Graceful Evangelism: Christian Witness in a Complex World Book

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: What This Book Is About xi

Part 1 Where Did We Come From"

1 What Is Evangelism" Perspectives and Problems 1

2 What Does the Bible Say" Biblical Models of Evangelism 14

3 Patterns of Evangelism through the Ages 27

4 The Western Missionary Movement in the Nineteenth Century: An American Perspective 41

Part 2 Where Are We Now"

5 The Situation for Evangelism in the Twenty-first Century: Two Sides of a Coin 55

6 Today's Mission Trends 67

7 Contemporary Theologies of Evangelism 78

Part 3 Where Are We Going"

8 Abundant Life 99

9 A Mission Statement for Evangelism 108

10 Changing Context: Transforming Mission 118

Part 4 Can We Craft a Graceful Evangelism"

11 Insights from Contemporary Theologies of Evangelism 129

12 Challenges to Crafting a Graceful Evangelism 140

13 Changes: New Movements and Institutional Re-visionings 152

14 Seeing through Their Eyes: A Spiral of Knowledge Acquisition 161

15 Radical Habits: Practices for Evangelism Today 174

Appendix: Constructing a Congregational Timeline 187

Bibliography 191

Index 201