Nice article from the work of Paul and Sue Hazelden. Rather than regurgitating it here, I am hoping you will take the time to click and read their article HERE. Of course, it must be noted that the Engel Scale is cognitive... so it does not really include the affective aspect. If you want to …
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Salvation versus Conversion. Missiological Implications
I believe missionaries/evangelists should focus on "salvation" more than "conversion." Of course, there are so many different meanings for the terms, I will give what I mean by them. If you don't like the definitions... I understand. Conversion is a single, one-time divine event where a person transitions from a state of judgment to a …
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Critique on Evangelism. Part 2
Read Post #1 first. Continuation... 5. Evangelism tends to be too focused on “the conversion event”. James Engel developed the Engel Scale to show conversion is part of a longer discipleship process that goes from complete ignorance of God to a faithful steward of God. Anything that moves a person from the low end …