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Catch: The Art of Fishing For Souls
As Christians, God has appointed His people to be “Fishers of Men.” So why is it so hard for us to get started? We may have the passion, but how can we master the art of catching fish? In this book, Pastor Craig Walker gives us an “out of the box” approach on winning souls for Christ, and explains the four steps that are necessary for our spiritual growth. Follow him as he shares his life experiences as a pastor, missionary, and passionate fisher of men.
150 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2010
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January 17, 2020
This book had many stories and experiences but had a weak argument for "catching" fish. I'm not sure where Pastor Craig Walker was going with it. Each chapter felt like he was wandering without much direction regaling stories. I did, however. reflect on my own faith and where I need to surrender to Christ. So my time reading it was not without value, the book just lacked a lot of biblical substance.
Moreover, I attended Upward Church for a period of time when I lived in the Hampton Roads area. It is a thriving church with 2 locations in Virginia and 1 in Florida. Pastor Craig spends each week at a different church. Having heard him speak, there is no question he is passionate about God. He is an evangelist through and through and his stories of evangelism shine in this book. What the book lacks is cultivation. He will throw the seed, but won't consider what soil it is on and won't take the time to cultivate it. This was actually the reason why I left Upward and found a different church. The focus was spreading the word of Christ but not on helping grow and mature someone's faith in Christ. It was ironic that Craig Walker's second to last chapter was on aspects of spiritual maturity. The topic was misplaced. Even in his personal experiences Pastor Craig never stayed somewhere long enough to see any of his sheep to spiritual maturity. I am not criticizing him as a Christian, pastor, or person. He has a gift for evangelism. The focus of the book should have been on evangelism and the catching fish analogy, but it wasn't.
Moreover, I attended Upward Church for a period of time when I lived in the Hampton Roads area. It is a thriving church with 2 locations in Virginia and 1 in Florida. Pastor Craig spends each week at a different church. Having heard him speak, there is no question he is passionate about God. He is an evangelist through and through and his stories of evangelism shine in this book. What the book lacks is cultivation. He will throw the seed, but won't consider what soil it is on and won't take the time to cultivate it. This was actually the reason why I left Upward and found a different church. The focus was spreading the word of Christ but not on helping grow and mature someone's faith in Christ. It was ironic that Craig Walker's second to last chapter was on aspects of spiritual maturity. The topic was misplaced. Even in his personal experiences Pastor Craig never stayed somewhere long enough to see any of his sheep to spiritual maturity. I am not criticizing him as a Christian, pastor, or person. He has a gift for evangelism. The focus of the book should have been on evangelism and the catching fish analogy, but it wasn't.
March 15, 2016
What a shame. This pastor's angle is to dumb down the standards of God to make Christianity more appealing to the lost who live in an otherwise "Christian" environment. False Christians do tend to desire excusing and condoning deadly behaviors that do seperate man from God just for their own personal ambitions (numbers "saved", money and a great story).
False and dangerous in a clean, attractive cover.
False and dangerous in a clean, attractive cover.
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