Nudge
Awakening Each Other to the God Who's Already There
by Leonard I. Sweet · David C. Cook · 2010
Book summary
A guide to everyday evangelism that replaces religious pressure with attentiveness, helping people notice and respond to God's prior activity.
Chapter & section guide
Awakening
Evangelism begins by trusting that God is already present.
Paying Attention
Disciples learn to notice spiritual openings in ordinary life.
Semiotic Awareness
Signs, stories, images, and cultural moments may point beyond themselves.
Listening
Genuine witness starts with curiosity about another person's experience.
The Gentle Nudge
Faith is invited through timely questions, gestures, and acts of care.
Embodied Good News
Hospitality and service make the gospel perceptible.
Discernment
Witness avoids manipulation by remaining accountable to love and freedom.
A Nudging Community
Churches form people who can awaken one another to grace.
Editorial note: these are original thematic summaries prepared as a research and reading aid, not quotations from the book itself.