Tuesday, October 22, 2013

No More "One Size Fits All" Outreach


In the 1990s, Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel, and Bill Hybels—wrote a book and curriculum called Becoming a Contagious Christian. The message in this book is that every follower of Jesus is uniquely gifted with a particular evangelistic style that fits them and can make the work of outreach natural and enjoyable. These leaders sounded the trumpet and told the church that a one-size-fits-all approach to evangelism was not working. Consider these different approaches.... Keep reading
I also recommend Mike Bechtle's Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personlity Style, Rebecca Mnley Pippert's Out of the Saltshaker & into the World, and Michael Green's SharingYour Faith with a Friend: Simple Steps to Introducing Jesus. I particularly recommend Steve Sjogren, David Ping, and David Pollock's Irrestible Evangelism: Natural Ways to Open Others to Jesus.

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