Evangelism
Do We Jeopardize a Person’s Salvation by Sharing the Gospel with Them? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Evangelism
Greg considers the evangelism implications of the idea that we are all IN. Why risk someone having an opportunity to opt out? Episode 494 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0494.mp3
Do People Exist in Parallel Universes, and Do They Need Jesus? (Podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Evangelism, Salvation, Science
Greg talks the sin economy and if sin actually threatens God. Episode 474 The Interview: http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0474.mp3
A Cross-Like Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Evangelism, Love
Topics: Following Jesus
When God’s church loves like God loves—which means valuing the other at cost to self—it will puzzle those outside the church. While such love might cause the religious to rail with outrage, it will cause…
Podcast: How Do I Share Jesus Without Sounding Weird?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Apologetics, Evangelism
Greg discusses sharing Jesus with non-believers. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0068.mp3
Evangelism or Social Action: What’s the Priority?
Category: General
Tags: Evangelism, Myth of a Christian Religion, Social Issues
Throughout the last century Evangelicals were known much more for their emphasis on personal piety than for their social action. This is fortunately beginning to change. Pioneers like Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo and Ron Sider…
In the Wilderness of Religion
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Ed Cyzewski, Evangelism, Faith, Jesus, Religion, Religious Idolatry, Sarah Bessey, World Vision
Eric Bryan via Compfight There are an awful lot of us in the Church today who are no longer feeling at home in Evangelicalism. Regardless of how you feel about World Vision’s hiring policy decisions,…
A Word About Sharing the Gospel From an Atheist
Category: General
Tags: Atheism, Christianity, Evangelism, Gospels, Love
Jen J over at A Deeper Family wrote a little piece about how she felt convicted after this video was played during a sermon at her church. She makes some good points. Penn Jillette is a…
The Testimony of Life and Death
Category: General
Tags: Andrew Sullivan, Compassion, David Kuo, Death, Evangelism, Politics
David Kuo was a friend of ours. He was a passionate voice calling the church away from political division and calling us towards compassionate engagement. He succumbed to brain cancer this last week after a…
A Coming Storm
Category: Essays
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Debate, Essay, Evangelism, Jesus, OT Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
There is a storm beginning to brew on the horizon. It is a debate among Evangelicals about the violent depictions of God, stirred up largely by Eric Seibert’s Disturbing Divine Behavior. Here is a post…
Are Evangelicals an Endangered Species?
Category: General
Tags: Conflict, Division, Evangelism, Missions, Theology, Unity
Joits via Compfight Tim Suttle offered some thoughts on the Huffington Post a few days ago about the state of evangelicalism and what is needed to keep it from going the way of the dinosaurs….
The Evangelical Heart
Category: General
Tags: Empathy, Evangelism, Rachel Held Evans, Theodicy, Theology
qthomasbower via Compfight Rachel Held Evans posted recently about The Scandal of the Evangelical Heart. Citing a comment by John Piper (“It’s right for God to slaughter women and children anytime he pleases. God gives life and…
Participating in God’s Love
Category: Q&A
Tags: Evangelism, Jesus, John 17, Love of God, Unity
Topics: Death and Salvation, Following Jesus, Trinity
Greg took a slight detour from his reflections on free will in this video in order to talk about Jesus’ prayer in John 17. He discusses the idea that God desires the kind of unity among…
Kingdom Sightings: God and Guinness
Category: General
Tags: Evangelism, God, Kingdom
Evan Leeson via Compfight Here’s a unique Kingdom initiative from one of our readers that we wanted to share with you. If you’re in Ann Arbor, check it out! Starting in January, one of the…
Roger Olson on Evangelicalism
Category: General
Tags: Evangelism, Roger Olson, Unity
fusion-of-horizons via Compfight Here’s a great interview with Roger Olson on the state of evangelicalism today. Enjoy!
Jesus Said a Lot of Weird Stuff. What If He Actually Meant it?
Category: General
Tags: Evangelism, Kingdom Living
Our friend Shane Claiborne has a way with words (and deeds). In this article from a few years ago (sent to us by a reader: thanks Jason!) he asks the question, What if Jesus meant…
Views of an Indigenous Theologian
Category: General
Tags: Evangelism, Missions, Peacemaking
It’s so important to approach evangelism with humility when building relationships with indigenous populations. This interview with Dr. Randy Woodley is an eye-opening and important voice for anyone with a heart for missions. From the…
Quotes to Chew On: Confronting Non-Christians
Category: General
Tags: Christian Life, Evangelism
“When Christians confront people on the basis of presuppositions not shared by the people they confront, they come across as rude (hence unloving, I Cor. 13:4-5) and usually render the gospel less credible to the…
What do you think of “confrontational evangelism”?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christian Life, Evangelism, Q&A
Topics: Following Jesus, The Church
Question: In The Myth of a Christian Nation, you emphasize our need to sacrificially serve others. But you didn’t emphasize our need to “preach the Gospel to every living creature.” I’ve been intrigued by the…