Category: Evangelism
Think Again: Why Religion is Good for Us
Today’s post is written by Mark Clark. Mark is Senior Pastor of Village Church in Vancouver, a close friend, and co-creator of our courses The Art of Better Reaching and The Art of Better Preaching. By Mark Clark Religious people live, on average, seven years longer than non-religious people. “Hold on, […]
How Can Jesus Be the Only Way?
by Craig Etheredge Jesus left no room for confusion. Jesus clearly said that He is the only way to salvation and reconciliation with God. In (John 14:6 ESV) He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” on […]
Is Fear Holding You Back?
Fear can hold you back, but the Spirit can make you bold. Probably the biggest excuse that keeps us from talking about Jesus is fear. We are afraid to talk to someone we don’t know. We are afraid of how they will respond. We are afraid of looking foolish or […]
Prioritize Sharing the Gospel in Times of Crisis
Home > Blog > Prioritize Sharing the Gospel in Times of Crisis Prioritize Sharing the Gospel in Times of Crisis By Ed Stetzer As we look forward to moving through 2021––and past 2020––we need to learn from the crises we’ve faced over the last year. Lots of challenges have been […]
The Biggest Obstacle of Disciple Making
By Justin Gravitt: I was wrong. Four years ago, I wrote that the biggest barrier to discipleship was busyness, but it’s not true now, and honestly, it doesn’t look like it was true then either. At the time, I quoted from Barna’s recently published “The State of Discipleship” study in […]
Indignant Like Jesus
By Doug Holliday Indignant – adjective feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base. What makes me indignant? Do my feelings mirror those of Christ? There are only two times in the gospels (NIV translation) where it speaks of Jesus being indignant. Certainly there were more […]
CNLP 409: Rick Warren Opens Up About the Coming Tsunami of Grief, Handling Personal Tragedy, and How Saddleback Grew During the Pandemic
By Carey Nieuwhof: Rick Warren opens up about the personal tragedy he’s experienced with the loss of his son, Matthew, the loss our culture has experienced and what he predicts will be a coming tsunami of grief as a result of everything people have been through. Rick also explains how […]
Getting Our Priorities Straight
Home > Blog > Getting Our Priorities Straight Getting Our Priorities Straight By Ed Stetzer If in your travels you have ever passed by another country’s embassy, you may see people standing guard, usually in uniform and with their national flag. Those soldiers and the ambassador they guard inside are […]
PODCAST 124: Disciples Making Disciples in a Multimodal Church
<span id=”hs_cos_wrapper_post_body” class=”hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text” data-hs-cos-general-type=”meta_field” data-hs-cos-type=”rich_text”><span id=”hs_cos_wrapper_post_body” class=”hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text” data-hs-cos-general-type=”meta_field” data-hs-cos-type=”rich_text”></span></span> By TheChurch.Digital: The Bible calls us to go and make disciples… no one questions that. How we define discipleship? While the church doesn’t challenge to make disciples, there are plenty of disagreements on what exactly a disciple […]
Getting Our Language Right
Home > Blog > Getting Our Language Right Getting Our Language Right By Ed Stetzer Missional has been the word of the new millennium. People, churches and mission agencies want to be missional, but where does missions fit in? If we are all missional, and everything we do is missional, […]