Product Description

Mike Booker and Mark Ireland have drawn on research, practical ministry and mission experience to produce this unique, up-to-date guide to today's evangelistic strategies. With topics including: Alpha, Emmaus, cell church and children's evangelism, "Evangelism: Which Way Now?" is essential reading for church leaders who want: an up-to-date overview of resources for and approaches to evangelism, to evaluate the suitability and effectiveness of these resources in different contexts; to develop a coherent and effective strategy for evangelism within the whole mission of the Church. The 2nd Edition is fully updated and includes new sections on mission-shaped Church and Fresh Expressions. A title in the "Explorations" series which aims to provide a much-needed forum for church leaders, teachers, writers and theologians to stimulate debate, challenge the thinking and practice of the Church at large, and to raise awareness of issues crucial to its future.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175437 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From the Publisher
Evangelism: which way now? is a title in the Explorations series that aims to provide a much-needed forum for church leaders, teachers, writers and theologians to stimulate debate, challenge the thinking and practice of the Church at large, and to raise awareness of issues crucial to its future.

About the Author
Mike Booker, Director of Mission and Pastoral Studies at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Mark Ireland is Diocesan Missioner in Lichfield Diocese.

Customer Reviews

Evangelism - which way now
This is easily the best book I have read on evangelism and I strongly recommend it to anyone wondering how to evangelise - "the process by which people become disciples of Jesus Christ".
The first 4 chapters cover and compare six process evangelism courses: Alpha, Emmaus, Christianity Explored, Credo, Y Course and Start! It compares their different doctrines and effectiveness and their drawbacks. It goes on to consider alternatives. The book has excellent chapters on learning from the world church and how we in the UK can learn from overseas, Children's evangelism, Community evangelism, Natural Church Development,(if you are particularly interested in this consider also Robert Warren's "The healthy Churches' Handbook"), Cell church and engaging with the search for spirituality.
It is well researched with evidence for what is being said. Above all it is both realistic and encouraging - a difficult combination!