This past Saturday, Al Tizon, professor at Palmer Theological Seminar and co-President for Evangelicals for Social Action, talked to us about the "dreaded E word"—evangelism, and ways we can approach evangelism that are more relational and genuine in nature, as opposed to the manipulative and coercive methods that many people have experienced and practice. He talked of five "life-postures" for a mode of evangelism that reflect incarnational mission. That is: to be yourself, to be sensitive, to be ready, to be active, to be good. Tizon also directed us to get into groups and tell our story to someone else as a way of practice. Along with these life-postures and practice, he also emphasized weaving our personal narrative into the much larger narrative of God's people, following from the good creation being turned away from God and its course into the Jesus redemption project up to now.
Listen to the talk here.
Listen to the talk here.
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