The Personal Touch

Name: The Personal Touch
Author: J. Wilbur Chapman

By J. Wilbur Chapman

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A passionate manual urging individual Christians to engage personally in evangelism, arguing moral responsibility to seek and win others to faith. It combines testimony, practical principles and step-by-step counsel on beginning conversations, discipling and keeping converts, with attention to reaching youth and overcoming timidity. Chapters offer illustrations, reflections on conversion as a divine miracle, and exhortations to persistent, prayerful outreach, insisting that ordinary relationships are primary venues for saving work. The tone balances urgency with practical guidance, emphasizing parental and congregational roles, simple methods for starting spiritual conversations, and the duty of believers to move beyond indirect support into personal involvement.

About the Author

J. Wilbur Chapman

J. Wilbur Chapman was an influential American evangelist and author known for his passionate preaching and commitment to spreading the Christian faith. He gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contributing significantly to the revivalist movement. His notable works include "And Judas Iscariot / Together with other evangelistic addresses," which reflects his deep theological insights and evangelistic fervor, and "The Personal Touch," where he emphasizes the importance of personal relationships in ministry. Chapman's writings continue to inspire those interested in evangelism and the transformative power of faith.