This Article is from the Winter 1999 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

One of my first experiences with evangelism happened in a rather backwards fashion. I was an undergraduate at a party where I was to have my first conversation with my future husband. Tim came up to me and said, [...]

This Article is from the Winter 1999 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

 
The Decade of Evangelism has been a time of consciousness raising.  We entered the Decade at a time when we were only just beginning to recognize and name the loss of Christian memory and the emerging “godless” spirituality. It [...]

This Article is from the Winter 1999 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.

 
The Lambeth Conference in 1988 designated the 1990s a Decade of Evangelism, so now seems a good time to pause and review where we have come from and where we yet need to go. Complete objectivity is a luxury [...]

Jesus went to a lot of parties. In fact, he went to too many of them–at least, according to the religious people. Yet for him, far from being an excuse to eat too much and drink too much–though that was the accusation–parties made a crucial theological point. His point? The kingdom of God is like [...]

God draws people to faith in different ways. In the style of a Choose-your-own-Adventure story, this booklet seeks to respond to people who are thinking about Christian faith for different reasons. For each person, there is a suggestion of how Jesus relates to them, and in what terms they might begin to follow him.

This DARE Booklet [...]

Going to a movie with Louise is an experience. She absolutely loves movies. But there are some problems. First, there’s the dog. Where does he sit, or lie? Does he prefer his popcorn with or without butter? But mostly there is the constant need for a running commentary. “Why are they laughing?” “It’s just the [...]