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An evangelist is a specific office that is different from pastors & teachers.

Q: According to Protestantism, how does one know if they have been called to be an evangelist?

“He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:10-12‬

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According to Protestantism, how does one know if they have been called to an evangelist?

The very same way that one may know any part of what the Lord calls them to and gifts them for:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 

The degree to which we deny ourselves and offer our bodies as a living sacrifice unto the Lord (think whole burnt offering) is the degree to which we have clarity viz a viz our calling. Discerning and carrying out our stewardship of this new life in Christ is not primarily an intellectual exercise...we walk by faith and not by sight.

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    So the particular believer who’s been called to be an evangelist, starts to see God working that way? – Cork88 Apr 29 '22 at 15:22
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    @Cork88 And to feel especially compelled (impelled) in whatever particular direction one is being called: 1 Corinthians 9:16. – Mike Borden Apr 30 '22 at 12:08