evangelize vs minister

evangelize

verb
  • To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to. 

  • To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it. 

  • To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote. 

  • Coordinate term: proselytize 

  • Hypernym: proselytize 

minister

verb
  • to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship 

  • To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service. 

noun
  • A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church. 

  • A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. 

  • A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service). 

  • In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador. 

How often have the words evangelize and minister occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )