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Education and Evangelism
The age is gone when evangelism was out there and education was
in here.
Education and Evangelism
The postmodern world requires education and evangelism to be united in vision and ministry.
Education and Evangelism
Part of the rational, professional, and institutional nature of the modern
church of the past century was the compartmentalization of ministries.
Education and EvangelismThe 20 Century New Testament scholar C. H. Dodds, made an impact in 1936 with a widely adopted attempt to show that the early church made a definite distinction between preaching and
teaching, that the act of proclamation was a distinct act within the early church and that teaching followed preaching. The general acceptance of his writing
helped to reinforce a distinction between education and evangelism.
Education and Evangelism
Today’s world much like the age of the early church calls for a more permeable
boundary, if any distinction between evangelism and education
Education and Evangelism
The Logic of Evangelism
William Abraham
Evangelistic Love of God and Neighbor:A Theology of Witness and Discipleship
Scott Jones
Education and Evangelism
“Evangelism is that set of loving, intentional activities governed
by the goal of initiating persons into Christian discipleship in
response to the reign of God.”
Education and EvangelismIn The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West . . . Again, George Hunter
writes about the difference between what he describes as the evangelism
approach in Roman and Celtic Christianity.
Education and Evangelism Roman Model Celtic Model Presentation Fellowship Decision Ministry and Conversation Fellowship Belief, Invitation to Commitment
Education and EvangelismChristianity is more caught than taught! As Professor Robin Gill
observes, belonging comes before believing. For this reason,
evangelism is now about helping people to belong so that they can
believe.
Education and Evangelism
The celtic model of evangelism is central to the growth of the emergent church movement in our postmodern
world.
Education and Evangelism
Brian McLaren – More Ready Than You Think, “Post modern evangelism is relational. In essence, Christians are converted first in
authentic spiritual friendship Good evangelists are People who engage others in good conversation about faith, values,
hope, meaning, purpose, goodness, beauty, truth, life after death. Life before
death and God. “
Education and Evangelism
“Good evangelism is the process of being friendly without discrimination and
influencing all of one’s friends toward better living, through good deeds and
good conversations. Engaging in spiritual friendship will not
only help others become Christians, it will help us become better Christians, who
love God more than ever.”
Education and Evangelism
The post modern world calls evangelists and educators to co-join our work and disciplines to reach a world that is hungering for spiritual
relationship, conversation and community.
Education and Evangelism
Three ways for education and evangelism to work together
1. Equiping ourselves and others to be conversational about faith.
Education and Evangelism
Education and Evangelism
Three ways for education and evangelism to work together
2. Go forth into the world….the ‘virtual’ world.
V I T A L I T Y
i.UCC.org
i.UCC.org
V I T A L I T Y
V I T A L I T Y
Education and Evangelism
Three ways for education and evangelism to work together
3. Nurture UCC Discipleship Formation
What Matters to You?
We Thank God By Working for a just and loving World
Matters To A UCC Congregation
Matters To A UCC Member
Our History Matters
Prayer Matters
Education and EvangelismToday’s world calls evangelism and education to an expanded vision that
puts aside our differences and distinctions to rediscover Jesus’ Great Commission which is both evangelical
and educational.
…to go forth into the world, make disciples and teach them.