Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing Good News Naturally

by Kevin G. Harney

Overview

When we really love something, we talk about it. This is true when find a great new restaurant, enjoy a sports team, or when we stumble onto a fantastic new product. We naturally "evangelize" and invite others to experience what we have found. Organic Outreach is about living the kind of life that draws people to Jesus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310566106
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Series:	Organic Outreach
Edition description:	Expanded
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,100,368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Kevin G. Harney is lead pastor of Shoreline Church in Monterey, California. He is the author of many books, including No Is a Beautiful Word, Seismic Shifts, and the Organic Outreach Trilogy, as well as more than a hundred small group guides, curriculum, and numerous articles written in partnership with Sherry. Kevin and his wife Sherry are co-founders of Organic Outreach International, a ministry that trains and resources global leaders to do evangelism in natural and effective ways. He also does extensive teaching and speaking both nationally and internationally.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction: Organic Outreach for Ordinary People 13

Part 1 Preparing the Soil

Introduction 21

1 The Law of Love 23

2 Becoming Grace Bearers 35

3 Embracing the Bible and Truth 47

4 The One-Degree Rule 63

5 Everyone Plays 77

Part 2 Planting and Watering

Introduction 95

6 The Unseen Work: Praying for People 99

7 The Wonder of Encounter: Praying with People 115

8 Incarnational Living 129

9 Try Something 149

Part 3 Bearing Kingdom Fruit

Introduction 167

10 The Work of the Holy Spirit 173

11 Engaging in Spiritual Conversations 187

12 Telling Your Story 203

13 Sharing Good News 221

Notes 249

Recommended Resources 254

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Every person you meet is an eternal soul. That reality alone underscores the tremendous value of a book like this. Organic Outreach for Ordinary People will equip any believer to share their faith in effective and natural ways. Kevin presents practical illustrations to communicate with all kinds of people and in all kinds of situations. Reading this book will truly encourage you to raise your evangelistic temperature and passionately pursue that which causes angels to sing—even if you don’t have the ‘gift of evangelism.’” — Marilyn Hontz

“Kevin Harney has written a winner—refreshing, engaging, practical, and powerful! Kevin has given us an everyday approach to loving and reaching people for Christ, while also helping us to enjoy the process.” — Nancy Grisham

“Personal evangelism is not your thing? You don’t have the spiritual gift? The whole idea of sharing your faith seems intimidating and unnatural? Perfect—this book was written for you! Read it, and with every page you’ll be more encouraged and equipped to talk to others—in natural ways—about the things that matter most.” — Mark Mittelberg

“Too many people think that evangelism is reserved for a handful of specially gifted people. Read this book and you will say, ‘I believe God can use anyone, including me, to reach out with his love and good news.’ Practical, well-illustrated, and biblical, this is a great tool to help prepare ordinary Christians to share the extraordinary message of Jesus.” — Lee Strobel

God spoke pointedly to my life when reading this inspiring book. It is refreshing to see a very practical book that is solidly grounded in Scripture. While being loaded with practical helps, it refrains from presenting a canned or stereotypical model of witness that everyone should follow. Instead, we see different ways of outreach, which individuals could adopt according to their differing personalities, gifts, and circumstances. This book is unique in being amazingly comprehensive, covering many issues that other books on witness miss out on. Clearly, it is the work of a practitioner.” — Ajith Fernando