Ambiguous Evangelism

This book contends that, given the contemporary situation, evangelism needs to elicit people's interest and curiosity before presenting them with the claims of Christianity. Evangelism as information communication will not make sense to people who do not have the necessary framework to interpret what they are hearing. Ambiguous evangelism as an 'interest arouser' can provide the trigger points that will encourage people to enquire for themselves about the Christian faith.

Dr Bob Mayo is founder of and course director for the Centre for Youth Ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge (CYM), currently the largest deliverer of full-time youth and community work training (Christian or secular) in the country. He is a theologian, an ordained Anglican clergyman, a trained educationalist and a practising youth and community worker. He is the author of Gospel Exploded (Triangle, 1996). Dr Sylvie Collins is senior lecturer in the Sociology of Religion at Kingston University and a contributor to Calling Time, ed Martin Percy (Sheffield Academic Press, 2000). Dr Sara Savage has been lecturing in psychology, sociology and research methods in the Cambridge Theological Federation for the past seven years. Recent publications include: Psychology for Christian Ministry (with Fraser Watts and Rebecca Nye, Routledge, 2002), and a chapter in Previous Convictions, ed Martin Percy (SPCK, 2000)