Meet Jesus and Sam.Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter McNeil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God andto each other across gender, race and social lines.Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the full picture of gospel reconciliation--reconciliation to God and to each other. In her powerful, prophetic way, Brenda expounds their interaction recorded in John 4 and shares her own story of coming to Christ and learning to relate to other Christians. A Credible Witness tells you why both types of reconciliation are necessary, and moves you to be a person whose evangelism happens through a right relationship with God and others."In today's world," Brenda writes, "we too are called to embody more than one type of reconciliation. The good news brings us to God, and it also brings life and healing to a broken, dying and divided world. Anything less is not the gospel."



Brenda Salter McNeil is a dynamic speaker, an author, and a trailblazer with over thirty years of experience in the ministry of racial, ethnic, and gender reconciliation. She is an associate professor of reconciliation studies in the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University and is also the author of Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0 and A Credible Witness.



Foreword by Tony Campolo

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Becoming a Credible Witness

1 Know My Context to Know My Story

2 Begin with a Divine Mandate

3 Engage in Intentional Interaction

4 Relinquish Power and Embrace Need

5 Take Risks to Reach Out

6 Develop Reciprocity and Interdependence

7 Go Beyond the Superficial

8 Be Authentic and Transparent in Worship

9 Make a Life-Changing Decision

10 Take Action to Be Countercultural

11 Be a Bridge Builder

Conclusion: Taking the Witness Stand

Appendix: A Leader's Guide to Restoring Credibility

Further Reading

Notes