Concentric circles of concern : seven stages for making disciples / W. Oscar Thompson with Carolyn Thompson Ritzmann ; revised and updated by Claude V. King. [print]

The importance of relationships The gospel moves through relationships A strategy for reaching your world Three barriers to sharing the gospel Get right with God Circle 1: Get right with self Bearing spiritual fruit Hindrances to bearing spiritual fruit Get right with others Survey circles 2 and 3: family and relatives Survey circles 4-7: from friends to person X Work with God through prayer Build relationship bridges to people Show God's love by meeting needs Loving in concentric circles Introducing people to Jesus Christ Making disciples Things I have learned.

In this stylish re-issue of W. Oscar Thompson's classic book on evangelism, Thompson shows Christians how to spread the love and good news of Christ by building and repairing personal relationships. Too often the only kind of evangelism encouraged is the preaching to strangers, anonymous crowds, and foreign countries. This book hits readers where they live, teaching them that the most effective way to witness is through a simple plan of meeting the needs of close family first, then friends, and then all others.Published post-humously, this book is a living testament of the brilliance of Oscar Thompson and his innovative method. It will be a perfect guide to lifestyle evangelism for church study groups, conferences, and the classroom.

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Claude King is the discipleship specialist at LifeWay Christian Resources and coauthor of the classic book Experiencing God. He holds degrees from Belmont College and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and lives with his wife in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.