Journey to Jesus: The Worship, Evangelism, and Nurture Mission of the Church

JOURNEY TO JESUS......Page 2
Acknowledgments......Page 3
Introduction......Page 4
The Third-Century Model of Evangelism......Page 6
How Can We Translate the Third-century      ......Page 7
Defining Crucial Terms......Page 9
How to Use and Read This Book......Page 13
Introduction......Page 16
The Cultural Situation of the Ancient Church......Page 18
The Missional Church’s Eschatological Understandi......Page 20
The Theology of Evangelism in the Early Church......Page 23
The Cultural Situation of the Postmodern World......Page 27
Recover the Eschatological Vision of the Church......Page 28
The Message and Method of Evangelism in the Postmodern World......Page 30
Introduction......Page 35
The Early Christian Message......Page 37
How Was the Message Communicated?......Page 38
Follow Me......Page 40
The Evangelizing Church Needs to Have a Missional Self-understanding......Page 43
Evangelism Proceeds from a Renewed Congregation......Page 44
Evangelism Results from Individual Witness in Social Networks......Page 47
Institute the Process for the Formation of New Christians......Page 50
6. The Rite of Conversion......Page 53
The Rite of Welcome in the Ancient Church......Page 54
The Passage Rite of Conversion Today......Page 55
Introduction......Page 61
Discipling New Christians in the New Testament......Page 64
Discipling in the Ancient Church......Page 65
The Right Image of Discipleship......Page 68
THE CONTENT OF THE HEARER PHASE......Page 70
What Does It Mean to Be the Church?......Page 71
What Does It Mean to Worship?......Page 73
What Does It Mean to Read and Pray the Scripture?......Page 75
The Rite of Covenant in the Early Church......Page 79
The Rite of Covenant Today......Page 80
Introduction......Page 85
Spiritual Formation in the New Testament Church......Page 87
The Kneeler Phase in the Ancient Church......Page 88
Prayers for Cleansing......Page 89
The Presentations of the Creed and the Lord’s Pra......Page 92
Conclusion......Page 93
Teaching Spiritual Warfare......Page 94
Prayers for the Kneeler......Page 98
The Apostles’ Creed......Page 99
The Lord’s Prayer......Page 100
The Presentations......Page 101
Conclusion......Page 102
Baptism in the New Testament......Page 104
Baptism in the Ancient Church......Page 106
Suggestions for Baptism in Your Church......Page 107
Conclusion......Page 109
Introduction......Page 112
Incorporation in the Ancient Church......Page 114
Postbaptismal Instruction......Page 115
Discern Gifts......Page 118
The Call to Be Stewards of Creation......Page 121
Be My Witness......Page 123
What Eating at God’s Table Means......Page 124
What Eating at God’s Table Does......Page 126
Rethinking the Way We Eat at God’s Table......Page 127
16. Implementing Journey to Jesus......Page 130
What Kind of Congregation Does It Take?......Page 131
What Ministries Are Needed?......Page 132
What Is the Time Factor for the Journey to Jesus?......Page 134
What Type of External Structure Is Needed for the Journey to Jesus?......Page 135
How to Get Started......Page 137
Bibliography......Page 141
Notes......Page 159
JOURNEY TO JESUS......Page 179