How to Reach People Who Have Been Turned off by Christians

Evangelism.net has a great podcast this month on the topic: “Dealing with people who have been turned off by Christians.”

In this episode of the Evangelism Encouragement Podcast, host Mark Rae talks with Dr. Larry Moyer as they consider some of the reasons non-Christians give as to why they have been turned off by Christians.

It is also available on iTunes here.

Enjoy!

Mark Batterson on Evangelism

Pastor, author, and blogger Mark Batterson wrote briefly on his blog today about his personal and corporate perspectives on evangelism. First of all personally - he authentically shares:

“To be perfectly honest, over the last several months, the Lord has really convicted me about my lack of urgency…And it’s not about sharing our faith out of guilt. It’s about being so excited about who God is and what God has done that I can’t not talk about it.” (read more)

I love his passion. I have been given numerous opportunities lately to share what I believe about evangelism both in witnessing and in casual conversation. I think the biggest thing that Batterson points out is something that we teach in our evangelism training at EvanTell…that we should share the gospel out of grace and not guilt. Guilt has so often been associated with evangelism that it has given evangelism a fearful, negative connotation. I pray that outlook is overcome. That is my dream for the church.

Batterson closes explaining his dream for the church:
“Can I share a dream? I’ve always dreamed of being part of a church that was experiencing the reality of Acts 2:47. It says people were added daily. Don’t you want to be part of a church that is experiencing life changing transformation on a daily basis?”

Just like I do - he desires to see a church with Acts 2 Church DNA.

Questioning of Evolution Theory Allowed in Schools?

Read State Legislators Seek Bills to Allow Questioning of Evolution Theory in Schools.

Well, I am sure the debate concerning the harassing nature of neo-Darwinists and evolutionary scientists will begin to heat up. I don’t know if Expelled: The Movie had anything to do with raising awareness of the real issue—freedom of academic inquiry—but it is exciting to see this boil up in the public sector.

Be sure to check back or subscribe to this site. Over the next few weeks I will be posting some guidelines to help identify common logical fallacies used not in the arguments for or against evolution, but in the way neo-Darwinists and evolutionists attack anyone that doesn’t agree with them. It is very interesting to see how people who claim to be rational thinkers turn so irrational in their reasoning when the position they hold so closely (like a religion?) is threatened. You will not want to miss it.