2012-01-06T10:27:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/spiritual+journey/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6700 2012-01-06T10:27:38-05:00 To paraphrase the 1990's election slogan (in response to the unspoken question "What's the priority?"), we might respond to "What's the key to effective evangelism?" with the answer: "It's the relationships, silly." Most lasting conversions are the result of an ongoing relationship with one or more believers. http://internetevangelismday.com/gray-matrix.php 2010-08-07T17:43:15-05:00 Engel promoted a revolution. Not Engels the Marxist thinker, but James Engel the missiologist. He first outlined what has become known as the 'Engel Scale of Spiritual Decision'. This describes the way in which an individual, or by extension a whole group, progress in their understanding of the Gospel, as God's sovereign grace begins to illuminate their hearts. By understanding the way God communicates, we can become better co-communicators.