James Welch was the Director of Religious Broadcasting for the BBC during World War II. Welch, along with Eric Fenn, was responsible for bringing C.S. Lewis to the BBC during WWII to give several series of talks over the airwaves that would eventually be written and bound into Lewis’ classic, Mere Christianity. Without Welch and …
As a part of my PhD program at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I am enrolled in a colloquium that examines contemporary issues in evangelism and apologetics. The reading for this class has been great, but one of the best books I have read so far (maybe ever) for conversational apologetics and evangelism is Tactics …
In The Trellis and The Vine, authors Colin Marshall and Tony Payne advocate for a renewed approach to ministry that focuses on ministry to individuals as well as to the group. This personalized, one-on-one approach to ministry is not new, it’s as old as Christianity itself, and has found many advocates through the years of …
On Monday, I made a new friend. I was introduced to a first grader who has no dad at home and needs tons of attention. He struggles in reading class and in other areas, but has an incredible smile and is enjoyable to be around. Did I mention that he needs Jesus? I don’t know …
“The seed that saves is the word of God–the gospel preached. The seed that creates new life is the gospel in the mouths of believers, spoken to unbelievers. The surgical instrument that opens the eyes of the blind is your words telling and explaining the gospel.” -John Piper, Finally Alive (Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2009), …
The Hole in Our Gospel is both the faith journey of Richard Stearns and his admonition for the church to play a greater role fighting the injustice present in our world. Richard Stearns is the president for World Vision in the United States. This book will not only open your eyes, but also bring tears …
Thom Rainer is a great writer and a tireless researcher. In Effective Evangelistic Churches, he has once again proven his salt. The downside for those of you outside of the Southern Baptist Convention, is that this book focuses solely on the Southern Baptist Convention. In an attempt to find a homogenous group with easily identifiable …
J.D. Greear addressed five obstacles to effective evangelism at the South Carolina Baptist State Evangelism Conference yesterday. Greear used 1 Corinthians 9:19-26 as his text and I think he did a great job. I’ve listed his five obstacles below. 1. Being satisfied with Biblical faithfulness and not effective ministry (v. 22). 2. We don’t know …
As suggested in recent weeks, I’ve been reading some old books and one that I recently completed is The Soul Winner by C.H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon is of course recognized as the prince of preachers, but he was also a fiercly evangelistic man. Spurgeon of all people shows that strict reformed theology is not at odds …
The Gospel & Personal Evangelism Publisher: Crossway (2007) Author: Mark Dever ISBN-13: 9781581348460 Binding: Paperback The Gospel & Personal Evangelism is an excellent book on evangelism. Pastor Mark Dever has given the church a great resource to aid in our call to faithfully share the gospel of Jesus Christ with every person. In seven short …