Reinventing Evangelism : New Strategies for Presenting Christ in Today's World
Author: Donald C. Posterski
Publisher: Downers Grove, Ill. ; Markham, Ont. : InterVarsity Press
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780889180024
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The Study of Evangelism
Author: Paul W. Chilcote
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2008-02-13
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 0802803911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristians and communities of faith today are rediscovering evangelism as an essential aspect of the church's mission. Many of the resulting books in the marketplace, however, have a hands-on orientation, often lacking serious theological engagement and reflection. Bucking that how-to trend, The Study of Evangelism offers thirty groundbreaking essays that plumb the depths of the biblical and theological heritage of the church with reference to evangelistic practice. Helpfully organized into six categories, these broad, diverse writings lay a solid scholarly foundation for meaningful dialogue about the church's practice of evangelism.
The Younger Evangelicals
Author: Robert E. Webber
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2002-10-01
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1585583901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert E. Webber has led worship workshops in every major city in the United States and Canada. Through his conversations and contacts with a network of emerging church leaders he calls the "younger evangelicals," Webber sees how this new generation and their style of leadership is bringing change and renewal to the evangelical church. These leaders, who include those young in spirit as well as young in age, have important insights to offer all generations faced with "doing church" in a rapidly changing postmodern culture. The Younger Evangelicals explores the characteristics of these emerging leaders and provides an outlet for their stories. Beginning with a brief overview of twentieth-century evangelicalism, Webber examines what is different about the twenty-first century younger evangelicals' way of thinking about faith and practicing church. He allows them-Ph.D.s and laypeople-to speak in their own words on issues such as communication, theology, apologetics, pastoral leadership, evangelism, worship, and spiritual formation. Thought provoking, energizing, and timely, The Younger Evangelicals is a landmark book for pastors and church leaders, culture watchers, ministry students, and worship leaders who want to prepare for and respond to the new evangelical awakening brought on by our changing cultural context.
Renewing Minds
Author: David S. Dockery
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 143367467X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2) Renewing Minds serves as a clear introduction to the field of higher Christian education, focusing on the distinctive, important role of Christian-influenced learning—both in the Kingdom of God and in the academic world. Union University president David S. Dockery writes for administrators, trustees, church leaders, faculty, and staff who are just beginning their service or association with a Christ-centered institution, and also to students and parents who are considering a Christian college or university. Chapters include: "Loving God with Our Minds," "Renewing Minds, Serving Church and Society," "Shaping a Christian Worldview," "Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition," "Integrating Faith and Learning," "Envisioning a Shared Community of Tradition, Belonging, and Renewing Minds," "Establishing a Grace-Filled Academic Community," "Developing a Theology for Christian Higher Education," and "Thinking Globally about the Future." New source information and footnotes have been added to this second edition. While the chapters still reflect their original shape as formal addresses given in various settings, this revised and updated edition formats the book in a way that is more consistent with academic rather than popular expectations.
The Story That Chooses Us
Author: George R. Hunsberger
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2015-04-15
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0802872190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAncient-Future Evangelism
Author: Robert E. Webber
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2003-11
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0801091608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeel like the church is a mile wide but only an inch deep? Robert Webber offers the remedy by translating evangelism wisdom from the past into the future.
Making Disciples in a World Parish
Author: Paul W. Chilcote
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1608998800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this collection of inspirational and challenging essays, Methodists from around the globe reflect on the practice of disciple-making in their own contexts. From their own perspectives, they address questions like: What are the challenges you face? What biblical images shape your missional practice? What examples of Christian authenticity inspire your communities? What gifts related to mission and evangelism do you offer the global community of faith? Churches on every continent have their own stories of struggle and faithfulness. Indeed, each distinct community within any given region has a voice of its own that deserves to be heard. The voices included in this volume belong to women and men alike. Likewise, they resound with the accents of Africa and Asia, Latin and North America, Europe, and Oceania. Each voice is distinct, but all articulate a vision of faith made effective through love. In a world characterized variously by poverty and violence as well as prosperity and peace, the church must reclaim its central mission "to make disciples of Jesus Christ." In their effort to articulate a vision of mission and evangelism, the contributors to this volume bear witness to the fact that we can no longer do this work in isolation from one another. To be the ambassadors of the gospel, we need each other and we need to pay attention to the voices that sound different from our own. This volume takes a large step in that vital direction.
The Call
Author: Cletus L. Hull III
Publisher: Word Association Publishers
Published: 2019-04-04
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1633853071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoin me in an adventure of moving a local church in western Pennsylvania from the traditional 1950’s style to a 21st century missions-minded contemporary congregation. In The Call you’ll find insights into the challenges of leading a church into uncharted waters, through the biblical teaching of effective evangelism and discipleship. Discover how the Bible, vision, creativity, teamwork, and more, relate to today’s postmodern churches. You are invited to share in the surprising love of God found just a few miles northeast of the city of Pittsburgh PA. The Call will encourage your congregation, regardless of your size. The Call encourages us to build a church on the foundation of scripture and address her specific needs. With resolve and perseverance, we can minister successfully to REACH, TOUCH, and BLESS our spheres of influence for Christ!
Bullseye
Author: Jamie Holtom
Publisher: The United Church of Canada
Published: 2015-05-15
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1551342278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce you decide to follow Jesus, what does it look like? Many people who come to church aren’t really sure. Bullseye maps out six markers that are signs of a Christian life. In practical, inviting, and clear ways, Bullseye examines • Using Spiritual Practices • Worshipping Together Weekly • Discovering Authentic Community • Serving • Giving Generously • Sharing Christ If you’re a church leader who wants to raise your faith community’s level of discipleship, this book is for you! You’ll find suggestions for helping members grow their faith and for living out the markers—with children and youth, newcomers, small groups, the board, in worship, and beyond.
New Wine Tastings
Author: Paul Louis Metzger
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1621890554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays provides samplings of a theological engagement of culture that Paul Louis Metzger has been developing over the years in his work as founder and director of The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins at Multnomah Biblical Seminary of Multnomah University. Metzger espouses an incarnational over against a predominantly worldview-oriented or market-driven theological approach to engaging culture, and situates his work in Trinitarian communal and co-missional thought forms. This volume of biblically and theologically framed and compassion-driven essays addresses such themes as postmodernity, structural evil, cultural genocide, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, the prison system, the global slave trade, and the arts. It will be welcomed by those analyzing and developing theological-cultural paradigms and engaging key issues in the contemporary setting.
