Fuel the Fire

Lessons from the History of Southern Baptist Evangelism

Charles Kelley, Paige Patterson, Jason G. Duesing, Paige Patterson, Jason G. Duesing

• Publisher: B&H Academic
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781535908238
• eBook ISBN:
  9781535908245
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

The evangelistic focus of the Southern Baptist Convention has diminished, creating unprecedented challenges. 

In Fuel the Fire, Chuck Kelley intends to start a conversation. A denomination accustomed to the inevitability of growth is in the grip of decline. By remembering the evangelistic strategies and core convictions that have strengthened the Southern Baptist Convention since its humble beginnings, and by cultivating the theological focus that enhances modern-day evangelistic engagement, readers will find new urgency in carrying out the work of evangelism. Kelley emphasizes that strategies are important; however, our efforts are in vain apart from a stirring of the Holy Spirit. 

Table of contents

• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• A Treasury of Baptist Theology
• Preface: Fuel the Fire
• Introduction
• Lesson 1: Without a gardener, there can be no garden.
• Lesson 2: Old McBaptist needs a farm designed to sow the gospel and reap conversions.
• Lesson 3: Theological focus enhances evangelistic engagement.
• Lesson 4: When the winds of change are blowing, the adjustments you make will determine the direction you sail.
• Lesson 5: The knock of opportunity is useless unless you answer the door.
• Conclusion: All Is Vain Unless the Spirit of the Holy One Comes Down
• Appendix A: Motion to Create a Department of Evangelism, 1904
• Appendix B: Report of the Evangelism Department Study Committee
• Appendix C: Report of the Second Evangelism Department Study Committee
• Appendix D: Shall the Atlanta Board Be Instructed to Employ Evangelists and to Call for an Extra $25,000 for Their Support?
• Selected Bibliography
• Name Index
• Subject Index
• Scripture Index