Evangelism. The very word makes palms sweat and images spin: buttonholing in a city park, knocking on neighborhood doors, being conscripted into evangelistic campaigns, to say nothing of that annoying religious neighbor or coworker. We have met the evangelists―and they are not us. If evangelism is the welcome door to faith, why does it grate open on rusting hinges? Mark Teasdale has met these challenges and more. They come in the shape of students in his evangelism class. In Evangelism for Non-Evangelists he sympathizes with the perceptions and discomfort we bring to evangelism. But he also opens up a nonthreatening space for us to weigh what we believe the evangel of evangelism―the good news!―to be. And he helps us navigate our way toward expressing the gospel in a manner true to what we believe, authentic to who we are, and attractive and even compelling to others. For pastors, seminarians, church leaders, and lay people, here is a refreshing, practical, and companionable look at evangelism. It might even chart a course toward your own authentic evangelism.

Evangelism for Non-Evangelists: Sharing the Gospel Authentically

Politics & Social Sciences

Teasdale, Mark R.

Social Sciences

IVP Academic

God tells us to "Go!" Let's do it! Don't get left behind. God's mission for us and our churches is more exciting and rewarding than we can possibly imagine. This book gives tactics to get your church moving forward in mission by looking at biblical passages where God commands us to "Go!" God calls us to break stereotypes and witness in surprising and unexpected ways.
God tells us to "Go!" but most churches don't. We all know that we are supposed to go and make disciples to transform the world, but drag our feet or sometimes simply refuse. Dr. Mark Teasdale says it doesn't have to be that way. There is a wide range of options available to us. We don't have to be held back. God's mission for us and our churches is more exciting and rewarding than we can possibly imagine. We don't have to worry about winning or losing, succeeding or failing. We aren't responsible for the results, but we are called to obey and go were God leads.

Go: How to Become a Great Commission Church

Religion & Spirituality

United Methodist General Board of Higher Education

Description: Powerful ideas have the capacity to inspire great good. They also have the capacity to prompt unspeakable acts of evil. The ideas of ""America"" and ""the gospel"" have been used for both. The situation was no different when the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) brought these two ideas together in its evangelistic work from 1860 to 1920, including during the Civil War and the First World War. Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation traces the MEC's home missions among African Americans and whites in the South; among Native Americans, Mexicans, and white settlers in the West; and among newly arrived immigrants, their children, the poor, and the rich in the East's burgeoning cities. It shows the innovative and courageous work of the MEC to improve the quality of life for these most marginalized populations in the United States. It also shows the fear the MEC had that these populations would overthrow American civilization if they did not conform to the values held by white, middle-class, native-born Americans.

Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation

Wipf and Stock

Review\n"Mark Teasdale's new book comes at the right time. In a crisis-ridden world, churches everywhere are challenged to find timely expressions of the gospel. Without a clear and holistic understanding of what salvation means in our day and age, churches will struggle in ministry and mission in their given contexts. Participating in Abundant Life follows a positive approach and is deeply encouraging reading―rooted in Scripture, theologically comprehensive, and convincingly clear in its conclusions. It is a highly recommend resource for students of theology and evangelism as well as for clergy and lay leaders with a 'bias for the gospel.'" -- Achim Härtner, academic dean and E.-Stanley-Jones Professor of Evangelism at Reutlingen School of Theology, Germany\n"Mark skillfully widens the scope of salvation―connecting back to the concepts of shalom and the kingdom of God―to show that a more holistic and yet deeply biblical view of abundant and eternal life is for both the world now and the world to come. So good, and a much-needed word for the times we're living in." -- James Choung, author of True Story: A Christianity Worth Believing In\n"In his book Participating in Abundant Life, Mark Teasdale encourages Christians to see salvation not as a personal possession or our one-way ticket to heaven but as an ongoing opportunity to seek justice, to deliver goods and offer services to the world as an embodiment of abundant life. Teasdale's book joins in a pressing conversation for Christians who are looking to do more with Jesus than attend a weekly morning worship service and midweek Bible study. Read this book and then chime in!" -- Starlette Thomas, associate editor and director of the Raceless Gospel Initiative at Good Faith Media\n"Dr. Teasdale powerfully connects the heart cry of contemporary culture for justice and flourishing with a biblical and much-needed expanded soteriology. Participating in the Abundant Life lifts up the important work of 'common good' missiology for both restoring the relevance of evangelism in the church as well as the relevance of the Christian message for those outside it. Dr. Teasdale's vision of evangelism gives the right attention to the human relevance of a gospel that transcends the captivity it has fallen into through the various echo chambers of faith traditions in the West, rightly reminding us that Jesus saves both from the hell to come as well as the hell that is now." -- R. York Moore, executive director for catalytic partnerships and national evangelist, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA\n"When I read Mark Teasdale's Participating in Abundant Life, I found myself immersed in a text devoted to a holistic understanding of salvation amid a global context. A text developed during a global pandemic and cultural upheaval, this book articulates a coherent expression of salvation that goes beyond eternal rewards and reminds us of redemption in our everyday contexts. Through Teasdale's approach, the reader can engage with a range of thinkers and theologians in exploring a fully developed view of salvation. As a pastor who frequently looks for texts to provide parishioners with breadth and depth of engagement, I find Teasdale's book to be exactly the kind I enjoy putting into their hands. This versatile text is useful in the classrooms of higher education institutions and around small group circles in local churches. Being able to read about the greater hope of our salvation, done within an ecumenical conversation, gives us a greater encouragement to share the news of Jesus Christ. I am sure this book will benefit many more and help grow God's kingdom." -- Garet D. Robinson, pastor of adult ministries at University Baptist Church, Houston\n"This is a must-read for pastors and believers who seek to avoid the aporia of being forced to decide between an exclusive emphasis on otherworldly concerns that comes from spiritualizing the gospel, or its opposite, a sole focus on social witness and improvi

Participating in Abundant Life: Holistic Salvation for a Secular Age

Hirsch, Alan

Nelson,Mark

Teasdale, Mark

We have met evangelists-and they are not us. Sympathetic to the discomfort his students have about evangelism, Mark Teasdale gives us this refreshing, practical look at sharing the good news. He opens up a nonthreatening space, helping us learn how to express the gospel in a manner true to what we believe, authentic to who we are, and compelling to others.

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Powerful ideas have the capacity to inspire great good. They also have the capacity to prompt unspeakable acts of evil. The ideas of "America" and "the gospel" have been used for both. The situation was no different when the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) brought these two ideas together in its evangelistic work from 1860 to 1920, including during the Civil War and the First World War. Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation traces the MEC's home missions among African Americans and whites in the South; among Native Americans, Mexicans, and white settlers in the West; and among newly arrived immigrants, their children, the poor, and the rich in the East's burgeoning cities. It shows the innovative and courageous work of the MEC to improve the quality of life for these most marginalized populations in the United States. It also shows the fear the MEC had that these populations would overthrow American civilization if they did not conform to the values held by white, middle-class, native-born Americans.

Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation: The Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1860-1920

Pickwick Publications

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Evangelism for Non-Evangelists: Sharing the Gospel Authentically

Go: How to Become a Great Commission Church

Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation

Participating in Abundant Life: Holistic Salvation for a Secular Age

Evangelism for Non-Evangelists: Sharing the Gospel Authentically

Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation: The Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1860-1920