{"id":287,"date":"2007-09-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2013-06-27T15:14:35","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:14:35","slug":"helpful-books-on-evangelism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Books on Evangelism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to <a href=\"http:\/\/rvanneste.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/devers-new-evangelism-book.html\">my post on Dever&#8217;s new evangelism book<\/a>, Jeff asked what other books I had found encouraging and\/or challenging on evangelism. We&#8217;re not back to full sleep yet at my house- so who knows how clearly I am thinking \ud83d\ude42 -but here are a few books that come to mind. Feel free to mention others in comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directly on the topic:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWords-Winners-Souls-Horatius-Bonar%2Fdp%2F0875521649%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190822465%26sr%3D1-3&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Horatius Bonar, Words to Winners of Souls<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FArt-Manfishing-Christian-Heritage-Imprint%2Fdp%2F1857921062%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1190822308%26sr%3D11-1&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Thomas Boston, The Art of Manfishing<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nIain Murray, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpurgeon-Vs-Hyper-Calvinism-Preaching%2Fdp%2F0851516920%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190822554%26sr%3D1-2&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Spurgeon Vs Hyper Calvinism: The Battle for Gospel Preaching<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FPASTORS-SKETCHES-Conversations-Concerning-Salvation%2Fdp%2F1599250853%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190822665%26sr%3D1-8&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Ichabod Spencer, A Pastor&#8217;s Sketches<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSoul-Winner-Spurgeon-Collection%2Fdp%2F1871676959%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1190823300%26sr%3D11-1&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">C. H. Spurgeon, The Soul Winner <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pastoral Ministry Books which address this topic<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FReformed-Pastor-Personal-Ministry-Classics%2Fdp%2F1573832014%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190822773%26sr%3D1-3&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FEarnest-Ministry-Jhn-Angeli-James%2Fdp%2F0851516572%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1190822903%26sr%3D11-1&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">John Angell James, An Earnest Ministry<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biographies:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FShadow-Almighty-Testament-Elliot-Lives%2Fdp%2F006062213X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190822974%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGods-Polished-Arrow-W-C-Burns%2Fdp%2F1857923952%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1190823098%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=thechildrshou-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Michael McMullen, God&#8217;s Polished Arrow: W.C. Burns <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swgwboykwavboxrscnkx\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thechildrshou-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Share some that have been helpful to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to my post on Dever&#8217;s new evangelism book, Jeff asked what other books I had found encouraging and\/or challenging on evangelism. We&#8217;re not back to full sleep yet at my house- so who knows how clearly I am thinking \ud83d\ude42 -but here are a few books that come to mind. 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