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001			ocn436626877
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093351.0
008			091001s2010 miu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009040162
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780310328636
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035			_a(OCoLC)436626877 _z(OCoLC)667174643
050	0	0	_aBV 2061.3 _b.D53 2009
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aDickson, John, _d1951-
245	1	4	_aThe best kept secret of Christian mission : _bpromoting the gospel with more than our lips / _cJohn Dickson.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bZondervan, _c2010.
300			_a239 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In this practical guide to the biblical art of sharing your faith, John Dickson offers refreshing insight into the ways that all Christians can and should be involved in spreading the good news of Jesus. While not all Christians are called and gifted to become evangelists, we are all called to promote the gospel through a wide range of activities--prayer, financial partnership, good deeds, godly lives, public worship, daily conversation, etc.--with and without our lips"--Provided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and indexes.
505	0	0	_tConfessions of an evangelist -- _tThe one and the many : why get involved in mission? -- _tThe many and the one : the challenge of pluralism -- _tFollowing the "friend of sinners" : the missionary mind of the ordinary Christian -- _tThe hidden mission : promoting the gospel with our prayers -- _tPartners for life : promoting the gospel with our money -- _tBeing the light of the world : promoting the gospel through the works of the church -- _tBeing beautiful : promoting the gospel through Christian behaviour -- _tWhat is the gospel? : the message we promote -- _tThe few and the many : evangelists and the local church -- _tHeralds together : promoting the gospel through our public praise -- _tThe apt reply : promoting the gospel in daily conversation -- _tA year in the life of the gospel : bringing it all together -- _tAppendix 1 : gospel bites -- _tAppendix 2 : a modern retelling of the gospel.
650		0	_aMissions.
650		0	_aWitness bearing (Christianity)
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