Questioning Evangelism....

is a book written by Randy Newman. I would highly recommend it. The author worked on college campuses for many years reaching out to students. Recently, the New Attitude bloggers did a post on this book. You can read the entire post here.

One of the main reasons I like this book is that it is freeing -- in the sense that all the pressure of evangelism is taken back some. It does this by helping the reader understand you don't have to have all the answers. Actually, many questions that people ask about Christianity or Jesus aren't even valid.

20/20 had an episode the other night about stereotypes and how we all have them whether we recognize them or not. I believe a lot of questions people ask are stereotypes of what they've heard Christians are like, or maybe even past experience with Christians. By returning their question with questions, we are able to discern why they believe what they do, if it even makes sense, etc...

This book is also helpful in walking out evangelism in humility. By asking questions, admitting hypocrisy, and not starting arguments we are really opening the door to understand that person and apply the life transforming gospel of Jesus Christ. It doesn't remove the absolute truth of the gospel to ask questions of people, it really gives us an open door to bring the gospel to bear in their lives and in their hearts.

Finally, this book is helpful in figuring out what questions to ask. What are people wondering about? What are the greatest objections to Christianity? He walks thru many of these questions.

So, get it and read it.