Evangelism for non-evangelists : sharing the gospel authentically / Mark R. Teasdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teasdale, Mark R., 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelistic work.

Witness bearing (Christianity).

Apologetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2016]

Summary:

Evangelism. The very word makes palms sweat and images spin: buttonholing in a city park, knocking on neighborhood doors, being conscripted into evangelistic campaigns, to say nothing of that annoying religious neighbor or coworker. We have met the evangelists-and they are not us. If evangelism is the welcome door to faith, why does it grate open on rusting hinges?Mark Teasdale has met these challenges and more. They come in the shape of students in his evangelism class. In Evangelism for Non-Evangelists he sympathizes with the perceptions and discomfort we bring to evangelism. But he also opens up a nonthreatening space for us to weigh what we believe the evangel of evangelism-the good news!-to be. And he helps us navigate our way toward expressing the gospel in a manner true to what we believe, authentic to who we are, and attractive and even compelling to others. For pastors, seminarians, church leaders, and lay people, here is a refreshing, practical, and companionable look at evangelism. It might even chart a course toward your own authentic evangelism.

Contents:

Evangelists are taught, not born

Finding a better starting point

Looking inward to look outward

Putting the good news in context

Fashioning new wineskins for the old old story

Evangelizing yourself, evangelizing the world

What I wish I knew when I started seminary

How to use this book.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830882243

0830882243