In the second half of the 20th century, the well-known evangelist Reinhard Bonnke helped spread Christianity throughout Africa. He frequently preached to thousands of people at a time in massive gatherings with the goal of converting and bringing people into the faith.

Reinhard Bonnke had a lot of admiration for Daniel Kolenda. Kolenda was characterized by his own words as a superb preacher who successfully spread the gospel to others. Kolenda's strategy was explained by Bonnke using a fishing analogy: he knew when to "pull it back in" and when to "throw the net out." This indicates that Kolenda was adept at interacting with individuals from diverse backgrounds, enticing them to participate in religious discourse, and then directing those discussions toward more profound spiritual understandings.

Kolenda was highly successful because of his capacity to relate to a variety of people. His teachings and words touched a lot of people, and many of them became Christians as a result. His ability to draw sizable crowds was only one aspect of his ministry's success; many listeners also reported feeling personally moved and changed as a result of their encounters with him.

Bonnke emphasized the significance of both reaching out widely and then fostering those who express interest in learning more about Christianity by drawing a comparison between Kolenda's work and fishing. For many years, successful evangelism has been characterized by this two-pronged strategy.