“This book should be required reading by every pastor.” –Gayle Chandler, Author of Embrace the Pain and Affirming You
“This book offers an authentic and openhanded expression of the truth we have experienced, and a deep faith in the work of the Holy Spirit to do the evangelizing.”
--M. Craig Barnes, President Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
How can believers engage in evangelism when they feel little or no connection with the activity? In what ways can church leaders effectively communicate the importance of evangelism? Can evangelism help bridge the gap between communities, subcultures, and generations? How can clergy engage evangelism to meet the challenges of today’s church, including decline and indifference? Freestyle is a book that addresses these important questions.
As scholar, professor, and pastor Kale Yu explains, freestyle is the individuals’ authentic expression of their realignment in Christ. He reminds us that we have all that we need to freestyle. Providing a path toward a recovery of evangelism, he redefines our understanding and practice of evangelism and lays out a blueprint with guidelines to reconceive evangelism as self-discovery in Christ rather than a method to be followed. Most importantly, he sets forth a vision to help individuals and churches to approach evangelism that is individualized and authentic to the self.
Learn to:
Break free from the negativity surrounding evangelism
Cast aside the idea of evangelism as a strategy or method
Consider evangelism as self-initiated and self-propelled
Imagine evangelism as dynamic, spontaneous, and adaptable
Conceive of evangelism as expressing your uniqueness in Christ
Think of evangelism as something anyone can do
Freestyle as an authentic expression of evangelism
Freestyle will change the way you think about evangelism, Whether you want to exercise spiritual gifts, find different ways to express faith, or simply discover the manifold impact Jesus makes, this book gives you a perspective to release your creative potential. Bold yet warm and inspiring, Freestyle is must read for everyday believers and church leaders who want a contemporary, modern approach to evangelism.
A few excerpts from Freestyle:
“From a freestyle perspective, the best kind of evangelism is authentic. In a world where it can be hard to figure out what’s real and what’s fake, people are hungering for authenticity.”
“Self-discovery is not a term that you often hear in evangelism but it is a central theme in freestyle evangelism.”
“When individuals freestyle, they are authors of their evangelism….Freestyle is an individualized, custom-made platform designed by the individual to release Jesus.”
“Jesus ignites fire in people. The Holy Spirit is the oxygen for the fire. And individuals’ passion is the fuel in freestyle evangelism.”
