Service Evangelism

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ISBN: 9780664242527 | 0664242529
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/1/1979

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Service Evangelismhas been used by thousands of pastors and lay leaders throughout the United States and Canada to advance a style of evangelism that combines the social and personal dimensions of the gospel.

Preface	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
How It Began	p. 13
The Cry for Help	p. 14
The Call to a Church	p. 15
The Birth of a Model	p. 17
The Case for Faith-Sharing	p. 21
The Nature and Role of Proof	p. 21
The Nature and Role of Faith	p. 22
The Basis for Faith	p. 23
The Nature of Faith	p. 24
The Paradox of Faith	p. 26
The Leap of Faith	p. 29
Sharing Faith	p. 31
Bridging the Gap	p. 31
Answering the Why?	p. 32
Justifying the Approach	p. 33
Conclusion	p. 37
A Servant Church	p. 38
The Suffering Servant	p. 38
Our Chief End	p. 39
A Twofold Mission	p. 40
A Threefold Function	p. 42
On This Rock	p. 45
A Commission	p. 46
An Endorsement	p. 48
A Promise	p. 49
Service Evangelism	p. 51
The World Itself and How We Use It	p. 54
Evangelism and Witnessing	p. 55
Evangelism and the Evangelical	p. 56
Evangelism and Communication	p. 57
Evangelism and Social Action	p. 58
Evangelism and Proselytizing	p. 63
Evangelism, Christian Nurture, and Church Renewal	p. 65
An Evangelistic Style	p. 70
Ambassadors for Christ	p. 71
Always in Triumph	p. 74
The Aroma of Christ	p. 75
Not Peddlers	p. 76
Interpersonal Witnessing	p. 79
Visitation Evangelism	p. 79
Service Evangelism	p. 81
Service Evangelism	p. 82
The Approach	p. 83
Inside the Home	p. 85
Some Thoughts About Listening	p. 90
Some Thoughts About Speaking	p. 95
Some Thoughts About Using the Bible	p. 98
Some Thoughts About Witnessing	p. 104
Role-Playing	p. 114
The Training Task	p. 114
The Facts Game	p. 115
An Exercise in Faith-Sharing	p. 117
Discovering Role-Playing	p. 118
The Role of the Leader	p. 119
Role-Playing and P.R.O.O.F.	p. 120
Structuring	p. 122
Suggestions for Leaders	p. 125
Conducting a P.R.O.O.F. Seminar	p. 128
Preliminaries	p. 128
Recruiting the Participants	p. 128
Scheduling the Seminar	p. 129
Setting Up the Room	p. 130
Preparing for Small-Group Activities	p. 130
Providing for Food and Other Essentials	p. 132
Greeting the Arrivers	p. 133
Outline for the Seminar Leader	p. 133
Thursday Night	p. 133
Friday Night	p. 136
Saturday	p. 139
The Evaluation Process	p. 145
Preparing the Congregation	p. 149
Sharing the Dream	p. 149
Establishing the Ground Rules	p. 150
Planning the Preaching	p. 155
Identifying the P.R.O.O.F. Prospects	p. 158
Developing the Support System	p. 159
After P.R.O.O.F., What?	p. 162
The Calling Program	p. 162
Scheduling	p. 163
Ambassador Groups	p. 164
The Format	p. 165
The "Afterglow"	p. 170
On-the-Job Training	p. 172
Record-Keeping	p. 173
Following Through	p. 175
The Pudding of the P.R.O.O.F.	p. 176
The Callers	p. 176
The Church	p. 176
The Community	p. 178
Refresher Courses	p. 180
Postscript	p. 181
Appendixes	p. 183
Receiving New Members	p. 183
Outline of P.R.O.O.F. Seminar	p. 186
P.R.O.O.F. Seminar Bench Mark	p. 188
P.R.O.O.F. Seminar Evaluation Sheet	p. 189
Ambassador Card	p. 190
Calling Results	p. 190
The Ministry of the Church-in-Community	p. 191
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 197
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