Evangelism Handbook Biblical, Spiritual, Intentional, Missional

by Reid, Alvin; Rainer, Thom S.

• ISBN13: 9780805445428
• ISBN10: 0805445420
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Summary

In Matthew 5, Jesus calls believers the salt of the earth and light of the world. Indeed, we must reach out to tell others His story of sacrifice and grace so glory is given to God throughout our communities and the entire planet.Evangelism Handbookis a thorough guide to the daily ministry of sharing Christ. Writer and professor Alvin Reid is particularly concerned about how the Western Church is practicing evangelismits failure to reach the hardcore unchurched and its trend of losing young people faster than it can win them.With all of that in mind, Reid organizes his research and experience in effective modern evangelism into four clear and actionable categories:Biblical(with chapters on Jesus, Paul, and evangelism in Acts),Spiritual(the work of the Spirit, the power of prayer and other disciplines),Intentional(leadership, creativity, worship), andMissional(church planting, reaching the unchurched).

Author Biography

Alvin Reid is associate dean for Proclamation Studies, professor of Evangelism, and founding Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Things Must Change: The New Mission Field	p. 1
Biblical
A Movement Not a Method: The Message We Share	p. 15
Why Do We Do the Things That We Do? Motives for Evangelism	p. 33
The Mission of God: A Missional Reading of Scripture	p. 46
Jesus and Paul	p. 59
The Birth of a Movement: Evangelism in the Acts	p. 72
History I: Second through the Eighteenth Centuries	p. 90
History II: Nineteenth Century to Our Time	p. 110
A Theology of Evangelism	p. 128
Spiritual Resources
The Work of the Spirit	p. 151
The Power of Prayer	p. 165
Testimony	p. 182
The Potency of Consistency: Character	p. 197
Disciplines	p. 214
Intentional
The Need of the Hour: Leadership	p. 233
Personal Evangelism: The What	p. 247
Personal Evangelism: The How	p. 273
Church Evangelism	p. 286
Worship Evangelism: Linking the Glory of God to the Gospel	p. 313
Mass Evangelism	p. 333
Missional
Paradigms	p. 354
Church Planting	p. 374
Reaching and Unchurched	p. 393
Reaching Children and Families	p. 411
Reaching the Next Generation	p. 426
Reach the Cities, Reach the Nations	p. 439
Conclusion: Missional Living Realized	p. 455
Afterword	p. 459
Name Index	p. 461
Subject Index	p. 463
Scripture Index	p. 465
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