Despite popular conception, "evangelist" as a word isn't actually rooted in religious etymology: it comes from the Greek "euangelistes" -- literally "bringing of good news", where the "good news" part is rooted in the Greek "angelos", meaning "messenger."

http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Evangel...

On a related note, I met a Twilio developer evangelist named Rob Spectre at a PennApps hackathon and he was a very helpful / encouraging person.

Interesting program but I suggest some changes to the description to clarify who should apply and what the expectations of applicants are.

First off, it isn't clear if this is for training Twilio evangelists, or more general. I think it is more general, but lines like "access to Twilio swag" suggest it might be otherwise. The application page (http://ahoy.twilio.com/heroes) is 2/3 about Twilio, which adds to this impression. Adding some text emphasizing that you do/don't need to evangelise Twilio would be good.

Next up, what kind of commitments are you signing up for? An hour a week of Hangouts, or is there more involvement? What time do you expect to run hangouts? Are you reviewed at the end of each track, and are there conditions you must meet to start the next track?

Where did the term evangelist come from, in a tech context?

I find it interesting that "salesperson" has connotations that are so negative for so many people that we find ourselves using euphemisms.

Incredible program, incredible company.