Evangelism

Preface

Section 1—The Challenge to Evangelism

Proclaiming the Message

Ever-Widening Influence of the Gospel

The Need of Evangelistic Workers

Section 2—The Metropolitan Masses

In the Shadow of Impending Doom

Increasing Difficulties

The Call for a Speedy Work

Special Opportunities for Evangelism

Surveying the Needs of the Large Cities

Problems Peculiar to Metropolitan Evangelism

The Promise of an Abundant Harvest

Section 3—Smaller Communities and Rural Areas

The Highways and Byways

Rural Workers

Section 4—Planning for the Public Campaign

Patterning After the Master Evangelist

Planning an Expanding Evangelism

Moving Forward by Faith

Evangelism of the Highest Type

The Evangelist and His Team

Advantages of Two and Two

The Evangelistic Site

The Outpost Centers

Planning Sectional and Suburban Meetings

Planning for a Permanent Work

Finance and the Budget

The Business Management of the Campaign

Section 5—Organizing for Evangelistic Meetings

Methods and Organization

The Evangelistic Company

Importance of Prayerful Counseling

Unity in Diversity

Allowing for More Than One Man's Method

The City Field Training School

Reviving and Organizing the Church for Service

Relationship of Evangelist and Pastor

Guarding Against Overorganization

Section 6—The Public Effort

Our Present Truth Message

Arresting Public Attention

Successful and Impressive Advertising Methods

The Evangelist in Publicity

Avoiding Display and the Sensational

Guarding Proper Approaches

Platform Decorum, Announcements, and Preliminaries

Interest-Holding Features

Inquiry and Question Meetings

Getting Acquainted With the People

Printed Sermons And Literature

The Debate

Section 7—The Message and its Presentation

Spirit and Manner of Presenting the Message

The Evangelistic Sermon

Christ the Center of the Message

Prophetic Preaching that Arrests Attention

Restraining Without Obscuring Truth

Truth-Teaching Devices

Stories, Anecdotes, Jesting, and Joking

False Tests and Man-Made Standards

Section 8—Preaching the Distinctive Truths

Heralding the Second Advent

The Sanctuary Truth

Presenting the Law and the Sabbath

Meeting Sabbathkeeping Problems

Preaching on Nonimmortality

The Message of Christian Stewardship

Presentation of the Spirit of Prophecy

Presenting Health and Christian Standards

The Ordinances

Section 9—Clinching the Interest

Preaching for the Final Decision

Appeals and Altar Calls

Helping Souls to Be Converted

Gathering in the Interested

Methods of Clinching Decisions

Meeting Prejudice and Opposition

Baptism and Church Membership

Binding Off Thoroughly

Length of Effort and Closing The Campaign

Determining the Success of Meetings

Section 10—Establishing and Holding New Converts

Follow-up Methods

Integrating New Believers into the Church

Pastoral Evangelism

Responsibility of Spiritual Laymen to New Converts

Helping New Believers to Win Souls

Guarding New Members Against Error And Fanaticism

Reclaiming Backsliders

Rebaptism

Providing Church Buildings

On to New Fields

Section 11—The Work in the Large American Cities

New York

Boston and New England

Cities of the East and South

Cities of the Central States

The Western Cities

Sounding the Message in Europe

England and Its Cities

The Cities of Northern Europe

In Southern Europe

Working the Australasian Cities

Section 12—Heralding the Message in Other Continents

The Need for Personal Work

House-to-House Visitation

Winning Families

Evangelistic Visiting

Ministers Giving Bible Readings

Learning the Art of Personal Work

Prejudice Broken Down

Working for the Aged

Ellen G. White's Experience and Methods as a Personal Worker

Section 13—Personal Work

Bible Teaching the Objective

Personal Workers and Wise Counselors

Searching for the Lost

Women in Evangelism

Both Men and Women Called to Bible Work

The Gospel Visitor

Women in Public Ministry

Training and Background

Bible Instructor's Qualifications

Bible Work Techniques

Lessons from the Master Teacher

Results of Bible Work

Adequate Wages for Women Workers

Cautions to the Bible Instructor

Section 14—The Bible Instructor

The Ministry of Song

Music in Evangelism

The Singing Evangelist

Emphasis in Congregational Singing

The Music Personnel

Timely Cautions

Section 15—Song Evangelism

An Entering Wedge

The True Objective of Medical Evangelism

Relationship to Gospel Ministry

Simplicity of Method

An Antitobacco and Temperance Message

Medical Evangelism in the Cities

Institutional Evangelism

The Consecrated Physician and the Missionary Nurse

Balancing Cautions

Section 16—Medical Evangelism

Working for All Classes

Reaching Men of Means and Influence

Ministers of Other Denominations

Laboring for the Middle Class

Working for Fallen Humanity

The Stranger in Our Midst

Reaching Catholics

A Large Harvest from the Jews

Child Evangelism

Those in the Tourist Centers

The Street Meeting

Section 17—Laboring for Special Classes

Satan Gains Foothold Through False Doctrines

Miracles Not a Test

False Sanctification and Holiness

Pantheistic and Spiritualistic Theories

Various Forms of Spiritualism

Fanaticism and Extremism

Misrepresentations of the Godhead

Secret Societies

Combating Erroneous Teaching

Section 18—Dealing With False Science, Cults, Isms, and Secret Societies

The Spirit of the Ministry

The Graces of Culture and Kindness

Application to the Work

Concentrating on the Main Task

Health and Health Principles

The Voice of the Gospel Worker

Personal Appearance of the Evangelist

The Evangelist's Wife

Maintaining a High Moral Standard

The Internship Period

Calls to and Transfers of the Evangelistic Worker

Section 19—The Worker and His Qualifications

When the Loud Cry Sounds

The Reason for the Delay

Power for Finishing the Work

Present Hour of Opportunity

Speedy Triumphant Climax

Section 20—The Message Triumphant

Presenting God’s last warning message to a doomed world is the “highest, greatest work” ever given to human beings. This comprehensive handbook on evangelism shows how appropriate strategies and personal preparation of both head and heart empower the Christian to lead people to accept Christ and prepare for His soon return.<br/>Jesus said, “Go and teach all nations.” His followers obeyed, and “returned with joy.” The guiding principles and detail advice in this volume will enable the reader to avoid many pitfalls and succeed in the joyful work of soul winning.

[<span class="non-egw-comment">See pages 657-665 for counsel to the evangelist regarding his personal relationship to health reform.</span>]

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Section 16—Medical Evangelism