Tag Archives: Evangelism
Friendliness and the Gospel
As I write this article, I must ask myself, “Am I a good friend?” There are many of you reading this who may say “No!”. I confess and repent to you now: I don’t keep in touch well with people from … Continue reading
What Do Buddha and Jesus Have in Common?
Corduan, Winfried. Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions. Downer’s Grove: IVP, 1998. Hagen, Steve. Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day. New York: Broadway, 1999. Lim, David and Steve Spaulding, ed. Sharing … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Theology, World Religions
The Christians as the Romans Saw Them
Wilken, Robert Louis. The Christians as the Romans Saw Them. 2d. ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Find on Amazon. As an interesting perusal of the pagan reaction to Christianity, Wilken provides a valuable insight into the ways in … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Culture, History of Missions
Evangelism in the Early Church
Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Find on Amazon. In Evangelism in the Early Church, Michael Green has given us insight into the world in which early Christians lived, thought, worshipped and evangelized. … Continue reading
Filed under Books, History of Missions, Missionary Methods
To Persuade or Coerce: That is the Question
In Christian Mission and the Modern World, John Stott, in defining evangelism, does not think that “persuasion” is a necessary component of a definition of evangelism. He follows J.I. Packer who critiques any definition of evangelism that includes persuasion as … Continue reading
Who’s on first? Evangelism or Social Ministry
John R. W. Stott, pictured above, in his renowned work Christian Mission in the Modern World, says that there are basically three options when it comes to understanding the relationship between evangelism and social reponsibility: Social Action as a Means of … Continue reading
Filed under Missionary Methods, Missions, Theology
Toward Convergence–Part 1
The Convergent Conference at Southeastern commenced and closed over the past two days. Soon, you will be able to download the messages from the Seminary website (somewhere here). The conference was wonderful and better than I expected, which I expected … Continue reading
Filed under Church Planting, Culture, Missions, Theology
the Radical Reformission–Part 6.2: Chapter 4
Chapter 4, Continued… (See Part 6.1 here) The first 3/4 of Mark Driscolls chapter dealt with the relationship of gospel to the culture. The final 1/4 investigates the relationship between culture and sin. He distinguishes “Sins” from “sins”. ”Sins” he … Continue reading
the Radical Reformission–Part 5: Chapter 3
The title of this chapter is indicative of the style of evangelism that characterizes how most Christians share the gospel–”Shotgun Weddings to Jesus”. How does that title strike you? Do you feel that evangelism for you has resembled a “shotgun … Continue reading
Knowing God–Part 2: Introduction (Part 1 will come later!)
I know this post is coming out of order. Today, you get Part 2 long before Part 1. My normal sequence will be to present something about the author before talking about the content of the book. Please forgive me … Continue reading
the Radical Reformission–Part 4: Chapter 2
What is the gospel and how do we communicate it? Is communicating the gospel in word only, or is the primary way to preach the gospel through “A Mission-Driven Life”? But we also muddy the waters for the gospel by … Continue reading
