Considering the Great Commission: Evangelism and Mission in the Wesleyan Spirit

by W Stephen Gunter, Elaine A Robinson

Overview

A comprehensive guide to the theology and practice of evangelism within the Wesleyan tradition.No one would deny that evangelism stands at the heart of the Wesleyan/Methodist movement. Yet ask any number of representatives of that movement what evangelism means, and you will get an equal number of definitions. Is it bringing the lost to saving faith in Christ? Working to conform the social order to the Kingdom of God? Deepening the commitment of disciples to the work the Gospel?This important new volume answers that evangelism is all these, and more. Drawing on the work of prominent theologians and church leaders, it examines both the theory and the practice of evangelism among the people called Methodist, charting a course for a faithfully Wesleyan fulfillment of the Great Commission.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780687493630
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	11/01/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	335
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

W. Stephen Gunter is President of Young Harris College - Young Harris, GA.

Elaine A Robinson is Academic Dean and Associate Professor of United Studies and Theology at Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University (the second campus for Saint Paul).