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Summary: I Have No Idea How Many Editions of This Classic Exist???
Review: I just pulled an old 1973 copy off my library shelf. It was a 12th edition. The cover boasted, "Over 165,000 copies in print." Next to it was my 1986 copy. It was a 41st edition. It's cover boasted, "Over 850,000 copies in print." Next to that was a 1997 companion book that lists, "over 2 million copies in print." This is a book that has stood the test of time.Notice the other reviews. This book is as fresh today as it was in 1963. It revolutionized evangelism in the United States. Do yourself a favor. Get back to the fundamentals. Join Bob Coleman as he traces ministry the way Jesus taught his disciples to do it.
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Summary: The Master Plan of Evengelism
Review: I read this book over 25 years ago and God used it to change my life in that it gave me a how to go about sharing Christ Jesus with others. It's focas is on How Christ did it, it's as simply as that. The book is one for everyone to read, we can all learn from it, i reread it every 2-3 years and have had the privilege to "teach" and watch God work in others lives. A must read.
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Summary: None Better Than the Master
Review: I've read this book numerous times and have introduced it to over 50 college students training to be spiritual leaders on their campus. The power of this book does not come from its eloquence-- for it is straightforward-- or its originality-- for its principles are timeless. Rather, Coleman's achievement is in clearly demonstrating the methods chosen by the Master Himself to share God's love with the world. Studying this book is studying the heart of the Lord Jesus for a lost world, and that will make a difference in your life and in those you wish to lead.
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Summary: This title is a must-read for personal ministry
Review: The Master Plan of Evangelism is a wonderful examination of the personal ministry of Jesus Christ. Coleman succinctly dissects the method of Jesus, namely that of personal discipleship, in a way that will help ordinary Christians model it in their own lives. Jesus' method was one of multiplication, of pouring His life into twelve disciples, who were to do likewise. This is the call fo each believer today, and Coleman's book is very instructive and motivating in building a vision of personal ministry.
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Summary: The Foundational Principles for Making Disciples
Review: They titled this book wrong. This isn't the Master Plan of Evangelism; this should have been the Master Plan of Discipleship. But that's about the only thing I can say wrong about the book. It's almost as if Coleman takes apart Jesus' life and ministry on Earth and puts it back together with chapter titles, isolating the principles that drove him to do the things he did. This book is almost essential reading for an understanding of how to raise up Christians who will seriously follow God and strive to know Him. If you desire to make disciples as Jesus called us to do, you will do yourself well to read through this book.
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Summary: The Foundational Principles for Making Disciples
Review: They titled this book wrong. This isn't the Master Plan of Evangelism; this should have been the Master Plan of Discipleship. But that's about the only thing I can say wrong about the book. It's almost as if Coleman takes apart Jesus' life and ministry on Earth and puts it back together with chapter titles, isolating the principles that drove him to do the things he did. This book is almost essential reading for an understanding of how to raise up Christians who will seriously follow God and strive to know Him. If you desire to make disciples as Jesus called us to do, you will do yourself well to read through this book.
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Summary: A true blessing and classic
Review: This book focus on evangelism but mostly on discipleship! If you have always had questions reguarding how to share your faith and help someone grow in their faith, this book would be a help to you. It is simple yet bold as Coleman is passionate about serving the Lord in a non-tradionalist, religion way. Thanks.
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Summary: A true blessing and classic
Review: This book focus on evangelism but mostly on discipleship! If you have always had questions reguarding how to share your faith and help someone grow in their faith, this book would be a help to you. It is simple yet bold as Coleman is passionate about serving the Lord in a non-tradionalist, religion way. Thanks.
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Summary: Great stuff that I hesitate to recommend
Review: This book is a quandary to me. The ideas - the teaching-within it is quite excellent. Mr. Coleman's study of the strategy of Jesus in building up disciples is solid, and feels like the missing piece in the foundation of the modern church. I truly wish more people would consider this plan for discipleship, as demonstrated by Jesus and exposited by Coleman. But I hesitate to lend this book to anyone, as much as I want to spread the good ideas, because the writing is absolutely horrendous. At times his style feels like doctoral dissertation, at times just paranoid and defensive. His language is sexist ("Men were his method"), combative (Jesus' plan for "the conquest of the world") and sometimes downright forbidding. I know many people who have gotten so caught up in the language, the valuable teaching gets entirely lost. So. Read it for the ideas, and ignore the language, if you can. I don't think any of Coleman's offensive habits are ideological problems, just careless and sloppy writing. It's one thing to have a good idea; it's another to put it on paper in a way that will reach a million people of varied demographics. The first is here; the second isn't. But let's try hard not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Summary: Great stuff that I hesitate to recommend
Review: This book is a quandary to me. The ideas - the teaching-within it is quite excellent. Mr. Coleman's study of the strategy of Jesus in building up disciples is solid, and feels like the missing piece in the foundation of the modern church. I truly wish more people would consider this plan for discipleship, as demonstrated by Jesus and exposited by Coleman. But I hesitate to lend this book to anyone, as much as I want to spread the good ideas, because the writing is absolutely horrendous. At times his style feels like doctoral dissertation, at times just paranoid and defensive. His language is sexist ("Men were his method"), combative (Jesus' plan for "the conquest of the world") and sometimes downright forbidding. I know many people who have gotten so caught up in the language, the valuable teaching gets entirely lost. So. Read it for the ideas, and ignore the language, if you can. I don't think any of Coleman's offensive habits are ideological problems, just careless and sloppy writing. It's one thing to have a good idea; it's another to put it on paper in a way that will reach a million people of varied demographics. The first is here; the second isn't. But let's try hard not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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