Speaking of Jesus

<P>The gospel really is the best news anyone will ever receive. So why do Christians shy away from talking about Jesus outside of church? And when they do speak of Jesus why do they often get a disinterested or scornful reponse?Mack Stiles offers a wealth of answers ideas and stories in this heads-up hands-on evangelism handbook. His creative strategies for reaching an ethnically culturally economically educationally geographically and ideologically diverse world with the best news ever are drawn directly from his own work as an evangelist in today's student world. In <I>Speaking of Jesus</I> he shows readers how to keep their eyes open for divine appointments how to approach others with a servant spirit how to cross relational barriers how to simply tell one's own story of faith and how to answer questions with honesty and confidence.<I>Speaking of Jesus</I> may well be an <I>Out of the Saltshaker</I> for the 1990s and beyond. With contagious enthusiasm Stiles stresses that evangelism isn't about exhibiting superhuman courage or perfecting specialized techniques or exercising extraordinary gifts. Instead he shows that people of faith can use everyday situations and everyday language to pass on the simple--and simply wonderful--news about Jesus.</P>