saying " the Kingdom of heaven is at hand". They were to take no money, no bag nor two tunics, no sandals, no staff. Whatever town or house they entered, they should greet it with peace of the Lord. If the house was worthy, their peace remained, if not, their peace returned to them. He also charged them to remain in any house that received them, eating or drinking whatever was offered them, for the labourer deserved his wages. Whatever town that did not receive them, on getting out, they should wipe off the dust under their feet as a testimony against it, for it would be more tolerable, on the day of judgment, for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that hostile town. Jesus concluded by warning them that they were being sent out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, they had to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.

(b) Requirements for today's Evangelists are:
(i) wisdom and knowledge from God,
(ii) knowledge of the Bible,
(iii) prayerful life and spiritual maturity,
(iv) physical strength/ energy,
(v) ability to address the public,
(vi) sustainable income / means of livelihood,
(vii) simple, patient, people-oriented personality or ability to interact with people and inspire them,
(viii) personal discipline, neatness,
(ix) leadership quality / role model,
(x) knowledge of the language,
(xi) technique of communication,
(xii) inspiration.