Promoting the Gospel

Promoting the Gospel

The whole of life for the cause of Christ

by John Dickson

When talk in church turns to evangelism, reactions in the congregation typically range from adrenalin charged excitement to sheer terror. In between these two extremes can lay myriad emotions including guilt, confusion, hope, scepticism and weariness. While many Christians share a desire for others to know Christ, some are unclear about the role they can play in spreading the good news of the Gospel.

From best selling author and evangelist, John Dickson, comes a practical guide to the biblical art of sharing your faith. In Promoting the Gospel, John Dickson offers a refreshing insight into the ways that all Christians can and should be involved in the promotion of the gospel.

Rather than let the reluctant evangelist off the hook, Dickson shows why all of life is to be offered up to the glory of God and in service of neighbours. Promoting the gospel is given a high priority in the life of the believer, while allowing for the different shape this will take in individual lives.

Written in an engaging, warm and personable style, Dickson reveals depth of scriptural insight, along with genuine engagement with real people. This is a sound resource for churches to empower their congregations and an inspirational guide for individuals.

This is as lively and sensible a book on evangelism as I've seen, especially valuable for bringing out the wide range of activities that all need to be carried on in effective Christian witness in contemporary society. It encourages congregations to recognise the varied gifts of their members and to enable each one to be involved in evangelism even though not all of them may be called to be evangelists in the narrower sense of the term. - I Howard Marshall

I warmly recommend this book. I have lerned from reading it, and have no doubt that others will as well. It challenged me, encouraged me, and often inspired me. And at my age, that's quite an achievement! - Alister McGrath