Table of Contents - Ellen G. White Estate

EV - EVANGELISM (1946)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Challenge to Evangelism

Proclaiming the Message Ever-Widening Influence of the Gospel The Need of Evangelistic Workers

Chapter 2: The Metropolitan Masses

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

Chapter 3: Smaller Communities and Rural Areas

The Highways and Byways Rural Workers

Chapter 4: Planning for the Public Campaign

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

Chapter 5: Organizing for Evangelistic Meetings

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 Over organization

Chapter 6: The Public Effort

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

Chapter 7: The Message and its Presentation

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

Chapter 8: Preaching the Distinctive Truths

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

Chapter 9: Clinching the Interest

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

Chapter 10: Establishing and Holding New Converts

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

Chapter 11: The Work in the Large American Cities

New York Boston and New England Cities of East and South Cities of the Central States The Western Cities

Chapter 12: Heralding the Message in Other Continents

Sounding the Message in Europe England and Its Cities The Cities of Northern Europe In Southern Europe Working the Australasian Cities

Chapter 13: Personal Work

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

Chapter 14: The Bible Instructor

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

Chapter 15: Song Evangelism

The Ministry of Song Music and Evangelism The Singing Evangelist Emphasis in Congregational Singing The Music Personnel Timely Cautions

Chapter 16: Medical Evangelism

An Entering Wedge Chapter 101: 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

Chapter 17: Laboring for Special Classes

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

Chapter 18: Dealing with False Science, Cults, Isms, and Secret Societies

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

Chapter 19: The Worker and His Qualifications

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

Chapter 20: The Message Triumphant

When the Loud Cry Sounds The Reason for the Delay Power for Finishing the Work Present Hour of Opportunity Speedy Triumphant Climax

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