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Ellen G. White. Evangelism
Evangelism
Table of Contents
Preface
Proclaiming the Message
Ever-Widening Influence of the Gospel
The Need of Evangelistic Workers
In the Shadow of Impending Doom
Increasing Difficulties
The Call for a Speedy Work
Special Opportunities for Evangelism
Surveying the Needs of the Large Cities
Problems Peculiar to Metropolitan Evangelism
The Promise of an Abundant Harvest
The Highways and Byways
Rural Workers
Patterning After the Master Evangelist
Planning an Expanding Evangelism
Moving Forward by Faith
Evangelism of the Highest Type
The Evangelist and His Team
Advantages of Two and Two
The Evangelistic Site
The Outpost Centers
Planning Sectional and Suburban Meetings
Planning for a Permanent Work
Finance and the Budget
The Business Management of the Campaign
Methods and Organization
The Evangelistic Company
Importance of Prayerful Counseling
Unity in Diversity
Allowing for More Than One Man’s Method
The City Field Training School
Reviving and Organizing the Church for Service
Relationship of Evangelist and Pastor
Guarding Against Overorganization
Our Present Truth Message
Arresting Public Attention
Successful and Impressive Advertising Methods
The Evangelist in Publicity
Avoiding Display and the Sensational
Guarding Proper Approaches
Platform Decorum, Announcements, and Preliminaries
Interest-Holding Features
Inquiry and Question Meetings
Getting Acquainted With the People
Printed Sermons And Literature
The Debate
Spirit and Manner of Presenting the Message
The Evangelistic Sermon
Christ the Center of the Message
Prophetic Preaching that Arrests Attention
Restraining Without Obscuring Truth
Truth-Teaching Devices
Stories, Anecdotes, Jesting, and Joking
False Tests and Man-Made Standards
Heralding the Second Advent
The Sanctuary Truth
Presenting the Law and the Sabbath
Meeting Sabbathkeeping Problems
Preaching on Nonimmortality
The Message of Christian Stewardship
Presentation of the Spirit of Prophecy
Presenting Health and Christian Standards
The Ordinances
Preaching for the Final Decision
Appeals and Altar Calls
Helping Souls to Be Converted
Gathering in the Interested
Methods of Clinching Decisions
Meeting Prejudice and Opposition
Baptism and Church Membership
Binding Off Thoroughly
Length of Effort and Closing The Campaign
Determining the Success of Meetings
Follow-up Methods
Integrating New Believers into the Church
Pastoral Evangelism
Responsibility of Spiritual Laymen to New Converts
Helping New Believers to Win Souls
Guarding New Members Against Error And Fanaticism
Reclaiming Backsliders
Rebaptism
Providing Church Buildings
On to New Fields
New York
Boston and New England
Cities of the East and South
Cities of the Central States
The Western Cities
Sounding the Message in Europe
England and Its Cities
The Cities of Northern Europe
In Southern Europe
Working the Australasian Cities
The Need for Personal Work
House-to-House Visitation
Winning Families
Evangelistic Visiting
Ministers Giving Bible Readings
Learning the Art of Personal Work
Prejudice Broken Down
Working for the Aged
Ellen G. White’s Experience and Methods as a Personal Worker
Bible Teaching the Objective
Personal Workers and Wise Counselors
Searching for the Lost
Women in Evangelism
Both Men and Women Called to Bible Work
The Gospel Visitor
Women in Public Ministry
Training and Background
Bible Instructor’s Qualifications
Bible Work Techniques
Lessons from the Master Teacher
Results of Bible Work
Adequate Wages for Women Workers
Cautions to the Bible Instructor
The Ministry of Song
Music in Evangelism
The Singing Evangelist
Emphasis in Congregational Singing
The Music Personnel
Timely Cautions
An Entering Wedge
The True Objective of Medical Evangelism
Relationship to Gospel Ministry
Simplicity of Method
An Antitobacco and Temperance Message
Medical Evangelism in the Cities
Institutional Evangelism
The Consecrated Physician and the Missionary Nurse
Balancing Cautions
Working for All Classes
Reaching Men of Means and Influence
Ministers of Other Denominations
Laboring for the Middle Class
Working for Fallen Humanity
The Stranger in Our Midst
Reaching Catholics
A Large Harvest from the Jews
Child Evangelism
Those in the Tourist Centers
The Street Meeting
Satan Gains Foothold Through False Doctrines
Miracles Not a Test
False Sanctification and Holiness
Pantheistic and Spiritualistic Theories
Various Forms of Spiritualism
Fanaticism and Extremism
Misrepresentations of the Godhead
Secret Societies
Combating Erroneous Teaching
The Spirit of the Ministry
The Graces of Culture and Kindness
Application to the Work
Concentrating on the Main Task
Health and Health Principles
The Voice of the Gospel Worker
Personal Appearance of the Evangelist
The Evangelist’s Wife
Maintaining a High Moral Standard
The Internship Period
Calls to and Transfers of the Evangelistic Worker
When the Loud Cry Sounds
The Reason for the Delay
Power for Finishing the Work
Present Hour of Opportunity
Speedy Triumphant Climax
