Celebration Dinner 2025 - Affective Evangelism Resources
Speaker: Mike Roe
Until 2024, Mike and his family served as missionaries in Namibia and South Africa where Mike taught in theological colleges. His academic interests lay at the intersection of ethics and the theology of eternity! Having worked as an engineer for 7 years, Mike has an abiding interest in how we understand the eternal significance of our daily work lives.
Keynote talk
Mike Roe (speaker at the dinner) encouraged us to engage the heart first, reminding us that what the heart loves, the will chooses, which the mind then justifies.
Resources for Affective Evangelism
Here are suggested resources for Affective Evangelism from speaker Mike Roe and ENGAGE staff.
Longing to Know: The Philosophy of Knowledge for Ordinary People
Esther Meek
We don't often think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things, knowing how we know people, and knowing how we know God.This book is for those who are considering Christianity for the first time, as well as Christians who are struggling with issues related to truth, certainty, and doubt. As such, it is a wonderful resource for evangelists, pastors, and counselors. This unique look at the questions of knowing is both entertaining and approachable. Questions for reflection make it ideal for students of philosophy and all those wrestling with the questions of knowledge.
We don't often think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things, knowing how we know people, and knowing how we know God.This book is for those who are considering Christianity for the first time, as well as Christians who are struggling with issues related to truth, certainty, and doubt. As such, it is a wonderful resource for evangelists, pastors, and counselors. This unique look at the questions of knowing is both entertaining and approachable. Questions for reflection make it ideal for students of philosophy and all those wrestling with the questions of knowledge.
The Tacit Dimension
Michael Polanyi
"I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,” writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension argues that tacit knowledge―tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgments―is a crucial part of scientific knowledge. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars, this volume challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.
"I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,” writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension argues that tacit knowledge―tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and prejudgments―is a crucial part of scientific knowledge. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars, this volume challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery.
Speak Life 321
This resource has been cleverly put together by Glenn Scrivener, brilliant Christian communicator in the public space globally. Speak Life 321 constantly changes between interview, story, information and questions. Sign up to take the driver’s wheel in a creative, absorbing and engaging journey that will challenge your thinking in a good way.
Check out these podcast episoded from Speak Life:
Rene Descartes FATAL error - Speak Life Podcast Episode #597Wes Huff and Andrew Schultz: 5 ways Evangelism has shifted (And the one thing we must do) - Speak Life Podcast Episode #587Check out these podcast episoded from Speak Life:
Tactics
Gregory Koukl
Tactics provides the game plan for defending your faith and artfully communicating the truths of Christianity with confidence and grace.
The expanded edition of the classic book of Christian apologetics includes updates and expansions of existing tactics, as well as the addition of an all-new tactic and a chapter on mini tactics filled with simple maneuvers to aid in discussions.
Tactics provides the game plan for defending your faith and artfully communicating the truths of Christianity with confidence and grace.
The expanded edition of the classic book of Christian apologetics includes updates and expansions of existing tactics, as well as the addition of an all-new tactic and a chapter on mini tactics filled with simple maneuvers to aid in discussions.
How to Talk About Jesus (Without being THAT Guy)
Sam Chan
Most Christians know they should be trying to tell their friends and family about Jesus. But in a post-Christendom world, personal evangelism is viewed negatively--it's offensive, inappropriate, and insensitive. Recent studies confirm that the majority of Christians rarely evangelise, worried they might offend their family or lose their friends. In How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy), author Sam Chan equips everyday Christians who are reluctant and nervous to tell their friends about Jesus with practical, tested ways of sharing their faith in the least awkward ways possible.
Most Christians know they should be trying to tell their friends and family about Jesus. But in a post-Christendom world, personal evangelism is viewed negatively--it's offensive, inappropriate, and insensitive. Recent studies confirm that the majority of Christians rarely evangelise, worried they might offend their family or lose their friends. In How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy), author Sam Chan equips everyday Christians who are reluctant and nervous to tell their friends about Jesus with practical, tested ways of sharing their faith in the least awkward ways possible.
