Two things I should say clearly:  First, I am fully convinced that part of our job in evangelism is to speak hard truth into people’s lives, truth that will be “drastic and shattering,” as Packer put it.  I’m just arguing that there’s a better way of speaking that hard truth than contact evangelism.
 
Second, I know that the lines between these things can be very blurry.  So if you’re reading all this and thinking, “Hey, I do CE, but I’m doing it in a way that avoids these drawbacks you’re talking about,” I’d love to hear your experience.  Or also if you just flat disagree with me on this.  gdgilbert@gmail.com.

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