Based on a major, four-year study of superb evangelism, funded by the Lilly Endowment, Unbinding the Gospel sparkles with life, practicality and spiritual depth. Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism is a book for pastors who want to know the truth about the state of evangelism. Recently selected by The Christian Century as a featured "Take and Read" book (2007 book issue), Unbinding the Gospel is a book for Christians who want a hopeful, powerful, joy-filled way to learn to share their faith. (It's also a book for people who cringe when they hear the "E" word ) This book for congregational use has been enthusiastically endorsed by 8 heads of denominations, Brian McLaren, Richard Peace, as well as by countless pastors and church leaders. Unbinding the Gospel, 2nd ed. is the foundation of the Unbinding the Gospel Series, which can lead to a six-week, all-congregation saturation study with individual prayer, small group study and all-church worship and prayer dimensions. See Unbinding Your Heart (the 6 week version of GOSPEL, with a different 40 day prayer journal) and Unbinding Your Church (the Pastor's Guide). Follow up your all-church saturation study (the "E-vent") with a small group based Experiment in Christian Prayer & Community using Unbinding Your Soul. Small groups will double when members invite their unchurched friends into the Experiment. Unbinding the GOSPEL is in more than 12,000 congregations, in 49 denominations, all 50 states and 8 countries. The new second edition contains a personal 40 day prayer journal. Order one copy for each small group participant. From the Unbinding the Gospel Series.

This collection of fully integrated resources will help your church work and pray through the Real Life Evangelism Series. Included are step-by-step planning tools, as well as worship resources to allow you--the pastor--to spend time on prayer, teaching, and working directly with others in your church. The planning tools include calendars, checklists for church staff, weekly scripture tie-ins, sample church newsletter campaigns, diagrams, simple to elaborate E-vent planning suggestions, Web site ideas, specific lesson plans, and much much more. Worship resources include seven engaging, theologically rich, inspiring sermons; calls to worship; benedictions; and pastoral prayers.

"Unbinding Your Heart" is perfect for a Lenten, summer, or fall study for all established classes and small groups, and new ones formed just for the study. It is a six-week version of "Unbinding the Gospel," with the addition of 40 days of individual prayer exercises coordinated with each chapter. The study is wonderful for everyone in your church from junior high through your most senior seniors! It will help individuals risk face-to-face encounters with God. Your entire congregation will begin to pray and talk about their faith, and to risk sharing their faith beyond church walls. See "Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism" (the church leaders' guide) and "Unbinding Your Church" (the Pastor's Guide)
Important Note: Order a copy of Unbinding Your Heart for each person participating in the study. There is an individual prayer journal included to be used by each participant.