Engel Scale

Engel Scale

The Engel Scale was developed by James F. Engel as a way of representing the journey from no knowledge of God through to spiritual maturity as a Christian believer. The model is used by some Christians to emphasise the "process" of conversion, and the various decision-making steps that a person goes through before they become a Christian. [A. Scott Moreau, Harold A. Netland, Charles Edward van Engen, David Burnett "Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions"]

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

[ [http://guide.gospelcom.net/resources/engel.php Engel scale - a detailed graphic presentation ] ] [J.F. Engel and W.H. Norton, "What's Gone Wrong With the Harvest?"] [J.F. Engel, "Contemporary Christian Communication"]

The original model was developed by James F Engel and Viggo Søgaard, although this was later refined by Engel, who added several ideas from behavioural science, and published it in his 1975 book "What's Gone Wrong With the Harvest". According to this model, everyone is somewhere on this scale. [A. Scott Moreau, Harold A. Netland, Charles Edward van Engen, David Burnett "Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions"]

The Engel Scale has been criticised for its fixed linear approach and a number of people have since introduced modifications. [ [http://www.hazelden.org.uk/pt02/art_pt068_modified_engel_full.htm The Modified Engel Scale (Complete) - an article by Paul Hazelden ] ] One of these is the Gray Matrix by Frank Gray of Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC International), which is a two-dimensional model showing progression along two scales: knowledge of the Gospel and attitude to it. [ [http://tgm.integralgc.com/ The Gray Matrix Home Page ] ]

ee also

*Conversion to Christianity
*Evangelism
*Missiology
*Romans Road

References


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