In describing the life in the early church, Green explores crucial aspects of the evangelistic task that have direct relevance for similar work today, including methods, motives, and strategies, He assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the evangelistic approaches used by the earliest Christians, and he also considers the obstacles to evangelism, using outreach to Gentiles and to Jews as examples of differing contexts for proclamation. Carefully researched and frequently quoting primary sources from the early church, this book will both show contemporary readers what can be learned from the past and help renew their own evangelistic vision. 474pp Paper (2004/Original Hardcover 1970)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
- 1. Pathways for Evangelism
- 2. Obstacles to Evangelism
- 3. The Evangel
- 4. Evangelizing the Jews
- 5. Evangelizing the Gentiles
- 6. Conversion
- 7. The Evangelists
- 8. Evangelistic Motives
- 9. Evangelistic Methods
- 10. Evangelistic Strategy
Epilogue
Notes
Select Subject Index
About the Author(s) Michael Green, one of the world's leading evangelists, is currently Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford, England. Prior to that he has been Principal of St. John's College in Nottingham, Rector of St. Aldate's Church in Oxford, Professor of Evangelism at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Senior Advisor of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on Evangelism. In addition to teaching at Wycliffe, he maintains a world-wide speaking and writing ministry.
