Fireweed Evangelism: Christian Hospitality in a Multi-Faith World

by Elizabeth Geitz

Book Overview

Fireweed, always the first flower to spring up and bloom in ruins and burned-over places, is Elizabeth Geitz's metaphor for evangelism that comes from the heart. It is the motivation that makes some Christians eager to welcome the stranger and invite people into their churches, while others hang back. In this prequel to Entertaining Angels: Hospitality Programs for the Caring Church, Geitz explores this missing ingredient in Christian hospitality,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898694590
• ISBN13: 9780898694598
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Invitation to understand and deal with our multi-faith world

At one level Fireweed Evangelism is a guide for congregations intent on being more hospitable and thus it is a book on congregational development. But it is much more than that. Canon Geitz offers a powerful and gracious invitation to understand and deal with our multi-faith world. Fireweed Evangelism speaks to an important aspect of St. Philip's Academy's approach to excellence in inner-city education. Whether in church, at work or at home, we all need to look through the lens of this new reality. David C. Farrand President, Board of Trustees St. Philip's Academy Newark, New Jersey