By: Jason|19 July, 2011|Categories: Evangelism|Tags: Evangelism . tracts . witnessing
Given the recent legal controversy over Christians passing out tracts at events, Christianity Today asks a group of pastors and evangelists if tracts, flyers, and street evangelism are still effective ways of bringing people to Christ. I found Bob Roberts’ answer to contain the most common sense: “Yes, if it isn’t distracting from the event. Yes, if it is done…
Read more »By: Jason|25 January, 2010|Categories: Evangelism|Tags: conversation . Evangelism . Holy Spirit . relational apologetics . witnessing
Pastor and author, J.D. Greear offers some practical advice on how to share Christ with others in everyday conversations.
Read more »By: Stuart|11 February, 2009|Categories: Apologetics . Evangelism|Tags: Apologetics . Evangelism . Healing . Miracles . Skepticism
I have long thought that a miracle can be an apologetic. It was one of the chief ways that God authenticated His word and His revelation. Today, with the resurgence of our awareness of miracles, it is important we think about how the testimony of miracles sounds to unbelievers, particularly those who are sceptical and philosophically opposed to Christianity and belief in God.
In order to develop an apologetic for God’s existence that reduces the opportunity for scepticism, based upon the testimony of miracles, I suggest that a miracle X meets the following criteria.
Read more »By: Stuart|11 February, 2009|Categories: Apologetics . Evangelism|Tags: Apologetics . Evangelism . Healing . Miricles
I am deeply concerned about a perceived attitude accompanying our rising awareness that miracles are a part of the normal Christian life. The danger in the resurgence of the miraculous, especially in so-called “healing-evangelism”, is an outlook that says all we need to prove God’s existence, and solve all our apologetic needs, is to believe, pray for a miracle, and let God do the rest.
Read more »By: Rob|06 January, 2009|Categories: Evangelism|Tags: africa . Christian Worldview . mission
Here is an interesting story from Times Online: “Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem – the crushing passivity of the people’s mindset.“
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