Is Evangelism an event or a process?

I believe that Evangelism is an event - having the gospel clearly explained to you, salvation is an event - when you come to the point when you humble yourself, repent, turn from your sins and trust in the saviour. The process of sanctification is the lifelong process of the Holy Spirit making us more like Christ. This happens after we are justified or saved. I am not alone in my interpretation of this, please correct me if I’m wrong, but when Rome ruled the world, it fought military battles on the outskirts of its territories. When a battle was won, the Roman General would send a runner all the way form the battlefield to Caesar. On arrival the runner would kneel at Caesar’s feet, unroll a scroll, and announce the Good News. The message the military runner carried was called the “evangel,” the military runner the “evangelist,” and the act of announcing the message “evangelism.” The good news Christians are commanded to carry to non-Christians is called the gospel.

According to New Testament scholar C.F.D. Moule of Cambridge University, the meaning of evangelism in the New Testament is to, “Offer or communicate Good News, whatever the result.”

The Lausanne Covenant defines evangelism; it was formulated by the 2,300 biblical theologians who attended the Lausanne conferences on evangelism in 1974:
“4. THE NATURE OF EVANGELISM To evangelize is to spread the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, and that as the reigning Lord he now offers the forgiveness of sins and the liberating gifts of the Spirit to all who repent and believe. Our Christian presence in the world is indispensable to evangelism, and so is that kind of dialogue whose purpose is to listen sensitively in order to understand. But evangelism itself is the proclamation of the historical, biblical Christ as Saviour and Lord, with a view to persuading people to come to him personally and so be reconciled to God. In issuing the gospel invitation we have no liberty to conceal the cost of discipleship. Jesus still calls all who would follow him to deny themselves, take up their cross, and identify themselves with his new community. The results of evangelism include obedience to Christ, incorporation into his Church and responsible service in the world.” (I Cor. 15:3,4; Acts 2: 32-39; John 20:21; I Cor. 1:23; II Cor. 4:5; 5:11,20; Luke 14:25-33; Mark 8:34; Acts 2:40,47; Mark 10:43-45)

Therefore Evangelism is the event where you share the gospel with someone – regardless of the result.

(From the book "Evangelism - Strategies from heaven in the war for souls")