Brenda Salter McNeil 
A Credible Witness 
Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race

Meet Jesus and Sam. Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter Mc Neil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God and to each other across gender, race and social lines. Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the full picture of gospel reconciliation–reconciliation to God and to each other. In her powerful, prophetic way, Brenda expounds their interaction recorded in John 4 and shares her own story of coming to Christ and learning to relate to other Christians. A Credible Witness tells you why both types of reconciliation are necessary, and moves you to be a person whose evangelism happens through a right relationship with God and others. ‘In today's world, ‘ Brenda writes, ‘we too are called to embody more than one type of reconciliation. The good news brings us to God, and it also brings life and healing to a broken, dying and divided world. Anything less is not the gospel.’

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Foreword by Tony Campolo
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Becoming a Credible Witness
1 Know My Context to Know My Story
2 Begin with a Divine Mandate
3 Engage in Intentional Interaction
4 Relinquish Power and Embrace Need
5 Take Risks to Reach Out
6 Develop Reciprocity and Interdependence
7 Go Beyond the Superficial
8 Be Authentic and Transparent in Worship
9 Make a Life-Changing Decision
10 Take Action to Be Countercultural
11 Be a Bridge Builder
Conclusion: Taking the Witness Stand
Appendix: A Leader’s Guide to Restoring Credibility
Further Reading
Notes

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Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter Mc Neil is a dynamic speaker, author and trailblazer with over twenty-five years of experience in the ministry of racial, ethnic and gender reconciliation. She was featured as one of the fifty most influential women to watch by Christianity Today in 2012 and is an associate professor of reconciliation studies in the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University, where she also directs the Reconciliation Studies program. Salter Mc Neil was previously the president and founder of Salter Mc Neil Associates, a reconciliation organization that provided speaking, training and consulting to colleges, churches and faith-based organizations. She also served on the staff of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship for fourteen years as a Multiethnic Ministries Specialist. She earned a MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary, a DMin from Palmer Theological Seminary and was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from North Park University. She is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church and is on the pastoral staff of Quest Church in Seattle. In addition, she serves on the board of directors for Wycliffe USA and Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship USA. She is also the coauthor of The Heart of Racial Justice and the author of A Credible Witness. Brenda lives in Seattle with her husband Dr. J. Derek Mc Neil and their two children.