Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable

Sam Chan

Zondervan Academic, Mar 13, 2018 - Religion - 288 pages

Many of the old methods of evangelism no longer work effectively today. We need new methods to communicate the timeless message of the gospel in culturally relevant ways.

In a post-Christian, post-churched, post-reached world, most Christians have been poorly equipped to tell their friends about Jesus. Dr. Chan combines the theological and biblical insights of classic evangelistic training with his own and hard-won insights from missiology on contextualization, cultural hermeneutics, and storytelling.

Every chapter is illustrated with real-world examples drawn from over fifteen years of evangelistic ministry across the globe. These are methods that really work—with university students, urban workers, and professionals—getting past the defensive posture that people have toward Christianity so they can seriously consider the claims of Jesus Christ.

Field-tested and filled with unique, fresh, and creative insights, this book will equip you to share the gospel in today's world and help as many people as possible hear the good news about Jesus.

Contents

• Foreword: 9
• Acknowledgments: 11
• 1 A Theology of Evangelism: 13
• 2 Everyday Evangelism: 39
• 3 How to Craft a Gospel Presentation: 63
• 4 Evangelism to Postmoderns: 101
• 5 Contextualization for Evangelism: 129
• 6 GospelCultural Hermeneutics: 157
• 7 Storytelling the Gospel: 173
• 8 How to Give Evangelistic Topical Talks: 187
• 9 How to Give Evangelistic Expository Talks: 213
• 10 Religious Epistemology Apologetics and Defeater Beliefs: 241
• Moving People from Hostile to Loyal: 279
• Have You Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?: 285

About the author

Sam Chan (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; MBBS, University of Sydney) is a medical doctor, cultural analyst, and public speaker with City Bible Forum, Australia. He regularly shares the Christian message with high school and college students, city workers, doctors, and lawyers from all faiths and worldviews.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable
• Author: Sam Chan
• Contributor: D. A. Carson
• Publisher: Zondervan Academic, 2018
• ISBN: 0310534682, 9780310534686
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Church / Growth; Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism; Religion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources; Religion / Christian Theology / Apologetics