{"id":8787,"date":"2011-12-11T15:53:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T20:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=8787"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:30:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:30:59","slug":"enough-with-evangelism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/enough-with-evangelism\/","title":{"rendered":"Enough with Evangelism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8790\" title=\"Evangelism\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Evangelism-570x300.jpg\" alt=\"Evangelism\" width=\"570\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Evangelism-570x300.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Evangelism-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Evangelism.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><br \/>\nChapter 11 in my book,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Close Your Church for Good\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/close-your-church-for-good\/\">Close Your Church for Good<\/a><\/em>, is called \u201cEnough with Evangelism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this chapter, we look at some of the forms of evangelism today, and how they amount to little more than talking at people, which is not Scriptural and does more damage to the Gospel than good. To live and practice the way of love as\u00a0modeled\u00a0by Jesus, one step we can take is to stop our evangelism strategies and techniques, and start living the principles of the Kingdom within our communities.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that due to some of the feedback I receive on these posts, this chapter might be radically revised for the final edition of the book. These changes will only be available in the print or eBook version when it comes out.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nHere are the blog posts that are based on the chapter about evangelism:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Evangelism: More than Words\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/evangelism-more-than-words\/\">Evangelism: More than Words<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Street Evangelism<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bullhorn Evangelism\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/bullhorn-evangelism\/\">Bullhorn Evangelism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sandwich Board Evangelism\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/sandwich-board-evangelism\/\">Sandwich Board Evangelism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Street Trap Evangelism\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/street-trap-evangelism\/\">Street Trap Evangelism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Information Age Evangelism\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/information-age-evangelism\/\">Information Age Evangelism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Crusade Evangelism<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Is Crusade Evangelism Effective?\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/crusade-evangelism-effective\/\">Is Crusade Evangelism Effective?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Get More Converts than Billy Graham\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/more-converts-billy-graham\/\">How to Get More Converts than Billy Graham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Convert or Die!\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/convert-or-die\/\">Convert or Die<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Is the Gospel Really Preached at Evangelism Crusades?\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/gospel-evangelism-crusades\/\">Is the Gospel Really Preached at Evangelism Crusades?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cherry Picking the Gospel\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/cherry-picking-gospel\/\">Cherry-Picking the Gospel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Need Based Evangelism<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Is Need-based Evangelism Needed?\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/need-based-evangelism\/\">Is Need-based Evangelism Needed?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Meeting Physical Needs to Get at the Spiritual\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/physical-needs-spiritual-needs\/\">Meeting Physical Needs to Get at the Spiritual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Meeting Needs vs. Loving People\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/meeting-needs-loving-people\/\">Meeting Needs vs. Loving People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"People\u2019s Greatest Need is Salvation\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/greatest-need-salvation\/\">People\u2019s Greatest Need is Salvation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Needs, No. People, Yes.\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/needs-no-people-yes\/\">Needs, No. People, Yes.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Jesus Evangelism<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Kingdom Evangelism\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/kingdom-evangelism\/\">Kingdom Evangelism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Evangelism Never Stops\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/evangelism-never-stops\/\">Evangelism Never Stops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Right Here, Right Now\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/right-here-right-now\/\">Right Here, Right Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read the content of other chapters, check out the post which contains the\u00a0Table of Contents to\u00a0<a title=\"Close Your Church for Good\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/close-your-church-for-good\/\"><em>Close Your Church for Good.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 11 of Close Your Church for Good looks at some of the forms of evangelism today, and how they amount to little more than talking at people. 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