Breaking News Endorsements
'I can think of no better training resource for evangelism than this - it is ideally suited for use in the local church. I highly recommend it as the most inviting, user friendly and empowering course of its kind'.
Rev Dr Mark Stibbe, Vicar St Andrews Chorleywood'We can be grateful to J.John, the most gifted evangelist in Britain today, for showing us how to speak naturally about Jesus Christ to our friends. An extremely helpful course in an area we all find difficult.'
Rev Dr Michael GreenJ John is so creative in his approach to Evangelism and this course provides Christians with a measured and realistic basis for what many of us find a very difficult subject. We need all the help we can get and this course will provide us with all the help we need to become "creative, courageous communicators of the Gospel"
Fiona Castle
"Accessible, understandable, usable and practical are words I would use to describe ‘Breaking News’. This much needed course will help all of us to communicate our faith better. It is a great resource for any local church and should warm the heart of any leader wanting to release their people into effective witness."
Nick Cuthbert
"Nearly 50 members of our youth group did this course on a residential, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. J.John is a natural evangelist, and evidently wants to pass on what he has learned. He has written an amazing resource, that is clear and challenging, and yet equips and resources. The mix of teaching and discussion brings the participant to a place where they see God's heart for the lost. At the end, over a third of our group said they felt called to a ministry of evangelist. I strongly recommend this resource for adults and young people alike"
Mark Russell, Chief Executive Church Army
J. John's ‘Breaking News’, will be welcomed by Christians everywhere. There is nothing we want so bad to do, and feel we do so badly, as evangelism. That is why this very approachable and encouraging course on personal evangelism will inspire and equip us to evangelise the world of our neighbourhoods, schools and workplaces.
Dr Lon Allison, Director, Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College
'Breaking News’ is user friendly, informative, focused and practical; an effective tool for moving the Christian from the pew to the public arena with their personal story of faith. A great resource for local churches.
Paul C. Weaver, General Superintendent, Assemblies of God UKJ.John has provided a valuable resource for the equipping of Christians to be more effective witnesses and communicators of the Good News. It needs no additional commendation as J.John himself embodies the insights and practical approaches he shares in these six sessions.
Dr Eddie Gibbs, Professor of Church Growth, Fuller SeminaryCombine J John’s passion for ‘lost people’, the power of the gospel and his commitment to training and equipping, and you come up with ‘Breaking News’. An inspirational, intentional, concise and compelling course suitable for everyone serious about sharing their faith.
David Shearman, Senior Pastor The Christian Centre NottinghamWe as Christians believe that Jesus gives us 'abundant life' - the life we all long for - and if we really know and believe that, then we will want to share that 'abundant life' with others. And this is what J.John equips us to do, in ‘Breaking News.’
Rev Carol Anderson, Rector, All Saints Church
This is an exciting addition to any Church and Christian who wants to fulfil the Great Commission. I believe that J John is a true evangelist who is recognised worldwide for his zeal and vision to spread the gospel to all nations.
It’s a course to challenge and encourage Christians to be doers of the Word and to take salvation to the nations.
Pastor Ray McCauley, Rhema South AfricaDon’t even think about not doing J.John's ‘Breaking News’ course. I had the privilege of introducing J.John to Jesus Christ and since then he has continued to share that Good News with others.
‘Breaking News’ will inspire and equip you to share the Good News of Jesus, naturally.J. John’s teaching will bring you joy and that's your strength to help you shine.
Revd Andy EconomidesDon't you enjoy those moments when you can sit and have a discussion about something that really matters? ‘Breaking News’ by J John is just that. The lessons unfold like chatting with a friend - and as only a good friend can do, provides an enthusiastic push to help us get over hesitation of speaking to others about Jesus. With next day applicability J John provides a resource that small groups, churches, seminary students and pastoral leaders should study. Quick, get some people together and experience ‘Breaking News’.
Dr. Carson Pue, President, Arrow Leadership International Ministries
"Breaking News" is a dynamic tool to place into the hand and hearts of those who are hungry to share, in a relevant way, what they have received and to help give life to a drowning world. J. John teaches in a very relational, personal and conversational manner. He incarnates language and teaches in a story telling fashion that gives us freedom to discover and to tell our own stories.
J. John's words spring from the page to be devoured like all good stories. They demand that the reader keep on feeding upon them like water quenching a parched and thirsty land. In fact J.John is like a city planner who recognizes the necessity for the park.
Nigel Goodwin, Director Genesis Arts Trust“Intentional evangelism is a huge aspiration for most churches, indeed most individuals. But the reality is far from the aspiration. Why? ‘Breaking News’ analysis the hurdles we face, helps us bring them down, and gets gospel action and gospel words flowing in the right direction. Doing ‘Breaking News’ together means that it is fun as well as educational and corporate rather than individual. I pray ‘Breaking News’ every success in every church. This is vital if we are to be shaped by mission.”
Gerald Coates, Team Leader PioneerI have been encouraged, challenged and enlightened through J. John’s teaching. His writings have been a great source of inspiration to me in my own ministry and I’m sure that you will find “Breaking News” to be a great blessing and a valuable resource to help you in sharing the good news with others.
Bayless Conley, Senior Pastor, Cottonwood Christian Center"J.John inspires and instructs in a most creative way. ‘Breaking News’ shows how Christians need not fear sharing their faith. Instead we can naturally and meaningfully share what Jesus means to us in the course of our lives. J.John combines biblical depth with hands-on practicality in inspiring us to share our faith naturally."
Peter Chao, Director Eagles Communications, SingaporeAre you passionately in love with Jesus? The natural outpouring of that love is sharing the Good News by word and deed. In Breaking News, J. John challenges the mindsets that stifle presenting the Gospel. The teaching and applications he provides will help you boldly communicate the Good News with joy and ease!
Joyce Meyer, author and Bible teacher
J John is one of our most persuasive, effective and brilliant evangelists and, thank God, he seems determined not to let his entire secrets die with him. Our churches really need this stuff!This manual will help many thousands of camouflaged Christians to overcome their fears, come out of hiding and boldly share their faith. It is clear, full of insight, packed with interest and contains all the planks we need to build the bridges of effective mission among our friends. This material is so good that leaders will be tempted to steal it and pass it off as their own. I know I was!
Greg Haslam, Minister, Westminster Chapel, LondonBeware of Greeks bearing gifts" the old adage goes. Not this time. J John may be a Greek but this warm, purposeful training resource is one very helpful gift you don't need to beware of.
Mark Greene, Director London Institute of Contemporary Christianity
J John is truly a contagious Christian! Let him teach you how you can share your faith confidently and courageously.
Lee Strobel, author, “The Case for Christ.”
J.John is one of the Church’s greatest communicators blessed with gifts of teaching, humour, story telling and integrity. This course book is practical and packed full of stories, insights and activities to stimulate the church in evangelistic action.
Evangelism is all about good news; good news for the poor, freedom for prisoners, sight for the blind, release for the oppressed, all of which proclaim the sovereign reign of God in the world today. For too long the church has ‘given up the turf’ and withdrawn to the safety of church life, failing to proclaim this good news with confidence and conviction. As a consequence, our society is like a building shored-up with scaffolding but lacking firm foundations.
The current task of the church is to reconnect imaginatively with the people of the twenty first century. To do this, individual Christians need to communicate with confidence their own story of faith and understand how God’s story still has the power to transform the lives of others in a similar way.
Taking seriously Jesus’ command to go and make disciples of all nations, by word and deed, ‘Breaking News’ provides accessible and well thought out material to assist the church meet that challenge.
J.John knows the terrain well. He is a practitioner and writes with many years of personal experience behind him. As someone responsible to encourage the Church to think beyond its walls and to equip herself for the task of witness, I warmly commend the book and its author to you with confidence and the expectation that God will increase the gifts of faith and love in you as you play your part in sharing the Good News and thereby hasten the coming of God’s Kingdom of justice, peace and joy in the Holy spirit. And remember: our Lord promised to be with us till the end of the time and he gave us his authority and power.
The Most Revd Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
'Were you brought up like me in my youth? I was trained to regard evangelism as a necessary task - a slog. J John flips that right on its head. He proceeds from the basis that evangelism is something that you share with people. Not something you inflict upon them. That it's natural not contrived, a release not a strain. In short that it is fun, especially when we do it together. What better aim could you have than that you should become a genuinely natural communicator of the good news. This is the only book I know that can release you to become that.'
Revd Eric Delve
"If you want some kind of deeply spiritual treatise on the importance of evangelism, the kind that shames the church into trying to gain converts by increasingly desperate means, then this is not the course for you!J.John, as always, shares how to communicate what Christianity is all about with level headed common sense and fun. We are not goaded but inspired and the mission is convincingly portrayed not as a duty to be undertaken but an adventure to be joined"
Philip Baker, Senior Pastor Riverview Church Perth Australia
