The book provides information for modeling Christ and his way of ministering as a sound method for doing evangelism. ( )

The Master Plan of Evangelism has been an interesting book. At first, I was skeptical because the author seems to say "Jesus came only to show his disciples how to evangelize. That's all there is to it and there is no other way of seeing it." I don't generally continue reading books written in that tone. However, the book was a class assignment. So I read on.

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The Master Plan of Evangelism will show every Christian how to minister to the people God brings into their lives. Instead of drawing on the latest popular fad or the newest selling technique, Robert E. Coleman looks to the Bible to find the answer to the question, What was Christ's strategy for evangelism? Through a thorough examination of the gospel accounts, Coleman points out unchanging, simple, yet profound biblical principles of how to emulate Christ to others.

This is the kind of work that deserves to have "paradigm shifts" attributed to its pages. It is my belief that the lack of qualified leadership in the Church is a result of the rejection of Christ's model as understood in Coleman's book. ( )

The best book outside of the Bible I have read about evangelism, and one that truly needs to be studied by more pastors and anyone who wants to be used by the Lord in this manner. Coleman's vision is one that we are probably not used to. In fact, it can make us a little uncomfortable. Basically, what he advocates above almost anything else in evangelism is time. Cold evangelism in a mall may cause many to profess a belief, but it is usually either a stunted belief that will never grow or a false convert. Christ did it differently. He dedicated the time it took to raise up leaders rather than simply settling for a conversion. Those leaders then raised up their own students, and the world was changed. ( )