More Ready Than You Realize: The Power of Everyday Conversations

by Brian D. McLaren

Overview

WARNING: This is not just another book on evangelism. It's a simple idea of evangelism through friendship first, and the opportunities to share your faith that follow. It will bring friendships you already have to a new levels, and create opportunities for new, authentic friendships with those you will eventually meet.

OUT: Evangelism as sales pitch, as conquest, as warfare, as ultimatum, as threat, as proof, as argument, as entertainment, as show, as monologue, as something you have to do.

IN: Disciple-making as conversation, as friendship, as influence, as invitation, as companionship, as challenge, as opportunity, as conversation, as dance, as something you get to do.

You're more ready for this than you realize, and so are your friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310239642
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	01/16/2002
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Brian D. Mc Laren (MA, University of Maryland) is an author, speaker, activist and public theologian. After teaching college English, Brian pastored Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area. Brain has been active in networking and mentoring church planters and pastors for over 20 years. He is a popular conference speaker and a frequent guest lecturer for denominational and ecumenical leadership gatherings in the US and internationally.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments | 9 Introduction | 11 1.I Read Your Book This Morning | 19 2.Closed-Minded and Bigoted and Brainwashed and Everything Bad | 29 3.Three Realizations | 38 4.Err . . . I’ll Deal with It Later | 43 5.The Modern View of Christianity vs. the Postmodern View | 52 6.Reaching Christians for Christ | 59 7.There’s No Conflict in My Mind | 63 8.It Hasn’t Been an Issue Yet, But It Will Be | 68 9.I Must Be Interpreting It Wrong, Right? (Or, Why Am I Even Trying to Like This?) | 72 10.Well, Neither Did Jesus | 77 1 1.The Idea of Playing for and through God | 83 12.On the Verge of Tears . . . Since I Woke Up | 92 13.More Ready Than You Realize | 97 14.Event and Process | 103