Evangelistic approaches
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Lien | Direct Approach (Confrontational) | Intellectual Approach | Testimonial Approach | Interpersonal Approach | Invitational Approach | Service Approach |
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Explained in | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg | Becoming a Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg |
Characteristics of | Boldly proclaiming the gospel to whoever would hear | Reasoning with people who have intellectual objections to Christianity | Personal and powerful stories of transformation - Christ’s saving work in their lives | Occurs naturally within friendships and often called "friendship evangelism" | Involves inviting people to church services, retreats, or Bible studies | |
Advantages | Can affect people more than facts alone. | It's a natural way to share Christ in a growing friendship | Natural | |||
Disadvantages | ||||||
Suited to | People who like to get straight to the point, preach Christ, and seek a response. | People who like apologetics, ideas, evidence, logic, reason and debating | For those who love sharing stories | Extroverts, those who can easily relate to people and love spending time with people. people-orientated people, | Newer believers or people who may not be confident in saying the right words to someone, but feels comfortable asking them to come to an event. | |
Examples of | Apostle Peter (Acts 2), Chuck Colson, Billy Graham, Mark Cahill, Ray Comfort | Apostle Paul (Acts 17), Josh McDowell, D. James Kennedy, William Lane Craig, Ravi Zacharias | Blind man in John 9, Dave Dravecky, Joni Erickson Tada, Lee Strobel. | Matthew in Luke 5:27-29 | ||
Materials used | Tracts; | Topical and specific to the issues that non-believers have | ||||
Questions asked | “If you were to die tonight, are you sure you would go to heaven?” | "What are your major intellectual objections to belief?" |
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