Graceful evangelism :Christian witness in a complex world /

Adeney, Frances S.

Graceful evangelism :Christian witness in a complex world / Frances S. Adeney. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2010. - xvii, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index.

What is evangelism?: perspectives and problems -- What does the Bible say?: biblical models of evangelism -- Patterns of evangelism through the ages -- The Western missionary movement in the nineteenth century: an American perspective -- The situation for evangelism in the twenty-first century: two sides of a coin -- Today's mission trends -- Contemporary theologies of evangelism -- Abundant life -- A mission statement for evangelism -- Changing context: transforming mission -- Insights from contemporary theologies of evangelism -- Challenges to crafting a graceful evangelism -- Changes: new movements and institutional re-visionings -- Seeing through their eyes: a spiral of knowledge acquisition -- Radical habits: practices for evangelism today.

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Evangelistic work.
Missions.
Christianity and culture.

BV3790 / .A34 2010 BV3790 / .A34 2010

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