Evangelism through the Local Church
Evangelism through the Local Church

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2023-09-28

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 1467465631

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A comprehensive guide to practical evangelism: its biblical basis, theological backbone, and current practice Michael Green draws from a lifetime’s experience in this seminal work on the theory and practice of evangelism. Green shows how the good news of Christ is communicated most effectively through the local church. This comprehensive resource includes a primer on Christian apologetics and concrete suggestions for congregations and individuals sharing the gospel. Green challenges the hang-ups which so often accompany the very mention of evangelism. His classic work will continue to inspire new generations of evangelists.

Models of Evangelism
Models of Evangelism

Author: Priscilla Pope-Levison

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1493427385

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Many sincere Christians dismiss evangelism due to enduring evangelistic caricatures. This book helps readers move beyond those caricatures to consider thoughtfully and practically how they can engage in evangelism, whether it's through one-on-one conversations, social media, social justice, or the liturgy of worship services. At once biblical, theological, historical, and practical, this book by a seasoned scholar offers an engaging, well-researched, and well-organized presentation and analysis of eight models of evangelism. Covering a breadth of approaches--from personal evangelism to media evangelism and everything in between--Priscilla Pope-Levison encourages readers to take a deeper look at evangelism and discover a model that captures their attention. Each chapter introduces and assesses a model biblically, theologically, historically, and practically, allowing for easy comparison across the board. The book also includes end-of-chapter study questions to further help readers interact with each model.

Evangelism in a Skeptical World
Evangelism in a Skeptical World

Author: Sam Chan

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0310534682

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Most Christians already know that they should be telling their friends about Jesus. But they have been poorly equipped with methods that are no longer effective in today's post-Christian world. As a result, many people become frustrated, blame themselves, and simply give up. Evangelism in a Skeptical World is a textbook on evangelism that is ideal for the church or the classroom to equip Christians with the principles and skills they need to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world. Many of the older principles and methods of evangelism in the twentieth century no longer work effectively today. In a post-Christian, post-churched, post-reached world we need new methods to communicate the timeless message of the gospel in culturally relevant ways. Dr. Chan combines the theological and biblical insights of classic evangelistic training with the latest insights from missiology on contextualization, cultural hermeneutics, and storytelling. Every chapter is illustrated with real-world examples drawn from over fifteen years of evangelistic ministry. These are methods that really work - with university students, urban workers, and high school students - getting past the defensive posture that people have toward Christianity so they can seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ. Field-tested and filled with unique, fresh, and creative insights, this book will equip you to share the gospel in today's world and help as many people as possible hear the good news about Jesus.

Evangelism after Pluralism
Evangelism after Pluralism

Author: Bryan Stone

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1493414569

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What does it mean to evangelize ethically in a multicultural climate? Following his successful Evangelism after Christendom, Bryan Stone addresses reasons evangelism often fails and explains how it can become distorted as a Christian practice. Stone urges us to consider a new approach, arguing for evangelism as a work of imagination and a witness to beauty rather than a crass effort to compete for converts in pluralistic contexts. He shows that the way we lead our lives as Christians is the most meaningful tool of evangelism in today's rapidly changing world.

Evangelism after Christendom
Evangelism after Christendom

Author: Bryan Stone

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2007-03-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1441201548

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Most people think of evangelism as something an individual does--one person talking to one or more other people about the gospel. Bryan Stone, however, argues that evangelism is the duty and call of the entire church as a body of witness. Evangelism after Christendom explores what it means to understand and put to work evangelism as a rich practice of the church, grounding evangelism in the stories of Israel, Jesus, and the Apostles. This thorough treatment is marked by an astute sensitivity to the ways in which Christian evangelism has in the past been practiced violently, intentionally or unintentionally. Pointing to exemplars both Protestant and Catholic, Stone shows pastors, professors, and students how evangelism can work nonviolently.

Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal
Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal

Author: Gordon T. Smith

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 0830891625

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Christians tend to divide into three camps: evangelical, sacramental, and pentecostal. But must we choose between them? Drawing on the New Testament, Christian history, and years of experience in Christian ministry, Gordon T. Smith argues that the church not only can be all three, but in fact must be all three in order to truly be the church.

The Principles and Practice of Health Evangelism
The Principles and Practice of Health Evangelism

Author: Elvin Adams MD MPH

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1663235910

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This book presents the most effective method of combining the elements of a healthful lifestyle and the Christian gospel. Jesus saves your body as well as your soul. Discover the principles of divine behavior change. These principles have activated sedentary church congregations into a high level of health ministry to their community.

Christian Education as Evangelism
Christian Education as Evangelism

Author: Norma Cook Everist

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 080066213X

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* A primary textbook for college and seminary classrooms * Each chapter includes stories, questions for reflection, and practical parish strategies

Evangelism for Normal People
Evangelism for Normal People

Author: John Bowen

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress

Published: 2002-07-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781451411133

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Noted author and teacher John Bowen takes a unique look at what it means to witness to one's faith. Evangelism is something that all Christians can do as a "normal" part of being a follower of Jesus. Witty, wise, and biblically grounded, the book challenges in a gentle way. Includes study questions for congregational use.

Transforming Evangelism
Transforming Evangelism

Author: Henry H. Knight III

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2019-02-15

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 0881779245

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Because of the more aggressive and confrontational tactics we hear about, evangelism has developed a bad connotation. Doors are shut hurriedly, phone calls end abruptly, and e-mails left unanswered. After all, isn't this a task better handled by the pastor? Perhaps it's time to reexamine John Wesley's model of evangelism as a full, natural circle—where it's a communal beginning point rather than a solitary end. The central motive of authentic evangelism is: Having received a message that's made all the difference in our lives, we desire to share that message with others in the hope that it will transform their lives as well. Wesley models an evangelism that reaches out and welcomes, invites, and nurtures, and speaks to both head and heart. "Evangelism is about relationship," the authors write. "How we are in relationship to God, who is able to transform us into new beings. How we are in relationship to our neighbor, whom we must love like ourselves." As one reviewer says, "Knight and Powe have given us a relational book. They describe the deep connection between John Wesley's thoughts, Charles Wesley's hymns, scholarly thinking about evangelism and biblical understandings of the gospel—all in relation to the needs, concerns, and hopes of everyday people." Learn on your own or as a congregational group from this practical study on living an evangelistic life that demonstrates the transforming power of loving God and neighbor.