GOOD BOOKS
Here are some good books on the subject of evangelism and outreach.
HARVEST
By Karl House
Jesus calls us to join Him in mission to our circles of influence. Over 9 weeks, HARVEST will help you discover how to join Jesus in making disciples by living a Prayer > Care > Share > Dare lifestyle within your natural network.
HARVEST is a Discovery Bible Study for Contact4Impact. You could go through HARVEST on your own. You’ll get more out of it, however, if you work through it with 1 of 2 others from where you live, learn, work or play. Then, you’ll be forming a Contact4Impact Team at the same time.
TELL21: Prayer. Care. Share.
By Timothy Eldred
Young people are not ashamed of their faith in Jesus. They are just afraid to share it with others because the approaches they have learned to evangelize feel forced and unnatural.
Tell21 takes the fear out of telling others about Jesus. It makes sharing your faith about simply sharing the story of how Christ has become the hero of your heart and the Lord of your life.
In just 21 days, readers will develop daily habits of prayer, care, and share that will become a lifestyle God uses to changes the lives of others.
BE JESUS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Developing a Prayer, Care, Share Lifestyle in 30 Days
By Alvin VanderGriend
Prayer . . . Care . . . Share
This simple progression can change your life! As believers, we are called to make disciples. Most of us won’t be in full time ministry, but God still calls us to minister where we are. That means our sphere of influence—our neighborhood and workplace. Be Jesus in Your Neighborhood will inspire you to start by praying for them . . . then you will have a heart to care for them . . . and finally gain an opportunity to share Jesus Christ with them. But it all starts with prayer.
Interact with Be Jesus in Your Neighborhood for 30 days and watch what God does to your heart . . . and eventually to your neighborhood. Pray it by yourself, with your family, with a group of believers on your block; with your small group or Sunday school class, or with your congregation. Watch it turn prayer, care, share into a lifestyle.
THE ART OF NEIGHBORING: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door
By Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon
What if Jesus meant that we should love our actual neighbors?
When Jesus was asked to sum up everything into one command, he said to love God with everything we have and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Most of us have turned this simple idea of loving our neighbors into a nice saying, putting it on bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets and then going on with our lives without actually putting it into practice.
What would happen if every follower of Jesus took the Great Commandment literally? Is it possible that the solution to our society's biggest issues has been right under our noses for the past two thousand years?
In The Art of Neighboring, Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon show you how to
create genuine friendships with the people who live in closest proximity to you
overcome the barriers that keep you from getting to know your neighbors
make small steps and give from what you have to make a difference
commit to good neighboring as a lifestyle
Includes a study guide with questions on each chapter, making this book perfect for small groups or individual study.
ORGANIC OUTREACH FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE
By Kevin Harney
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People will help you shape a personal approach to passing on the good news of Jesus in natural ways. This is not a system or a program. It’s a collection of biblical practices that you can incorporate into your life starting today.
STAY SALT
By Rebecca Manley Pippert
Renowned evangelist Becky Pippert draws on decades of conversations about Christianity around the world to call and equip ordinary Christians to share Jesus through their ordinary day-to-day conversations. She shows that by leaning on our extraordinary God, such conversations can, and often do, have extraordinary results. They will transform hearts, transform society, and transform the world!