TY - BOOK AU - Hunter,George G. TI - How to reach secular people /George G. Hunter III SN - 9780687179305 AV - BV3790 .H698 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - Nashville, Tennessee PB - Abingdon Press KW - Evangelistic work KW - Secularism N1 - How the West was lost -- How "secularization" happened -- Six watershed events -- How the Church alienated the people -- Secularity in different shapes -- Secularization appraised -- Our new "Apostolic Age" -- The Christian movement's emerging opportunity --; Profiling the secular population -- Three myths about secular people -- Ten characteristics of secular people --; Themes and strategies for reaching secular people --; Communicating with secular people --; What kind of Christians reach secular people --; What kind of church reaches secular people? -- Relational theology -- Lay ministry -- Church Strategy -- What effective Apostolic congregations know -- What effective Apostolic congregations do; 2; b N2 - Offering proven strategies for communicating the gospel to people who are atheistic, agnostic, or "ignostic," the author presents a model of a congregation that can successfully convert and assimilate secular or unchurched people ER -