Fishing for men while fishing with man: relationships built through recreational experiences as a tool for effective evangelism in contemporary American culture

Jonathan R Rockey

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Fishing for men while fishing with man: relationships built through recreational experiences as a tool for effective evangelism in contemporary American culture

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Jonathan R Rockey. Fishing for Men While Fishing with Man: Relationships Built Through Recreational Experiences As a Tool for Effective Evangelism In Contemporary American Culture. Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, MO). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c4e5aded-80ca-4737-938b-70b08d739440?q=2008.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. R. Rockey. Fishing for men while fishing with man: relationships built through recreational experiences as a tool for effective evangelism in contemporary American culture. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c4e5aded-80ca-4737-938b-70b08d739440?q=2008

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Jonathan R Rockey. Fishing for Men While Fishing with Man: Relationships Built Through Recreational Experiences As a Tool for Effective Evangelism In Contemporary American Culture. Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, MO). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c4e5aded-80ca-4737-938b-70b08d739440?q=2008.

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Jonathan R Rockey

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Abstract

This qualitative research looks at the challenge of evangelism as it affects today's Western Church. It considers theological research in the area of evangelism and reviews current literature about outreach, focusing on relationships, friendship evangelism, and using recreational settings in outreach. Described are the processes and methods that were used to develop, implement, and evaluate the training of laypeople to become better witnesses in recreational settings. The findings suggest that training for evangelism in recreational settings used in conjunction and the use of such recreational settings used for intentional evangelism help those providing a Christian witness. This method was shown to motivate and increase the willingness of those witnessing to begin and continue a Christian witness.

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