Evangelism

Do We Jeopardize a Person’s Salvation by Sharing the Gospel with Them? (podcast)

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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

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Do People Exist in Parallel Universes, and Do They Need Jesus? (Podcast)

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Greg talks the sin economy and if sin actually threatens God. Episode 474 The Interview: http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0474.mp3

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A Cross-Like Church

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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…

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Podcast: How Do I Share Jesus Without Sounding Weird?

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Greg discusses sharing Jesus with non-believers. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0068.mp3

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Lighten Up: Wrong Finger

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Evangelism or Social Action: What’s the Priority?

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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…

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In the Wilderness of Religion

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 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,…

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A Word About Sharing the Gospel From an Atheist

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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…

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The Testimony of Life and Death

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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…

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A Coming Storm

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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…

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Are Evangelicals an Endangered Species?

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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….

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The Evangelical Heart

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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…

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Participating in God’s Love

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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…

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Kingdom Sightings: God and Guinness

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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…

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Roger Olson on Evangelicalism

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fusion-of-horizons via Compfight Here’s a great interview with Roger Olson on the state of evangelicalism today. Enjoy!

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Jesus Said a Lot of Weird Stuff. What If He Actually Meant it?

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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…

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Views of an Indigenous Theologian

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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…

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Quotes to Chew On: Confronting Non-Christians

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“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…

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What do you think of “confrontational evangelism”?

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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…

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