Evangelism 1: Introduction to Evangelism
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This document establishes course objectives for the theology and practice of evangelism, as well as Chapman's prescribed readings on evangelism.
Evangelism 1: Introduction to Evangelism
This document establishes course objectives for the theology and practice of evangelism, as well as Chapman's prescribed readings on evangelism.
Dept. of Evangelism: Communicating Christ
This documentation provides a six-week training course (undated) from the Department of Evangelism on evangelistic preaching, outlining similar content to the more fully developed material later set out in Chapman’s work, Setting Hearts on Fire. It highlights Chapman’s emphasis on all preaching as being evangelistic, the content of the Christian gospel, the preparation of an evangelistic talk, the packaging of a talk including introductions, conclusions, and illustrations, as well as the theology and sociology of calling for response and follow-up.
KCC Preaching Conference 2003: notes
A document containing Chapman’s notes for his address, including the theology of preaching, and the importance of illustration and application.
Handwritten notes which display early formulations of Chapman’s later work on evangelistic preaching.
The Spoken Word: training course notes
Notes from a training course Chapman attended stressing the importance of the various aspects of public speech, such as: diaphragmatic breathing, resonance, articulation, voice production, and body language. This indicates Chapman’s commitment to the development of his preaching craft.
School for Bible teachers: giving a talk - notes and sermon evaluation form
These documents reflect the contents of a course Chapman delivered in 1995 on preaching, at the MTS training conference. The course addresses were videoed and reproduced for wide distribution.
Applying the text to the listeners
These notes contain Chapman’s reflections on the process of moving from text, to packaging, to application in sermon development.
Correspondence from Matthias Media
The correspondence confirms the publishing relationship established between Chapman and Matthias Media for the republication of his popular work, Know and Tell the Gospel. The correspondence also reveals that the republished material was intended to address the growing discussion surrounding 1) the identity of the evangelist, 2) the supportive roles played by congregation members in the evangelistic process, and 3) the breadth of the Christian’s responsibility/involvement in evangelism.
This documentation provides the course outline indicating the percentage of teaching hours devoted to the theology and practice of evangelism, as well as the development of personal and evangelistic preaching competency. It notes Chapman's recommended readings on evangelism, including the works of some of Chapman's own students and colleagues.