The Great Commission to Worship: Biblical Principles for Worship-Based Evangelism
What does it mean to be a Great Commission Worshiper?In The Great Commission to Worship, two men from distinct missionary and worship backgrounds sort through their differences related to the Great Commission vs. Great Commandment debate. Together, they develop a strategy for evangelism that does not exclude our responsibility to engage in worship. Likewise, they unpack an approach to worship that does not ignore or marginalize the biblical mandate to evangelism.All told, they define the Great Commission Worshiper—a person totally and equally committed to evangelism and worship—and a spiritual process that is formational, transformational, relational, missional, and reproducible.Actively involving the reader, each chapter includes five “life questions” for personal reflection. The book concludes with steps for practical application and ten principles for developing “lifestyle worship evangelism.”“Thankfully, we hear much talk of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. With passion for God’s glory and faithfulness to his Word, Vernon Whaley and David Wheeler tackle head-on how they relate. Drawing on years of ministry experience, they rightly demonstrate that the divine commands to evangelize and worship are both essential and mutually reinforcing. Both are necessary to promote genuine Christian discipleship. In these pages you will find both engaging argument and practical strategy to develop devoted followers of Christ—“Great Commission Worshippers.” I highly commend it.”—Ed Stetzer, president, LifeWay ResearchDavid Wheeler is professor of Evangelism at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as director of Applied Ministries and associate director of the Center for Church Planting and the Center for Ministry Training. David coauthored Evangelism Is . . . How to Share Jesus with Passion and Confidence.Vernon M. Whaley is professor of Music and Worship at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, director of the Center for Worship, and chairman of the department of Music and Worship Studies at Liberty University. He is also president of Integra Music Group and author of such books as Understanding Music and Worship in the Local Church and Called to Worship.