Becoming a Contagious Christian

Becoming a Contagious Christian
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Becoming a Contagious Christian

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Evangelism doesn't have to be frustrating or intimidating. Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg believe that effectively communicating our faith in Christ should be the most natural thing in the world. We just need encouragement and direction. In Becoming a Contagious Christian, Hybels and Mittelberg articulate the central principles that have helped the believers at Willow Creek Community Church become a church known around the world for its outstanding outreach to unchurched people. Based on the words of Jesus and flowing from the firsthand experiences of the authors, Becoming a Contagious Christian is a groundbreaking, personalized approach to relational evangelism. You will discover your own natural evangelism style, how to develop a contagious Christian character, to build spiritually strategic relationships, to direct conversations toward matters of faith, and to share biblical truths in everyday language. This landmark book presents a blueprint for starting a spiritual epidemic of hope and enthusiasm for spreading the Gospel.

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This proven action plan will show you how to impact the spiritual lives of friends, family members, co-workers, and others.

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It may look like a formula, but it's really the key for effectively communicating your faith. The letters stand for the basic principles of evangelism, outlines, developed, and illustrated in Becoming a Contagious Christian. The principles are simple: - HP-High Potency Christian character plus - CP-Close Proximity to our friends plus - CC-Clear Communication of the gospel message result in - MI-Maximum Impact with your family, friends and neighbors. In Becoming a Contagious Christian, Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg will help you discover your own natural style of communicating your faith, show how to develop a contagious Christian character, and give you confidence that God can use you to impact your friends' lives. Author Biography: Bill Hybels serves as senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Willow Creek's outreach to spiritual seekers in the Chicago area has made it one of the most attended churches in North America. Hybels has authored many books, including the award-winning Descending into Greatness, with Rob Wilkins; Fit to Be Tied and Rediscovering Church, both with his wife, Lynne; and Honest to God?
Mark Mittelberg (M.A., Trinity Evangelical Theological School) is executive vice president of the Willow Creek Association in charge of evangelism. He is coauthor with Bill Hybels of the book, Becoming a Contagious Christian, and author of Building a Contagious Church.

About Bill Hybels:

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Willow Creek’s innovative ministries have made it one of the most attended churches in North America. Hybels has authored over 20 books, including, Fit to Be Tied, and Rediscovering Church (with his wife Lynne), Honest to God, Too Busy Not to Pray, and Courageous Leadership.

Description of Bill Hybels, author of Becoming a Contagious Christian:

People matter to God. That bedrock truth is the foundation of everything that the Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois does, and it is the foundation of this book as well. When people matter to us as much as they matter to God, we will not be able to keep ourselves from reaching out.Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg remind us that Jesus did not come for the healthy, but for the sick. His ministry was focused on the lost and he urged his disciples to have that same focus. But somewhere along the line, most churches seemed to lose that focus, and we began to expend more energy on self-preservation than on church growth through evangelism.But this small book can change that. In it, the authors focus on several very important issues regarding evangelism, including: why one should become a contagious Christian; how attractive authenticity, compassion and sacrifice are to people; the evangelistic effectiveness of close relationships; the power of clear communication; and how to have the maximum impact on our community and surroundings. Sound too good to be true? Willow Creek is world famous for its seeker sensitivity (its ability to attract non-Christians). This book explains why, and will teach your church to do the same.Hybels and Mittelberg do not shy away from the potential costs of what should be termed relationship evangelism. They are upfront about what people may have to give up, but they feel the benefits far outweigh the costs. They remind us that evangelism not only helps the new convert (saving them from sin and hell), but helps the evangelist as well, particularly in the realm of spiritual growth. As people get excited about sharing the gospel, their desire to understand the Gospel increases, which causes them to spend more time reading God's word and spending time with God. Thus, current believers will grow closer to God, and new believers get to come close to God for perhaps the first time. Truly, a win-win situation.