Opening the Door of Faith: The Why, When, and where of EvangelismOpening the Door of Faith helps today's church get smart about evangelism. John Hendrick's primer of enlightenment and action provides chapter-by-chapter suggestions for study and program planning. Beginning with a discussion and definition of evangelism as total mission, Hendrick selects one aspect, the witness of personal evangelism, as his focus. After defining terms, he turns attention to what is, when people are ready for it, and how a congregation may pass it on. Opening the Door of Faith deals with questions of psychological readiness, personal relationships, moral values, and individual responses to evangelism. The conclusions have large implications for individual or group evangelism. These new psychological insights can be put to work immediately, enabling local congregations to build an effective program of evangelism. This well organized book provides Christians with an abundance of how-to information and self-starters which will open up a wide spectrum of new positive approaches to evangelism. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Faith as a Centered Act | 20 |
Faith as a Relational Act | 34 |
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