Evangelism That Works By George Barna
In the eleven chapters that flesh out this book a reading through the explanations given in the TOC will do you well in your search if this the book for you The Socratic Evangelistic method is one of four discussed in chapter 7 Chapter 9 discusses how many people who are trying to evangelize are either not Christians themselves or share unbiblical beliefs Effective evangelism needs training a plan prayer and a willing heart God has promises for those joining Him in evangelizing the world Religion Spirituality
George Barna was raised and educated on the East Coast before moving to California in the early 1980s He held executive positions in advertising public policy political campaigns and media marketing research before beginning his own company the Barna Research Group now The Barna Group in 1984 The firm analyzes American culture and creates resources and experiences designed to facilitate moral and spiritual transformation Located in Ventura California The Barna Group provides primary research as well as developmental resources and analytic diagnostics The company has served several hundred parachurch ministries and thousands of Christian churches throughout the country It has also supplied research to for profit corporations su George Barna was raised and educated on the East Coast before moving to California in the early 1980s He held executive positions in advertising public policy political campaigns and media marketing research before beginning his own company the Barna Research Group now The Barna Group in 1984 The firm analyzes American culture and creates resources and experiences designed to facilitate moral and spiritual transformation Located in Ventura California The Barna Group provides primary research as well as developmental resources and analytic diagnostics The company has served several hundred parachurch ministries and thousands of Christian churches throughout the country It has also supplied research to for profit corporations such as Ford Motor Company The Walt Disney Company Visa USA and Prudential and has assisted the U. To date George Barna has written than 40 books predominantly in the areas of leadership trends spiritual development and church health Included among them are bestsellers such as Revolution Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions The Frog in the Kettle The Power of Vision and Pagan Christianity Several of his books have received national awards He has also written for numerous periodicals and has published various syndicated reports on topics related to faith and lifestyle He also writes a bimonthly research report The Barna Update which is accessed by hundreds of thousands of people through his firm s Web site site_link www. org His work is frequently cited as an authoritative source by the media He has been hailed as the most quoted person in the Christian church today and is counted among its most influential leaders In 2009 George initiated Metaformation a new organization designed to help people maximize their potential More information about his current projects is available from site_link www. Barna is a popular speaker at ministry conferences around the world and has taught at several universities and seminaries He has served as a pastor of a large multiethnic church has been involved in several church plants and currently leads an organic church He has served on the board of directors of various organizations After graduating summa cum laude from Boston College Barna earned two master s degrees from Rutgers University At Rutgers he was awarded the Eagleton Fellowship He also received a doctorate from Dallas Baptist University He lives with his wife and their three daughters in Southern California He enjoys spending time with his family writing reading novels playing and listening to guitar relaxing on the beach visiting bookstores and eating pizza site_link Evangelism That Works..S Navy and U.S Army as well.barna.georgebarna.com