The Sacrament of Evangelism

by Root, Jerry; Guthrie, Stan; Dorsett, Lyle

• ISBN13: 9780802422880
• ISBN10: 0802422888
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

A recent statistic suggests that 15% of the churches in America are growing but only 2.2% are growing evangelistically.Much of the church in America has lost its evangelistic zeal and forgotten how to re-ignite it; this book is an attempt to light the fuse of the powder keg so that the church, long-distracted by so many things, might return to its primary mission in the world.We do not take Christ to anyone; He is already there. We go to make explicit what we see Him doing implicitly. It is not a question of whether God is at work in His world . . . Our hope is to see more of Godrs"s people at work with Him! Learn about why we share our faith, Christ's role in our evangelism, the deep longings in all our hearts, and how to effectively live a sacramentally evangelistic lifestyle.We are offering a way of looking at life and the world that is open to Godrs"s presence everywhere. This approach is called sacramental. And where better to experience Godrs"s presence than in His workplace? This is the Sacrament of Evangelism.

Author Biography

DR. JERRY ROOT is an Associate Professor at Wheaton College where he teaches graduate courses in the MA in Evangelism Program as well as courses in the undergraduate Christian Formation and Ministry Department. In addition, Jerry is a visiting professor at Biola University and Talbot Graduate School of Theology in La Mirada, California. Jerry has written many books centered around the teachings of C.S. Lewis. He has lectured on C. S. Lewis at 48 College or University Campuses in 11 countries. He has taught college and graduate courses on C. S. Lewis for 30 consecutive years. Jerry and his wife Claudia have four married children, four grandchildren, and a Welsh Corgi; they live in Wheaton, Illinois. STAN GUTHRIE is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine. His most recent book, All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, was released by Baker. He is author of Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Preliminaries
Missing Out	p. 13
Getting Started	p. 23
Prayer	p. 35
Target Practice	p. 47
The Great Commission	p. 59
Abiding in Christ
Discovering God's Love	p. 71
Responding to His Love	p. 83
The Spirit: God's Abiding and Empowering Presence	p. 97
Character: Habits of the Heart	p. 111
Mirroring the Presence of Christ in the World	p. 123
The Gospel and Humanity
Points of Connection	p. 135
Longing: Pilgrim	p. 149
Longing: Lover	p. 161
Longing: Ascetic/Saint	p. 173
Other Longings	p. 187
Content and Follow-Up
Who We Are	p. 201
Communication	p. 213
Follow-Up #1: Jesus, Prayer, and Bible Study	p. 227
Follow-Up #2: Worship, Fellowship, Obedience, and Stewardship	p. 241
Reproducing Reproducers	p. 253
Notes	p. 263
Subject index	p. 273
Scripture index	p. 283
Acknowledgments	p. 285
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