EXAM 5 STUDY GUIDE
All questions are taken from Everyday Series: Evangelism by Dr. Earley and Dr. Wheeler.
You do not need to memorize these passages. Only be familiar with the content.
Be able to identify the following verses as they are written in the textbook and have an
understanding of Dr. Earley’s and Dr. Wheeler’s teachings on the following verses.
John 1:14 (ch. 22)
Acts 1:8 (ch. 22)
Proverbs 11:30 (ch. 23)
John 13:35 (ch. 24)
John 2:1–10 (ch. 25)
Luke 19 (ch. 25)
John 6:1–14 (ch. 25)
Matthew 25:38–40 (ch. 27)
Chapter 22
According to Dr. Earley, the United States has shifted from a Christian nation to a
_secularized________________________ nation. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Jim Peterson defines our “secularized society” as people who are not operating in a
religious framework___________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Earley, the “peanut butter and jelly approach” to evangelism requires
both proclamation and _affirmation_____________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Proclamation evangelism is primarily for whom? Those who have already been prepared
and have already heard the basics truths about christianity
According to Dr. Earley, is evangelism an event?Yes
Chapter 23
According to Dr. Earley, you do not need to win lost people to _false______________.
(Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Earley, if we are to be truly effective evangelists, we must love people
like God loves them________________ and see them like ___God sees
them____________. (Be able to fill in the blanks.)
According to Dr. Earley, many people simply must feel like they _belong_______ before
they can believe__________. (Be able to fill in the blanks.)
According to Chapter 23, _more than eight__________ out of 10 unchurched adults
would accept an invitation to church if invited. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Earley, what are the 3 victories you win with unbelievers and in what
order do they occur? Win them to yourself, Win them to your church, Win them to Christ
Chapter 24
Dr. Earley compares evangelism with lost people to building _bridges___________. (Be
able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, who cites Claude King and Carolyn Thompson’s work, all
believers have ___7____ concentric circles of concern in evangelism. (Be able to fill in
the blank.)
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EVAN 101
Know the concentric circles of concern in evangelism in order.
Stage 1. Get right with God,Self and others
Stage 2. Survey your relationships
Stage 3. Work with God through prayer
Stage 4. Build relationship bridges with people
Stage 5. Show Gods love by meeting needs
Stage 6. Make disciples and help them grow
Stage 7. Help new Christians make disciples
According to Dr. Wheeler, evangelism is lived out through intentional
relationships________________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, what is the culmination of evangelism?
Internal Relationship Building
Bible Community
Eternal Process of Multiplication
Chapter 25
According to Dr. Wheeler, evangelism is hanging out ___with a
purpose_________________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, Jesus exhibited the characteristics of “hanging out”
evangelism in John 2:1–10 when He attended a wedding______________. (Be able to fill
in the blank.)
Dr. Wheeler encourages believers to be fully present by continuously looking for
opportunities to exalt Christ through ministering to others ________________________.
(Be able to fill in the blank.)
Dr. Wheeler quotes this verse, “For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and
deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house
will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as
this?” as an example of divine opportunity. The person given this opportunity was
_esther____________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Chapter 26
Dr. Wheeler states that “incarnational living” and following the Great Commission
(Matthew 28:18–20) is more about _going_____________ than coming. (Be able to fill
in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, incarnational living is an expression of our new
birth____________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Citing Steve Sjorgen in his book, Conspiracy of Kindness, Dr. Wheeler notes that the
proper way to view and respond to lost people is to invade_____________. (Be able to
fill in the blank.)
Incarnational living involves what? To be like Jesus in identifying with lost people and to
humbly serve them
Dr. Wheeler quotes Albert L. Meiburg, who states that “Need_______ is the trigger
which activates God’s call to minister if we have the heart to hear and respond.” (Be able
to fill in the blank.)
Chapter 27
According to Dr. Wheeler, by putting ministry into action, evangelism becomes a natural
byproduct_________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, evangelism is opening our eyes to _the needs of
others__________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Chapter 28
According to Dr. Wheeler, evangelism is knowing the difference between hearing and
listening_____________________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
Dr. Wheeler quotes Jerry Pipes concerning the art of listening. What are the levels of
listening? Ignoring, Pretend to listen, Selective listening, Attentive listening, Empathetic
listening
What is One-up Listening?
to minimize that person’s story with a more impressive
experience
What is Barney Fife Listening?
Listening to give a response and solution, instead of just simply listening
What is Dr. Phil Listening?
There is little empathy here, just a disconnected string of trite
suggestions. It is listening with your mind but not your heart!
What is iPod Listening?
Being distracted, and consumed with our selves instead our hearts, minds, and
ears are closed and we are consumed by the desire for
personal gratification
According to Dr. Wheeler, what are effective strategies in listening?
1. Seek to determine the other person’s perspective.
2. Ask good strategic questions and respond with well-
placed statements.
3. Give the other person space.
According to Dr. Wheeler, true evangelism is expressed with the whole being, both
verbally____________ and non-verbally______________. (Be able to fill in the blanks.)
Chapter 29
Dr. Wheeler cites John 11:35 when Jesus wept as an example of His empathy in action.
Who was Jesus crying over? Mary, Martha, Lazerus
According to Dr. Wheeler, is empathetic living relating to the physical pain of hurting
people?No
According to Dr. Wheeler, part of living an empathetic life is learning to live with your
personal struggles and shortcomings or warts____________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
According to Dr. Wheeler, what are examples of empathetic living?
Empathetic living is never forgetting how it feels to be
lost
Empathetic living is taking what Satan means for
destruction and turning it around for the glory of God
Empathetic living is relating to the emotional pain of
hurting people.
Empathetic living is living an authentic life, not
hiding your warts.
Empathetic living is proclaiming complete restoration
through Christ.
According to Dr. Wheeler, one origin of the word empathy means to suffer
with______________. (Be able to fill in the blank.)
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