Intentional: Evangelism That Takes People to Jesus
by Paul Williams
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If we're honest none of us find evangelism easy. We're told we should do it, we might know that we should be doing it, but the reality is often too scary. Paul Williams is realistic about our fear and guilt, but with gentleness he shows us that the key to banishing our fear isn't complex and clever answers, but rather to take our friends to the person of Jesus. He gives practical examples of how we can naturally and thoughtfully share how Jesus answers, and is the answer to commonly asked show more questions. Paul also shares how this simple model has led to greater confidence and joy in his own evangelism. This can be our joy too! show lessTags
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I was given a free copy of this small book at an Open Air Mission recently. When I first became interested in evangelism, I searched high and low for something practical to help me get started. There wasn't much out there, I even considered writing something myself based on my early experiences...
This book is very practical and helpful especially for those just starting out or those wanting to be reminded of the urgency of the work for every Christian. The author uses his own experiences to explain the paralysis of fear that comes over a person when they find themselves talking about faith or just prior to that conversation. I'm sure that all of us can relate to this!
The author then gives some simple advice to be followed when sharing show more including steering the conversations straight towards Jesus and later the cross. He encourages perseverance and finishes with a reminder that success in evangelism is all a work of the Holy Spirit in a person's heart so we must pray...
I can't quite give it five stars just because I felt that some of the sample conversations were a little unrealistic. In practice, there is a very big gap now between believers and non-believers and I think the author assumes that Joe Public will have certain knowledge/understand or be interested in certain concepts that they just don't understand/aren't interested in. The challenge now is finding ways to communicate the essential truths of the Gospel so that people can see the relevance and necessity, without compromising the message.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it for all believers. show less
This book is very practical and helpful especially for those just starting out or those wanting to be reminded of the urgency of the work for every Christian. The author uses his own experiences to explain the paralysis of fear that comes over a person when they find themselves talking about faith or just prior to that conversation. I'm sure that all of us can relate to this!
The author then gives some simple advice to be followed when sharing show more including steering the conversations straight towards Jesus and later the cross. He encourages perseverance and finishes with a reminder that success in evangelism is all a work of the Holy Spirit in a person's heart so we must pray...
I can't quite give it five stars just because I felt that some of the sample conversations were a little unrealistic. In practice, there is a very big gap now between believers and non-believers and I think the author assumes that Joe Public will have certain knowledge/understand or be interested in certain concepts that they just don't understand/aren't interested in. The challenge now is finding ways to communicate the essential truths of the Gospel so that people can see the relevance and necessity, without compromising the message.
I enjoyed this book and recommend it for all believers. show less
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Paul Williams trained as a psychoanalyst with The British Psychoanalytical Society where he was a training analyst and, from 2001 to 2007, joint editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis. He was a consultant psychotherapist in the National Health Service in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since 2016 he has lived and worked in show more private psychoanalysis practice in Northern California. He has published widely on the subject of severe disturbance. The Authority of Tenderness follows The Fifth Principle (Routledge, 2010) and Scum (Routledge, 2013). show less
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