Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed
Ebook
In light of our increasingly post-Christian Western contexts, David Gustafson offers a mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to practices of missional engagement. Introducing “God’s human drama” as a way to explain the gospel within God’s redemptive story, he outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a “gospeling” culture within their congregations. Gustafson expertly lays the foundations of and approaches to evangelism that are seminal and apt for the church today.
Top Highlights
“The mission of God (missio Dei) is to establish his reign on earth as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:10)” (source)
“the church engages with culture cautiously and critically—being in the world but not of it” (source)
“theology and theory do not make disciples; action does” (source)
“mission is not first and foremost an activity of the church but an attribute of God; God is missional” (source)
“redeem humankind is expressed in the disciple-making mandate, also called the gospel mandate,” (source)
Robert E. Coleman
—author of The Master Plan of Evangelism
“A significant contribution to the study and practice of evangelism
and discipleship in the twenty-first century. Gospel
Witness is both culturally sensitive and biblically
faithful. I highly recommend it!”
Michael J. Breen
—author of Leading Missional Communities
“Gospel Witness presents fresh perspectives for sharing
the gospel and making disciples in our post-Christendom
context.
Ed Stetzer,
—Wheaton College
“Fuses academic scholarship with the practice of evangelism in our
culture today.”
Kevin Kompelien
—President of the Evangelical Free Church of America
“Now more than ever, it is imperative for us to think like
missionaries as we bring the gospel in word and deed to a
post-Christian world. David Gustafson challenges churches to make
disciples who make disciples engaging in mission, redemptive
relationships, and “gospeling” wherever they connect with their
communities.”
Product Details
- Title : Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed
- Authors:
- Gustafson, David M.
- Coleman, Robert E.
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781467452595
David M. Gustafson is chair of the mission and
evangelism department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Deerfield, Illinois. He previously served for twenty-five years as
a ministry leader with Cru and as a pastor of evangelism and
discipleship.
