Evangelism
Table of Contents
Section I - The Challenge to Evangelism Proclaiming the Message ................................ 15 Ever-Widening Influence of the Gospel .................. 19 The Need of Evangelistic Workers ....................... 21
Section II - The Metropolitan Masses In the Shadow of Impending Doom ........................ 25 Increasing Difficulties ................................ 30 The Call for a Speedy Work ............................. 33 Special Opportunities for Evangelism ................... 35 Surveying the Needs of the Large Cities ................ 36 Problems Peculiar to Metropolitan Evangelism ........... 38 The Promise of an Abundant Harvest ..................... 43
Section III - Smaller Communities and Rural Areas The Highways and Byways ................................ 45 Rural Workers .......................................... 48
Section IV - Planning for the Public Campaign Patterning After the Master Evangelist ................. 53 Planning an Expanding Evangelism ....................... 59 Moving Forward by Faith ................................ 61 Evangelism of the Highest Type ......................... 66 The Evangelist and His Team ............................ 69 Advantages of Two and Two .............................. 72 The Evangelistic Site .................................. 74 The Outpost Centres .................................... 76 Planning Sectional and Suburban Meetings ............... 78 Planning for a Permanent Work .......................... 79 Finance and the Budget ................................. 85 The Business Management of the Campaign ................ 91
Section V - Organising for Evangelistic Meetings Methods and Organisation ............................... 93 The Evangelistic Company ............................... 96 Importance of Prayerful Counselling .................... 97 Unity in Diversity ..................................... 98 Allowing for More Than One Man's Method ............... 103 The City Field Training School ........................ 107 Reviving and Organising the Church for Service ........ 110 Relationship of Evangelist and Pastor ................. 116 Guarding Against Over-organisation .................... 116
Section VI - The Public Effort Our Present Truth Message ............................. 119 Arresting Public Attention ............................ 122 Successful and Impressive Advertising Methods ......... 128 The Evangelist in Publicity ........................... 131 Avoiding Display and the Sensational .................. 136 Guarding Proper Approaches ............................ 139 Platform Decorum, Announcements, and Preliminaries .... 145 Interest-holding Features ............................. 148 Inquiry and Question Meetings ......................... 151 Getting Acquainted With the People .................... 156 Printed Sermons and Literature ........................ 159 The Debate ............................................ 162
Section VII - The Message and its Presentation Spirit and Manner of Presenting the Message .......... 168 The Evangelistic Sermon .............................. 174 Christ the Centre of the Message ..................... 184 Prophetic Preaching That Arrests Attention ........... 193 Restraining Without Obscuring Truth .................. 199 Truth-Teaching Devices ............................... 203 Stories, Anecdotes, Jesting, and Joking .............. 206 False Tests and Man-made Standards ................... 211
Section VIII - Preaching the Distinctive Truths Heralding the Second Advent .......................... 217 The Sanctuary Truth .................................. 221 Presenting the Law and the Sabbath ................... 225 Meeting Sabbathkeeping Problems ...................... 237 Preaching on Nonimmortality .......................... 246 The Message of Christian Stewardship ................. 249 Presentation of the Spirit of Prophecy ............... 255 Presenting Health and Christian Standards ............ 260 The Ordinances ....................................... 273
Section IX - Clinching the Interest Preaching for the Final Decision ..................... 279 Appeals and Altar Calls .............................. 283 Helping Souls to Be Converted ........................ 286 Gathering In the Interested .......................... 292 Methods of Clinching Decisions ....................... 295 Meeting Prejudice and Opposition ..................... 301 Baptism and Church Membership ........................ 306 Binding Off Thoroughly ............................... 321 Length of Effort and Closing the Campaign ............ 326 Determining the Success of Meetings .................. 328
Section X - Establishing and Holding New Converts Follow-up Methods .................................... 334 Integrating New Believers Into the Church ............ 340 Pastoral Evangelism .................................. 345 Responsibility of Spiritual Laymen to New Converts ... 351 Helping New Believers to Win Souls ................... 353 Guarding New Members Against Error and Fanaticism .... 357 Reclaiming Backsliders ............................... 367 Rebaptism ............................................ 372 Providing Church Buildings ........................... 375 On to New Fields ..................................... 381
Section XI - The Work in the Large American Cities New York ............................................. 384 Boston and New England ............................... 389 Cities of East and South ............................. 394 Cities of the Central States ......................... 402 The Western Cities ................................... 403
Section XII - Heralding the Message in Other Continents Sounding the Message in Europe ....................... 407 England and Its Cities ............................... 414 The Cities of Northern Europe ........................ 419 In Southern Europe ................................... 423 Working the Australasian Cities ...................... 425
Section XIII - Personal Work The Need for Personal Work ........................... 429 House-to-House Visitation ............................ 431 Winning Families ..................................... 435 Evangelistic Visiting ................................ 437 Ministers Giving Bible Readings ...................... 439 Learning the Art of Personal Work .................... 442 Prejudice Broken Down ................................ 445 Working for the Aged ................................. 446 Ellen G. White's Experience and Methods as a Personal Worker ......................... 447
Section XIV - The Bible Instructor Bible Teaching the Objective ......................... 456 Personal Workers and Wise Counsellors ................ 458 Searching for the Lost ............................... 461 Women in Evangelism .................................. 464 Both Men and Women Called to Bible Work .............. 469 The Gospel Visitor ................................... 470 Women in Public Ministry ............................. 471 Training and Background .............................. 474 Bible Instructor's Qualifications .................... 477 Bible Work Techniques ................................ 481 Lessons From the Master Teacher ...................... 486 Results of Bible Work ................................ 488 Adequate Wages for Women Workers ..................... 491 Cautions to the Bible Instructor ..................... 493
Section XV - Song Evangelism The Ministry of Song ................................. 496 Music and Evangelism ................................. 500 The Singing Evangelist ............................... 504 Emphasis in Congregational Singing ................... 507 The Music Personnel .................................. 508 Timely Cautions ...................................... 510
Section XVI - Medical Evangelism An Entering Wedge .................................... 513 The True Objective of Medical Evangelism ............. 516 Relationship to Gospel Ministry ...................... 519 Simplicity of Method ................................. 524 An Anti-tobacco and Temperance Message ............... 529 Medical Evangelism in the Cities ..................... 532 Institutional Evangelism ............................. 536 The Consecrated Physician and the Missionary Nurse ... 543 Balancing Cautions ................................... 547
Section XVII - Labouring for Special Classes Working for All Classes .............................. 552 Reaching Men of Means and Influence .................. 554 Ministers of Other Denominations ..................... 562 Labouring for the Middle Class ....................... 564 Working for Fallen Humanity .......................... 566 The Stranger in Our Midst ............................ 568 Reaching Catholics ................................... 573 A Large Harvest From the Jews ........................ 577 Child Evangelism ..................................... 579 Those in the Tourist Centres ......................... 584 The Street Meeting ................................... 586
Section XVIII - Dealing with False Science, Cults, Isms, and Secret Societies Satan Gains Foothold Through False Doctrines ......... 589 Miracles Not a Test .................................. 594 False Sanctification and Holiness .................... 595 Pantheistic and Spiritualistic Theories .............. 600 Various Forms of Spiritualism ........................ 602 Fanaticism and Extremism ............................. 610 Misrepresentations of the Godhead .................... 613 Secret Societies ..................................... 617 Combatting Erroneous Teaching ........................ 623
Section XIX - The Worker and His Qualifications The Spirit of the Ministry ........................... 628 The Graces of Culture and Kindness ................... 636 Application to the Work .............................. 644 Concentrating on the Main Task ....................... 655 Health and Health Principles ......................... 657 The Voice of the Gospel Worker ....................... 665 Personal Appearance of the Evangelist ................ 670 The Evangelist's Wife ................................ 674 Maintaining a High Moral Standard .................... 678 The Internship Period ................................ 682 Calls to and Transfers of the Evangelistic Worker .... 687
Section XX - The Message Triumphant When the Loud Cry Sounds ............................. 692 The Reason for the Delay ............................. 694 Power for Finishing the Work ......................... 697 Present Hour of Opportunity .......................... 701 Speedy Triumphant Climax ............................. 706
