THINK
Theological resources
These are background papers and not intended to be used as group work as they are but for filling in some of the concepts and ideas people might want to think about or explore further during evangelism year. Some of the documents come in their original form and many will be written especially for Vision4Life.
A Theological Introduction to the Evangelism Year
| This is a presentation written by Francis Brienen for Eastern Synod ministers and offered for use by others. There is a text document and a Powerpoint. The text is written only in note form and is useful as a starting point for your own presentation. |
Download theological intro to V4L Evangelism Year.pdf |
Conversion
| This article takes an in depth look at the nature of conversion and seeks to undermine the misconceptions often associated with the subject. | Download Think-Conversion.pdf |
Community Work and Evangelism
| This series of articles by Steve Summers provides various resources from publications, tools for community work, a study for a small group and information about Assets for Life. It is worth taking a look at the rich and useful resources here.There is an introductory article by Janet Lees under the INSPIRE section |
V4LE CRCW 1 - Assets for Life intro V4LE CRCW 2 - ASSETS for LIFE outline V4LE CRCW 4 - funding for mission |
Book Review
| The Ethics of Evangelism: a philosophical defence of ethical proselytizing and persuasion - by Elmer Thiessen. |
A brief review by John Hall Download Think-EthicalEvangelism.pdf