Second Edition of Making Friends for Christ Available!

Posted by Matthew in Books, Christian Living, Making Disciples on Jun 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments

Here is the description of the book printed on the back cover:

“This is not a gimmick. It is not the next modern evangelism strategy for you or your church to use for a while and then discard when the next one comes along. It is not about pretending to be friends with people to fulfill a hidden conversion agenda.

“Making Friends for Christ is an exploration of loving others the way that Jesus loved us, intentionally, relationally, and sacrificially. The people all around us want to be loved. They need a friend who will listen to them and care for them. And that is just what Jesus wants us to do. As we live in love and truth, his light shines into people’s lives so that they may know Love Himself.

“Making Friends for Christ is a guide for learning how to be a real friend. It offers practical, everyday ideas for touching the people God has already put into your life. You will learn how to be a good listener, overcome common barriers, and invest in relationships. You can turn your home into a place of ministry and effectively tell how Christ has changed your life. You can learn to pray in faith for your friends and family and join with other believers for support and encouragement.

“This second edition of Making Friends for Christ is revised and enlarged for the challenges of the Twenty-First Century evangelism.

“Wayne McDill teaches Communication and Bible Exposition in Wake Forest, North Carolina at Southeastern Seminary.  He has also taught courses in Evangelism, Church Planting, and Pastoral Leadership.  He is author of seven books, including the first edition of Making Friends for Christ, along with books on preaching and personal Christian growth.”

You can order the book from Amazon HERE.

The Witness of Just “Being There”

Posted by Matthew in Books, Christian Living, Communication, Making Disciples, Quotes on Mar 3rd, 2010 | 0 comments

“The first necessary element of inductive evangelism is that it is incarnational. Incarnation means “in flesh.”. . . As a communication strategy, incarnation means that God came here personally to earth. . . . Evangelism as incarnational begins with this concept of presence, of “being there.” Just by being there you are communicating, without saying a word. . . . The Christian community in the world not only carries a message, we are the message.”

“The fact of your presence among your lost neighbors is a beginning point for your witness. They are listening. They are watching. They are asking what it means that a person claims to know God and converse with Him. And where we are present, God is communicating. Just as our common humanity ties us to our neighbors, our new life in Christ ties us to God. We are citizens of two worlds. We are here on a mission.”

- Wayne McDill, Making Friends for Christ

Jesus’ Communication Strategy

Posted by Matthew in Books, Christian Living, Communication, Highland Christian Fellowship, Making Disciples, Quotes on Feb 25th, 2010 | 0 comments

Here is an excerpt from Dad’s book Making Friends for Christ: An Inductive Strategy for Personal Evangelism. You can hear Dr. Wayne McDill present the contents of the book in the seminar our church is hosting this Friday evening and Saturday morning. Check out the details here.

“Since Jesus is our model for communication strategy, it is important to us to see how His mission is presented in the Bible. In Jesus of Nazareth God communicated with man as never before. He translated His message into a language mankind could understand, the language of human experience. Jesus was, in an ultimate sense, the Word of God to man. God had spoken once and for all time in an unmistakable way. His message was contained not only in the things said by this Visitor from another world, the message was also in who He was and what He did, His attitudes, and how He related to those around Him. His communication strategy then becomes ours.

. . . An evangelism that ignores the experience of the individual person is not consistent with the gospel of Christ. People can sense our motives. They know when we are attempting to manipulate them for our own purposes. They know when we are out for their good only, and when we aim only to fatten our church rolls and our offerings at their expense. They know when we really care, and when we see them only as objects on which to unload an evangelistic “pitch.” They know when we are actually listening, and when we only wait impatiently for a chance to continue our canned presentation.”

Making Friends for Christ Seminar

Posted by Matthew in Christian Living, Highland Christian Fellowship, Making Disciples on Feb 2nd, 2010 | 0 comments

If you are in the Boone area (or don’t mind driving), please consider attending this upcoming seminar our church is hosting:

Making Friends for Christ

a seminar with

Dr. Wayne McDill

Author and Senior Preaching Professor
at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Friday, Feb 26, 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday, Feb 27, 8:30am-12pm

The banquet hall of
The High Country Home Builder’s Association
755 Hwy. 105 By-Pass, Boone, NC
hosted by Highland Christian Fellowship

Find out more about the seminar
and download a FREE copy of
Dr. McDill’s E-Book

Showing the Face of God:
An Inductive Strategy for Evangelism

@ highlandchristianfellowship.org

Friendship Evangelism Seminar

Posted by Matthew in Books, Christian Living, Highland Christian Fellowship, Making Disciples on Jan 11th, 2010 | 0 comments

My dad will be coming up to Boone at the end of February to teach a seminar called “Friendship Evangelism.” Here is the info:

Friendship Evangelism

a seminar with

Dr. Wayne McDill

Author and Senior Preaching Professor
at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Friday, Feb 26, 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday, Feb 27, 8:30am-12pm

The banquet hall of
The High Country Home Builder’s Association
755 Hwy. 105 By-Pass, Boone, NC
hosted by Highland Christian Fellowship

Find out more about the seminar
and download a FREE copy of
Dr. McDill’s E-Book

Showing the Face of God:
An Inductive Strategy for Evangelism

@ highlandchristianfellowship.org