Abstract
This chapter discusses the importance placed on work by evangelical Christians because of the Bible, and then discusses the importance of personal evangelism again because of biblical teaching. This chapter then discusses a case study focusing on evangelism through daily electronic devotionals, and why such method was entirely legal despite protestations to the contrary by certain recipients.
The author gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Dr. James D. Slack in furnishing the case study that appears at the end of this article.
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Davids, J.A. (2018). An Evangelical Perspective on Work, “Sharing” One’s Faith, and a Case Study on Sharing Faith Through Online Daily Devotionals. In: Dhiman, S., Roberts, G., Crossman, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61929-3_38-1
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