Based on a seminar by Bill Fay on “Sharing Jesus Without Fear,” these questions help turn a conversation toward the spiritual.
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Evangelism in a Postmodern World, Part 3: Arenas
Evangelism today is a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Part 3 in this series offers a summary of the special opportunities and challenges of 14 different evangelistic arenas in our postmodern world.
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Evangelism in a Postmodern World, Part 2: Approaches
Evangelism in our increasingly postmodern world is a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Part 2 focuses on the importance of the right motivation when evangelizing and describes evangelism as a process (versus an event).
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Evangelism in a Postmodern World, Part 1: The Significance of Evangelism
Evangelism in our increasingly postmodern world is a complex and multifaceted endeavor, as members of churches and Christian outreach ministries strive to proclaim the message of salvation and newness of life in Christ in relevant and effective ways. Becoming familiar with reasons evangelism is significant, approaches to evangelism, and arenas in which it occurs can greatly enhance the effectiveness of outreach and evangelism ministries.
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A Philosophy of Evangelism, Part 5: Lifestyle Evangelism & Integrating Discipleship
Developing a biblically rooted philosophy of evangelism can greatly enhance the effectiveness of outreach and evangelism ministries. In this final wrap-up post, Ken Boa discusses the approach of lifestyle evangelism as well as “what comes after evangelism” (discipleship).
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A Philosophy of Evangelism, Part 4: Context & Motivations
Ken Boa clears up a common misconception about the primary context of evangelism, and then examines some of the right and wrong motivations for evangelizing.
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A Philosophy of Evangelism, Part 3: Taking a Long View
Developing a biblically rooted philosophy of evangelism can greatly enhance the effectiveness of outreach and evangelism ministries. In this third part, Ken Boa talks about the time involved in the evangelism process and the long-term investment that it represents.
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A Philosophy of Evangelism, Part 2: The Results Belong to God
In this second part in our series on developing a biblically rooted philosophy of evangelism, Ken Boa emphasizes that the process of evangelism begins and ends with God. Also, we commit errors when we either (1) assume failure when conversion doesn’t come, or (2) take credit for someone’s conversion.
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A Philosophy of Evangelism, Part 1: An Agricultural Process
Developing a biblically rooted philosophy of evangelism can greatly enhance the effectiveness of outreach and evangelism ministries. In this first part, we explore how the evangelism endeavor can be compared to the agricultural process.
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The Roots of Muslim Radicalism: Part 1—Muhammad & the Qur’an
The youngest of all the major world religions, Islam is the second largest. Despite the growing numbers of Muslims worldwide and in the West, and the increasing importance of Islam in world politics, many Christians in the West know little about Islam. This series helps Christians understand this major religion better and the challenge it poses.
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