Evangelism or Discipleship Scale

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Who was Engel?

Typical stages of becoming a christian

Do not forget that these are steriotypal descriptions of how somebody gets a christian. They can be a good reminder, though, that it is a long way to go ... not just "accepting Jesus Christ as Lord" (read: pray the words of the conversion prayer).

• -8 Awareness of supreme being, no knowledge of Gospel
• -7 Initial awareness of Gospel
• -6 Awareness of fundamentals of Gospel
• -5 Grasp implications of Gospel
• -4 Positive attitude towards Gospel
• -3 Personal problem recognition
• -2 Decision to act
• -1 Repentance and faith in Christ
• +0 New birth
• +1 Post-decision evaluation
• +2 Incorporation into Body
• +3 Conceptual and behavioural growth
• +4 Communion with God
• +5 Stewardship

Further Reading

• Engel Scale and Gray Matrix
• Peter, Paul and Engel - Evangelism as a process not an event