A Preview of
Evangelism
By Mrs. Ellen G. White
A Spirit of Prophecy Book
 

Contents
 
 
 
 

Section I-The Challenge to Evangelism


 




Chapter 1 Proclaiming the Message .....15
Chapter 2 Ever-Widening Influence of the Gospel.....19
Chapter 3 The Need of Evangelistic Workers.....21
 




Section II The Metropolitan Masses


 
 
Chapter 4 In the Shadow of Impending Doom .....25

Chapter 5 Increasing Difficulties .....30
Chapter 6 The Call for a Speedy Work .....33
Chapter 7 Special Opportunities for Evangelism .....35
Chapter 8 Surveying the Needs of the Large Cities.....36
Chapter 9 Problems Peculiar to Metropolitan Evangelism .....38
Chapter 10 The Promise of an Abundant Harvest.....43

Section III-Smaller Communities and Rural Areas


 



 

Chapter 11 The Highways and Byways.....45
Chapter 12 Rural Workers.....48

Section IV-Planning for the Public Campaign


 



 

Chapter 13 Patterning After the Master Evangelist .....53

Chapter 14 Planning an Expanding Evangelism .....59
Chapter 15 Moving Forward by Faith .....61
Chapter 16 Evangelism of the Highest Type .....66
Chapter 17 The Evangelist and His Team .....69
Chapter 18 Advantages of Two and Two.....72
Chapter 19 The Evangelistic Site .....74
Chapter 20 The Outpost Centers.....76
Chapter 21 Planning Sectional and Suburban Meetings .....78

Chapter 22 Planning for a Permanent Work .....79
Chapter 23 Finance and the Budget .....85
Chapter 24 The Business Management of the Campaign.....91

Section V-Organizing for Evangelistic Meetings


 



 

Chapter 25 Methods and Organization ......93

Chapter 26 The Evangelistic Company .....96
Chapter 27 Importance of Prayerful Counseling .....97
Chapter 28 Unity in Diversity.....98
Chapter 29 Allowing for More Than One Man's Method .....103

Chapter 30 The City Field Training School .....107
Chapter 31 Reviving and Organizing the Church for Service .....110
Chapter 32 Relationship of Evangelist and Pastor .....116
Chapter 33 Guarding Against Over organization.....116

Section VI-The Public Effort


 



 

Chapter 34 Our Present Truth Message .....119

Chapter 35 Arresting Public Attention .....122
Chapter 36 Successful and Impressive Advertising Methods ......128
Chapter 37 The Evangelist in Publicity .....131
Chapter 38 Avoiding Display and the Sensational .....136
Chapter 39 Guarding Proper Approaches .....139
Chapter 40 Platform Decorum....145
Chapter 41 Preliminaries Interest-holding Features .....148

Chapter 42 Inquiry and Question Meetings .....151
Chapter 43 Getting Acquainted With the People .....159
Chapter 44 Printed Sermons and Literature .....159
Chapter 45 The Debate.....162

Section VII-The Message and its Presentation


 



 

Chapter 46 Spirit and Manner of Presenting the Message .....168

Chapter 47 The Evangelistic Sermon .....174
Chapter 48 Christ the Center of the Message .....184
Chapter 49 Prophetic Preaching That Arrests Attention.....193
Chapter 50 Restraining Without Obscuring Truth .....199

Chapter 51 Truth-Teaching Devices.....203
Chapter 52 Stories, Anecdotes, Jesting, and Joking .....206

Chapter 53 False Tests and Man-made Standards.....211

Section VIII-Preaching the Distinctive Truths


 
 
Chapter 54 Heralding the Second Advent .....214

Chapter 55 The Sanctuary Truth .....221
Chapter 56 Presenting the Law and the Sabbath .....225
Chapter 57 Meeting Sabbath keeping Problems .....237
Chapter 58 Preaching on Nonimmortality .....246
Chapter 59 The Message of Christian Stewardship .....249
Chapter 60 Presentation of the Spirit of Prophecy.....255
Chapter 61 Presenting Health and Christian Standards .....260

Chapter 62 The Ordinances.....273

Section IX-Clinching the Interest


 



 

Chapter 63 Preaching for the Final Decision ....279

Chapter 64 Appeals and Altar Calls.....283
Chapter 65 Helping Souls to Be Converted .....286

Chapter 66 Gathering In the Interested .....292
Chapter 67 Methods of Clinching Decisions ...295
Chapter 68 Meeting Prejudice and Opposition ....301

Chapter 69 Baptism and Church Membership .....306
Chapter 70 Binding Off Thoroughly .....321
Chapter 71 Length of Effort and Closing the Campaign .....326
Chapter 72 Determining the Success of Meetings.....328

Section X-Establishing and Holding New Converts


 



 

Chapter 73 Follow-up Methods.....334
Chapter 74 Integrating New Believers Into the Church ......340

Chapter 75 Pastoral Evangelism .....345
Chapter 76 Responsibility of Spiritual Laymen to New Converts .....351
Chapter 77 Helping New Believers to Win Souls .....353
Chapter 78 Guarding New Members Against Error and Fanaticism .....357
Chapter 79 Reclaiming Backsliders, Rebaptism .....267

Chapter 80 Providing Church Buildings .....375
Chapter 81 On to New Fields.....381

Section XI-The Work in the Large American Cities


 




Chapter 82 New York .....384
Chapter 83 Boston and New England .....389
Chapter 84 Cities of East and South .....394
Chapter 85 Cities of the Central States .....402
Chapter 86 The Western Cities......403
 




Section XII-Heralding the Message in Other Continents


 




Chapter 87 Sounding the Message in Europe .....407
Chapter 88 England and Its Cities .....414
Chapter 89 The Cities of Northern Europe .....419
Chapter 90 In Southern Europe .....423
Chapter 91 Working the Australasian Cities.....425
 




Section XIII-Personal Work


 




Chapter 92 The Need for Personal Work .....429
Chapter 93 House-to-House Visitation .....431
Chapter 94 Winning Families .....435
Chapter 95 Evangelistic Visiting .....437
Chapter 96 Ministers Giving Bible Readings .....439
Chapter 97 Learning the Art of Personal Work .....442
Chapter 98 Prejudice Broken Down .....445
Chapter 99 Working for the Aged .....446
Chapter 100 Ellen G. White's Experience and methods as a Personal Worker.....447
 




Section XIV-The Bible Instructor


 



 

Chapter 101 Bible Teaching the Objective .....456

Chapter 102 Personal Workers and Wise Counselors .....458
Chapter 103 Searching for the Lost .....461
Chapter 104 Women in Evangelism .....464
Chapter 105 Both Men and Women Called to Bible Work.....469
Chapter 106 The Gospel Visitor ....470

Chapter 107 Women in Public Ministry.....471
Chapter 108 Training and Background.....474

Chapter 109 Bible Instructor's Qualifications .....477
Chapter 110 Bible Work Techniques .....481
Chapter 111 Lessons From the Master Teacher .....486
Chapter 112 Results of Bible Work .....488
Chapter 113 Adequate Wages for Women Workers .....491
Chapter 114 Cautions to the Bible Instructor.....493

Section XV-Song Evangelism


 




Chapter 115 The Ministry of Song .....496
Chapter 116 Music and Evangelism .....500
Chapter 117 The Singing Evangelist .....504
Chapter 118 Emphasis in Congregational Singing .....507
Chapter 119 The Music Personnel .....508
Chapter 120 Timely Cautions.....510
 




Section XVI-Medical Evangelism


 




Chapter 121 An Entering Wedge .....513
Chapter 122 The True Objective of Medical Evangelism .....516
Chapter 123 Relationship to Gospel Ministry .....519
Chapter 124 Simplicity of Method .....524
Chapter 125 An Antitobacco and Temperance Message .....529
Chapter 126 Medical Evangelism in the Cities .....532
Chapter 127 Institutional Evangelism .....536
Chapter 128 The Consecrated Physician and the Missionary Nurse .....543
Chapter 129 Balancing Cautions.....547
 




Section XVII-Laboring for Special Classes


 



 

Chapter 130 Working for All Classes .....552

Chapter 131 Reaching Men of Means and Influence .....554
Chapter 132 Ministers of Other Denominations .....562
Chapter 133 Laboring for the Middle Class .....564
Chapter 134 Working for Fallen Humanity .....566
Chapter 135 The Stranger in Our Midst .....568
Chapter 136 Reaching Catholics .....573
Chapter 137 A Large Harvest From the Jews.....577
Chapter 138 Child Evangelism .....579

Chapter 139 Those in the Tourist Centers .....584
Chapter 140 The Street Meeting.....586

Section XVIII-Dealing with False Science, Cults, Isms,
and Secret Societies


 



 

Chapter 141 Satan Gains Foothold Through False Doctrines .....589

Chapter 142 Miracles Not a Test .....594
Chapter 143 False Sanctification and Holiness.....595
Chapter 144 Pantheistic and Spiritualistic Theories .....600

Chapter 145 Various Forms of Spiritualism .....602
Chapter 146 Fanaticism and Extremism .....610
Chapter 147 Misrepresentations of the Godhead .....613
Chapter 148 Secret Societies .....617
Chapter 149 Combating Erroneous Teaching.....623

Section XIX-The Worker and His Qualifications


 




Chapter 150 The Spirit of the Ministry .....628
Chapter 151 The Graces of Culture and Kindness..... 636
Chapter 152 Application to the Work .....644
Chapter 153 Concentrating on the Main Task .....655
Chapter 154 Health and Health Principles .....657
Chapter 155 The Voice of the Gospel Worker .....665
Chapter 156 Personal Appearance of the Evangelist .....670
Chapter 157 The Evangelist's Wife .....674
Chapter 158 Maintaining a High Moral Standard .....378
Chapter 159 The Internship Period .....382
Chapter 160 Calls to and Transfers of the Evangelistic Worker.....687
 




Section XX-The Message Triumphant


 



 

Chapter 161 When the Loud Cry Sounds ......692

Chapter 162 The Reason for the Delay.....694
Chapter 163 Power for Finishing the Work .....697

Chapter 164 Present Hour of Opportunity .....701
Chapter 165 Speedy Triumphant Climax.....706
 
 
 
 
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