Tell the truth : the whole Gospel to the whole person by whole people : a training manual on the message and methods of God-centered witnessing

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Introduction -- At first it seemed so simple -- The virtue of evaluation -- Evangelism: Person to person -- Part One: The whole Gospel: content of our message -- 1. Personal witness as sowing and watering -- What is witness? -- The difference between witness and testimony -- Do results count? -- 2. The Gospel reduced -- Packaging the Gospel -- Whole Gospel / truncated Gospel -- Message-centered / man-centered -- Is the ogre really there? -- 3. The Gospel recovered -- Gospel roots -- Gospel grammar: An explanation of salient points in the outline -- Truth: The yardstick of evangelism -- Part Two: To the whole person: Conversion of the total person -- 4. Professors but not possessors -- The normal Christian conversion -- A partial response to the Gospel -- 5. The whole Gospel to the ind -- All head knowledge -- Little head knowledge -- The balance: Thinking God's thoughts not judging God's ways -- 6. The whole Gospel to the emotions -- only emotional reaction -- No emotional reaction -- The balance: Emotions led by faith -- 7. The whole Gospel to the will -- Only a challenge -- No persuasion -- The balance: God moving sinners through persuasion -- Reaching the whole person. Part Three: Offered by whole people: Character and communication in witnessing -- 8. The normal Christian evangelist -- The need for a method -- Our fears -- Batman and Robin on the beach -- Wholeness in attitudes and motivation -- Prayer and the Spirit -- 9. How to communicate personally -- Different people, different places -- Getting started -- Conversation turners -- Conversation with a direction -- What about surveys? -- The uninterested -- Reasoning with people -- Speaking to the conscience -- Using an outline -- Walking alongside the needy -- Our goal -- disciples -- Plans to obey -- Appendix A: Complementary approaches in evangelism -- Preaching -- Literature -- Small groups -- Christian hospitality -- Large groups -- Corporate (body) witness -- Involvement in the world -- Appendix B: Worksheets for improving our witness -- Language barriers -- Personal testimony -- Self-image -- Listening and questioning -- Prescription for good questions -- Friendship evangelism -- Discipling new believers -- Four role plays -- Questions non-Christians ask -- Guidelines for organizing contact evangelism -- Schedules for a weekend God-centered evangelism training seminar -- Memorizing the content of the Gospel -- Suggested schedule for three all-day evangelism training seminars -- Suggested schedule for a twelve-session evangelism training seminar -- Supplemental Bible studies and review questions.