Book Review
I Hate Witnessing
I Hate Witnessing
A Handbook for Effective Christian Communication, by Dick Innes
ISBN 0964252503
Acts Communications, 250W. Colorado Road, Suite 240, Arcadia CA 91007, USA
Paperback, 191 pages Price $9.95
Contents
Part 1: Quit Witnessing
1. Getting off the guilt trip
2. Being versus doing
3. More than words
4. Dare to be honest
5. Be as Christ
Part 2: Throw away the mold
6. Love people - use programs
7. One step at a time
8. Opening closed minds
9. Jesus, the communicator
Dick Innes is an Australian living in North America. He has been a Youth for Christ evangelist and now leads Acts International.
What does this book title suggest to you? "Five steps to hearty witness: 1. Put on forced evangelical smile, 2. Paint Bible texts on your shoes. 3....."? Breathe a sigh of relief. This book represents the complete opposite!
When a review suggests that a book is unmissable and life-changing, we tend to switch off. We usually have only a little time to spend in reading. However, I do commend book to you wholeheartedly. It is easy to read, yet full of unique insights. The discussion sections at the end of each chapter also make it ideal for church study groups, seminars, or Bible College courses. Anyone, anywhere, who wants to share their faith online or offline, will learn valuable lessons here. The book initially shows how to get off the "Guilt Trip" of wrong motivation for evangelism. It goes on to show what things actually communicate Christ effectively to others; how to get past closed minds; and examines the methods Jesus used in building bridges - using personalized and appropriate ways to reach individual people through their felt needs.
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