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Helping Christians Communicate Their Faith in a Style that Fits ThemImagine everyone in your church . . .âx80¢ Confidently discussing matters of faith with friendsâx80¢ Talking about Jesus in a style that's personal and naturalâx80¢ Living each day with a vision and passion to reach othersIt can happen! Over one million people have experienced the groundbreaking evangelism training course, Becoming a Contagious Christian--a proven resource designed to equip believers for relational evangelism. Now revised and updated to train entire churches, it avoids stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating to many Christians--and to their friends! Instead, it shows ordinary believers how they can share the gospel in natural and effective ways while being the person God made them to be. Participants learn how to:âx80¢ Build spiritually significant relationshipsâx80¢ Direct conversations toward matters of faithâx80¢ Explain biblical truth in everyday languageâx80¢ Tell their own story of coming to faithâx80¢ Use easy-to-remember gospel illustrationsâx80¢ Pray with someone to receive Christ, and more!Exciting features of the revised edition include:âx80¢ All-new DVD vignettes, including dramas, testimonies, person-on-the-street segments, and a vision-casting segment for leadersâx80¢ Two teaching options: teach the course yourself (ideal for large group seminars); or use the teaching DVDs and let Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel teach it for you (a great option for small groups and Sunday school classes) New CD-ROM that includes PowerPoint presentations and resources for a Contagious Campaign. Includes an Implementation Guide that details how to run a four- to six-week church-wide event--complete with promotional materials, sermon transcripts, and course materials for use in small groups or Sunday school classes.Becoming a Contagious Christian works with any size gathering, from small groups of two to fourteen, to Sunday school classes and other large groups of fifteen to 1,500 or more. It can be presented successfully in any of the following formats:âx80¢ Six sessions of 50 minutes each in small groups or Sunday school classesâx80¢ Three sessions of two-and-a-half hours eachâx80¢ One- or two-day seminars or retreatsâx80¢ Or adapt it to fit the needs of your church! Kit includes:âx80¢ Leader's Guideâx80¢ Participant's Guideâx80¢ Two 180-minute DVDs featuring dramas, interview segments and complete course teaching by Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel âx80¢ CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations, sermon transcripts, and reproducible promotional materialsâx80¢ Becoming a Contagious Christian book by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg Mark Mittelberg is a best-selling author and international speaker. His books include The Unexpected Adventure (with Lee Strobel), The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (With Answers), and Confident Faith . He is also the primary author of the award-winning Becoming a Contagious Christian training course (with Lee Strobel and Bill Hybels), which has been translated into more than 20 languages and used by more than 1,500,000 people around the world. You can visit Mark’s website at: markmittelberg.com Lee Strobel was the award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and is the bestselling author of The Case for Christ , The Case for Faith , The Case for a Creator , and The Case for Grace . With a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale, Lee has won four Gold Medallions for publishing excellence and coauthored the Christian Book of the Year. He serves as Professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University. Visit Lee's website at: leestrobel.com Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. The bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Leadership Axioms , Holy Discontent , Just Walk Across the Room , The Volunteer Revolution , and Courageous Leadership , and classics such as Too Busy Not to Pray and Becoming a Contagious Christian , Hybels is known worldwide as an expert in training Christian leaders to transform individuals and their communities through the local church. He and his wife, Lynne, have two adult children and two grandsons, Henry and Mac.
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- Helping Christians Communicate Their Faith in a Style that Fits Them Imagine everyone in your church . . . • Confidently discussing matters of faith with friends • Talking about Jesus in a style that's personal and natural • Living each day with a vision and passion to reach others It can happen! Over one million people have experienced the groundbreaking evangelism training course, Becoming a Contagious Christian—a proven resource designed to equip believers for relational evangelism. Now revised and updated to train entire churches, it avoids stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating to many Christians—and to their friends! Instead, it shows ordinary believers how they can share the gospel in natural and effective ways while being the person God made them to be. Participants learn how to: • Build spiritually significant relationships • Direct conversations toward matters of faith • Explain biblical truth in everyday language • Tell their own story of coming to faith • Use easy-to-remember gospel illustrations • Pray with someone to receive Christ, and more! Exciting features of the revised edition include: • All-new DVD vignettes, including dramas, testimonies, person-on-the-street segments, and a vision-casting segment for leaders • Two teaching options: teach the course yourself (ideal for large group seminars); or use the teaching DVDs and let Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel teach it for you (a great option for small groups and Sunday school classes) New CD-ROM that includes PowerPoint presentations and resources for a Contagious Campaign. Includes an Implementation Guide that details how to run a four- to six-week church-wide event—complete with promotional materials, sermon transcripts, and course materials for use in small groups or Sunday school classes. Becoming a Contagious Christian works with any size gathering, from small groups of two to fourteen, to Sunday school classes and other large groups of fifteen to 1,500 or more. It can be presented successfully in any of the following formats: • Six sessions of 50 minutes each in small groups or Sunday school classes • Three sessions of two-and-a-half hours each • One- or two-day seminars or retreats • Or adapt it to fit the needs of your church! Kit includes: • Leader's Guide • Participant's Guide • Two 180-minute DVDs featuring dramas, interview segments and complete course teaching by Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel • CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations, sermon transcripts, and reproducible promotional materials • Becoming a Contagious Christian book by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg





