Meet Jesus and Sam.Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter Mc Neil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God and to each other across gender, race and social lines.Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the full picture of gospel reconciliation–reconciliation to God and to each other. In her powerful, prophetic way, Brenda expounds their interaction recorded in John 4 and shares her own story of coming to Christ and learning to relate to other Christians. A Credible Witness tells you why both types of reconciliation are necessary, and moves you to be a person whose evangelism happens through a right relationship with God and others.’In today's world, ’ Brenda writes, ’we too are called to embody more than one type of reconciliation. The good news brings us to God, and it also brings life and healing to a broken, dying and divided world. Anything less is not the gospel.’
Innehållsförteckning
Foreword by Tony Campolo
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Becoming a Credible Witness
1 Know My Context to Know My Story
2 Begin with a Divine Mandate
3 Engage in Intentional Interaction
4 Relinquish Power and Embrace Need
5 Take Risks to Reach Out
6 Develop Reciprocity and Interdependence
7 Go Beyond the Superficial
8 Be Authentic and Transparent in Worship
9 Make a Life-Changing Decision
10 Take Action to Be Countercultural
11 Be a Bridge Builder
Conclusion: Taking the Witness Stand
Appendix: A Leader’s Guide to Restoring Credibility
Further Reading
Notes
Om författaren
Brenda Salter Mc Neil is an ordained Christian minister, teacher and evangelist. Through her ministry, Salter Mc Neil Associates, she is a frequent speaker at churches, colleges and conferences nationwide. She previously served on the staff of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship and has been a keynote speaker at several Urbana Student Missions Conventions. She is also coauthor (with Rick Richardson) of The Heart of Racial Justice.
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