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Holistic Evangelism
~17 Hours
In this Holistic Evangelism course, you will develop a framework for understanding evangelism that incorporates salvation, justice, and the intersection of the stories of God, others, and you.
2 instructors
About This Course
How can church planters share the gospel with a culture that is hungry for spirituality but increasingly skeptical of the Christian church? Without being embedded in a community of faith, the evangelized do not get discipled. How can church planters participate in this Spirit-led process? In this Holistic Evangelism course, you’ll come to a holistic understanding of evangelism that includes both salvation and justice, and you’ll learn about evangelism as the intersection of God’s story, your story, and the story of others whom God is pursuing. You’ll gain skills that help you embody the message of Jesus so that others trust in him, are adopted into his family, and join his mission of renewing creation.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe a holistic gospel based on the incarnation, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and contrast it with a truncated gospel
- Demonstrate and express the good news of Jesus through demonstration, proclamation, and invitation
- Develop an evangelism plan that fits your context and includes missional experimentation
- Evaluate the fertility of the church plant based on effectively identifying, developing, and sending fruitful leaders to reproduce churches
This course counts towards the Church Planting Certificate.
Created in partnership with the Church Planting Initiative and FULLER Equip.
- Church Planting
- Lead Pastor
- Leadership
- Church & Ministry
Introduction
1. Getting Started
2. What Is a Holistic Gospel?
3. What Is Holistic Evangelism?
Demonstration
4. Validating the Gospel
5. Doing Justice
Proclamation
6. God's Story
7. Their Story
8. Our Story
From Invitation to Multiplication
9. From Missional Believers...
10. ...To Missional Churches
11. Planting Orchards
12. Developing Your Evangelism & Reproduction Plan
Conclusion
13. Next Steps
Your Instructor
John Lo
Church Planter, Author of Sent to Flourish
John Lo planted Epicentre Church in Pasadena, CA in 2011. Epicentre has served as a "mother church" for many other church plants. John also serves on the advisory board for Fuller's Church Planting Program and is one of the authors of Sent to Flourish: A Guide to Planting and Multiplying Churches. John is married to Evelyn, and they have a young adult son named Josh.
Carrie Headington
Professor
Carrie Boren Headington is an evangelist and apologist, who serves as canon for evangelism for the Diocese of Dallas and is the founder of Good News Initiative. She is also an adjunct professor of evangelism for Fuller Seminary. Carrie graduated from Yale University (BA, history), Harvard University (MA, education, urban poverty policy), and Oxford University (CTH, DIPTHE, theology, evangelism, and apologetics).
