From the bookshelf: I'm currently readingLogic of Evangelism by William J. Abraham, and Finding Common Ground: How to Communicate With Those Outside the Christian Community...While We Still Can by Tim Downs.Questions for EvangelismVanguard church writes an article called … [Read more...]
Conversion Stories in the NT — Pisidian Antioch
May 23, 2007 By 6 Comments
Various models of personal evangelism have been put developed over many years.If proclamation and invitation is central to evangelism, what form does the proclamation take?In our series of conversion stories, we’ve seenindividual conversations that contextualize the gospel to the … [Read more...]
Missional Worship
May 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Presbyterian Global Fellowship recently spent time with Sally Morganthaler, perhaps best known for the book Worship Evangelism. She's discussing to describe “missional” worship in the North American context and ways to incorporate it in our various congregational settings.You can read the … [Read more...]
Tool: Look for God’s activity
May 21, 2007 By 5 Comments
Doing evangelism can be as simple as telling stories about God’s activity in your life.Telling personal and current stories is but one piece of evangelism.As discussed in our definition series, The PCUSA General Assembly adopted a definition of evangelism in 1990 that defines evangelism … [Read more...]
A Few More Friday Finds on Evangelism Topics
May 18, 2007 By 1 Comment
Other News and Information Timmy Brister writes about evangelism in Baptist circles, and recent comments from Frank Page, curent president of the Southern Baptist convention. Alot of blog writers have been referring to Page's comments about humility when it comes to the SBC brand.Rupert's Blog … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
May 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Sin must exist for grace to mean something. Eli Dorman at Invite One raises a question about sin and grace in our cultural context.One atheist encourages Christians to listen at the eBay Atheist.Preachers Magazine gives a sermon about Peter and Cornelius, looking at all the conversion that … [Read more...]
From My Evangelism Bookshelf
May 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This week, I read Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Niel Cole. He writes about spontaneous church planting and leans towards a viral house church model. The church should be spreading the DNA of the kingdom spontaneously, thru planting new and smaller churches. It was quite a … [Read more...]
Evangelism oozing from our pores
May 17, 2007 By 2 Comments
Why should Christians do evangelism? What are our motives?When asked, most Christians quickly reply: “It’s the Great Commission, Jesus tells us to.” And many times, well meaning preachers and teachers hammer this home so hard that people feel guilty for not doing enough evangelism, for not … [Read more...]
Short Term Mission, What Can Peru teach us?
May 15, 2007 By 3 Comments
Robert Priest, PhD, has written an excellent article for my alumni rag about short term missions in Latin America.It is an article at looking at the local impact that short term missionaries from America have on the local church and it's outreach. Many articles have been written about the … [Read more...]
ABC Nightline
May 13, 2007 By 5 Comments
In case any of you saw the Atheist/Christian debate on ABC last week, The Irish Calvinist has a good discussion happening.The debate was organized after some words were traded between the Rational Response Squad (who is promoting the Blasphemy Challenge) and The Way of the Master promoters Kirk … [Read more...]
