Table of Contents
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