I was recently reviewing some evangelistic literature. It seems that little has changed in published evangelistic tracts since 'Journey into Life' which I first read as a new Christian in the 1970s. Journey into Life and a host of others which have 'borrowed' the format start with the assumption that the way to salvation is doctrinal - once a seeker makes intellectual assent to some basic teaching about the meaning of Jesus' life, death & resurrection, their own sinfulness and need of the salvation he offers, they're ready to become Christians.

I still fully subscribe to the theology of this approach, but I've got real doubts about the methodology.

Most people become Christians by belonging to a community that models different values, beginning to live them out, experiencing the transforming power of the Holy Spirit and then seeing their belief systems changed. The intellectual assent to fundamental truths about Jesus is the last link in the chain - not the first.

If this is true, then we need a very different style of evangelistic literature. One which tells stories of transformation, promotes the values of Christian living and encourages people into a transformational community.

Does such literature exist? I'm sure it would be very useful if it did, but I'm not aware of it as a cheap give away resource to spiritual seekers.

Somebody tell me where to find it??