Creation Evangelism for the New Millennium [Paperback]

Ken Ham (Author, Preface)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1999

The first of its kind on the market, this book offers a bold approach to evangelism by looking at the effects of evolutionary compromise on the modern church, and how to reverse the dangerous trend. Ham alerts the church leaders and laypersons that a low view of Genesis among Christian leaders is rendering the church ineffective at evangelism in our modern world.

A non-denominational work, this book clearly explains the foundational importance of Genesis.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ken Ham is founder and exective director of Answers in Genesis, a ministry dedicated to teaching the importance of creationism. Ken Ham is a very popular and effective speaker with American church audiences. He pioneered the work of creation evangelism in his native land, Australia. His ministry is sharing the relevance of creation in the life of each individual - to have others come to know their Creator, our Saviour Christ Jesus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Master Books; 1St Edition edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890512477
• ISBN-13: 978-0890512470
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time to wake the church up!, March 16, 2000

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Andrew (Berwick, Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creation Evangelism for the New Millennium (Paperback)

Dispite not being a very prolific book reader, it was impossible for me to not finish this book. A lot of the church still thinks of this issue as a side issue, even if agreeing with the view. It is not! This is a very timely book (even though the new millennium starts in 2001!). This really is a "must" for any christian seriously interested in evangelism ~ especially for evangelists, & church leaders.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A needed work, April 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Creation Evangelism for the New Millennium (Paperback)

An excellent resource for Christians seeking an apologetic tool that works. A book of this sort is a must for pastors and leaders in lay evangelism. The strong negative reactions to this sort of work exists precisely because draws blood from enemies of the faith. A personal note: creation evangelism was key to turning my life around. I only wish and pray the critics would stop ranting so much and be honest with themselves about their failed worldview. Screaming won't help, kiddies. :-)

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A vital evangelism tool, and a wake-up call to the Church, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Creation Evangelism for the New Millennium (Paperback)

Ken Ham lucidly shows that effective evangelism requires firm foundations. Trying to preach the Gospel in this evolutionised society is proving increasingly ineffective, and many Christians despair and can't figure out why. Ham accurately pinpoints the problem -- without the foundational truths of a 'very good' creation and a literal Fall of a literal first human couple, talking about sin and salvation won't mean much to many people. What is sin if not rebellion against the infinitely holy God who created us? If there is no creator, there is no sin, and thus no need for salvation.

The creation evangelism approach also provides answers to what it probably the most commonly asked question of any Christian --- how can there be a good God with all this suffering. Alas, if the Christian believes in millions of years -- i.e. the fossil record predating Adam -- then he has implicitly said that suffering was called 'very good' by God (Gen. 1:31). However, a consistently biblical approach shows that death, 'the last enemy' (1 Cor. 15:26), suffering and disease are the results of Adam's sin. I.e. don't blame God, blame sin -- of which we are all guilty!

This means of course that the fossil record must have formed after Adam -- mostly in the Flood of Noah's day. The Flood is sadly also neglected in much Christian teaching. Or it is diminished into a mere local Mesopotamian valley flood contrary to the explicit biblical teaching that it was global.

Ham also points out the need to follow Christ's example -- take Scripture as completely authoritative over any traditions of men (John 10:35, Mark 7:7-13). Sadly, even many Christian leaders have re-interpreted God's infallible Word to fit the teachings of fallible people, that we evolved from pond scum over billions of years.

Finally, the book provides many encouraging testimonies of people who came to Christ through creation evangelism -- it really does work!!