Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 134 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Format: paperback
Published: April 2008

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3608-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3608-6
IVP Order Code: 3608

Subjects

Evangelism

How do people come to Jesus in today's postmodern culture? Not by a mechanical, linear process of cookie cutter conversions. Nor by a nebulous spiritual wandering that never culminates in decision and commitment.

Over the last decade, Don Everts and Doug Schaupp have listened to the stories of two thousand postmodern people who have come to follow Jesus. While their stories are diverse and varied, certain common themes emerge. Postmodern evangelism is a mysterious and organic process that nevertheless goes through discernible phases, as people cross thresholds from distrust to trust, from complacency to curiosity and from meandering to seeking.

Everts and Schaupp describe the factors that influence how people shift in their perspectives and become open to the Gospel. They provide practical tools to help people enter the kingdom, as well as guidelines for how new believers can live out their Christian faith.

Related Information & Resources

Download a supplementary article (PDF) on "Thresholds of Conversion" along with a worksheet (PDF or Word) to print and use as often as you like!
Check out video clips of sample conversations similar to those in the book on Doug Schaupp's YouTube channel.