Michael Simpson - Book Information (Permission Evangelism)

Endorsements
"Michael Simpson knows what it is like to be on the other side of the fence. This former atheist and present Gen Xer offers a unique perspective on the joy of personal evangelism. His book helps us to engage the unbeliever and to reach them with both our head and our heart. As you read Permission Evangelism you will hear the voice of a man who has a passion for evangelism and a true love for lost people."

Dr. Thom S. Rainer
Dean, The Billy Graham School, Southern Seminary President, 
The Rainer Group Church Consultants
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"Michael Simpson has written a book which will ultimately be a heavenly challenge to those who care for lost souls.
 
For years I have studied taught and practiced my faith with an eye for "evangelism".  Michael is a fresh voice with good insights for the future of soul winners.  

The Christian church in the United States in general has lost the love of evangelizing, both in lifestyle and outreach to our culture.  May the Holy Spirit use Permission Evangelism to stir up the congregations, Bible schools, and seminaries to re-evaluate the honor we have to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
 
The 21st century has opened with a bang, reminding Western Civilization that the message is still the same but the methods need to adapt."
 
Mike MacIntosh
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"Michael Simpson's book is a description of post-Christian reality: evangelism as we've known it is dead.  More than ever, Christians need to earn the right to share Christ.  Permission Evangelism is about hanging out with unbelievers (what a concept!) and the beauty of process; it's about more listening than talking, more story than apologetics, more engagement with the Holy Spirit than formula.  A revealing look at witness beyond the evangelical ghetto.
 
I hope this works.  Please tell Michael thank you for having the courage to move us beyond our old paradigms."
 
Sally Morgenthaler
Founder, Sacramentis.com
Author, Worship Evangelism:  Inviting Unbelievers Into the Presence of God,
Zondervan
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"This book is a long-needed revolt.  It stands in sharp contrast to the guilt-based “evangelism” that traps Christians into treating non-Christians as targets and projects.  Simpson makes the radical assumption that the Good News should actually sound like good news, that relationships are still the highway over which the Gospel travels, and that it is OK to leave a person’s conversion up to God."

Ken Mulholland
President
Salt Lake Theological Seminary